People from 8 to 80 listen to her music, and weep every once in a while. Adele's magic not only resides in her singing voice (which works as a snake-charmer), Adele's magic is in the connection she made between the musician and the audience; Even Adele herself said it, in order for her to maintain that special connection she couldn't and won't play the fame game. She stayed humble, in order for her to keep creating lyrics as relatable as they are–to try to stay normal.
"Money is all that gets thrown at you," she said. “It’s very easy to give in to being famous. Because it’s charming. It’s powerful. It draws you in. Really, it’s harder work resisting it. But after a while I just refused to accept a life that was not real.”
Adele turned down a $19 million beauty endorsement deal because she doesn't consider herself that type of artist. Of course she's been offered many more, and surprisingly has turned them all down. Adele is one of the few genuine artists we have in this day-and-age of blatant self-promotion *coughs*Kardashians*cough*. Her artistry focuses only on one thing: her music.
When she was in the pinnacle of success with 21, she retired. I think we all remembered the void we felt when she left so suddenly. She took the time she needed to take care of her family and herself. She did the healthy thing instead of making marketing deals, releasing more singles, or working in a new album with anyone whom she wanted to work with because she was the top-selling artist at the moment by winning 5 Grammys in one night, an Oscar, and a Golden Globe. Success was her middle name and she took a 3 year break in the middle of it. Who does that?
With barely enough promotion she came back and broke the internet with 'Hello'. No changes in her persona, just herself and her voice. The album 25 sold 4.49 million copies in its first two weeks, taking in consideration we live in an era where we can get music for free and not everyone tends to buy records as before.
Why we should be more like Adele?
Because you can be successful by being yourself, loving your craft and never changing for others.
Adele's not the typical pop star who does the new sound, the new perfume, nor objectifies herself in order to sell more. If she's in a magazine she's not half-naked, nor in suggestive pictures. It's her face, mainly, we don't see the before and after, her "weight-loss success" story. She's not about selling her body as most people (mainly women, I blame society) is nowadays; she's selling her craft, her artistry, and her talent.
We should concentrate in our passions, pursuit it, perfect it, and find the art in it. Everything has art in itself, and it doesn't mean that you have to become the next Picasso. Some naysayers will say there's no such thing about calling our passions an art, but who are them to tell you it is not? Those are the same ones who are skeptical and cynical about life; the same people who are missing magic in their lives, who are passionless and are always 24/7 criticizing other people's life and work. Roll your eyes to them and move on. You don't need that negativity in your life.
Be like Adele: find your passion. Do you, don't convert yourself into something you are not because it's mainstream and top seller. You don't need to be somebody else to be successful, don't follow "the perfect formula". There is no such thing as a formula, the successful people we admire, the ones we see on screen, read on books, hear on the radio, and so on... are (most of them) where they are because of the hard work, the input, and the passion they put in their craft. Passion thrives them daily.
Here's an extract from the I-D 'world-exclusive-first-interview-from-her-comeback' interview:
This is why Adele is important. Not because she sells millions of records and wins every award going. She's important to me and to you because she sings about life in a way that deeply moves and affects us and she does this in spite of "engagement" and "coverage" and "reach". She doesn't play the fame game. She doesn't return with a new look or a new concept every album. Adele is an artist, not an entertainer. She's this generation's Patsy Cline and Stevie Nicks and Frank Sinatra and Aretha Franklin. She makes important records that spark the collective consciousness and sings songs that matter. She writes them herself, in her own time, and when they're ready she releases an album and does a handful of interviews.
People from 8 to 80 listen to her music, and weep every once in a while. Adele's magic not only resides in her singing voice (which works as a snake-charmer), Adele's magic is in the connection she made between the musician and the audience; Even Adele herself said it, in order for her to maintain that special connection she couldn't and won't play the fame game. She stayed humble, in order for her to keep creating lyrics as relatable as they are–to try to stay normal.
"Money is all that gets thrown at you," she said. “It’s very easy to give in to being famous. Because it’s charming. It’s powerful. It draws you in. Really, it’s harder work resisting it. But after a while I just refused to accept a life that was not real.”
Adele turned down a $19 million beauty endorsement deal because she doesn't consider herself that type of artist. Of course she's been offered many more, and surprisingly has turned them all down. Adele is one of the few genuine artists we have in this day-and-age of blatant self-promotion *coughs*Kardashians*cough*. Her artistry focuses only on one thing: her music.
When she was in the pinnacle of success with 21, she retired. I think we all remembered the void we felt when she left so suddenly. She took the time she needed to take care of her family and herself. She did the healthy thing instead of making marketing deals, releasing more singles, or working in a new album with anyone whom she wanted to work with because she was the top-selling artist at the moment by winning 5 Grammys in one night, an Oscar, and a Golden Globe. Success was her middle name and she took a 3 year break in the middle of it. Who does that?
With barely enough promotion she came back and broke the internet with 'Hello'. No changes in her persona, just herself and her voice. The album 25 sold 4.49 million copies in its first two weeks, taking in consideration we live in an era where we can get music for free and not everyone tends to buy records as before.
Why we should be more like Adele?
Because you can be successful by being yourself, loving your craft and never changing for others.
Adele's not the typical pop star who does the new sound, the new perfume, nor objectifies herself in order to sell more. If she's in a magazine she's not half-naked, nor in suggestive pictures. It's her face, mainly, we don't see the before and after, her "weight-loss success" story. She's not about selling her body as most people (mainly women, I blame society) is nowadays; she's selling her craft, her artistry, and her talent.
We should concentrate in our passions, pursuit it, perfect it, and find the art in it. Everything has art in itself, and it doesn't mean that you have to become the next Picasso. Some naysayers will say there's no such thing about calling our passions an art, but who are them to tell you it is not? Those are the same ones who are skeptical and cynical about life; the same people who are missing magic in their lives, who are passionless and are always 24/7 criticizing other people's life and work. Roll your eyes to them and move on. You don't need that negativity in your life.
Be like Adele: find your passion. Do you, don't convert yourself into something you are not because it's mainstream and top seller. You don't need to be somebody else to be successful, don't follow "the perfect formula". There is no such thing as a formula, the successful people we admire, the ones we see on screen, read on books, hear on the radio, and so on... are (most of them) where they are because of the hard work, the input, and the passion they put in their craft. Passion thrives them daily.
Here's an extract from the I-D 'world-exclusive-first-interview-from-her-comeback' interview:
This is why Adele is important. Not because she sells millions of records and wins every award going. She's important to me and to you because she sings about life in a way that deeply moves and affects us and she does this in spite of "engagement" and "coverage" and "reach". She doesn't play the fame game. She doesn't return with a new look or a new concept every album. Adele is an artist, not an entertainer. She's this generation's Patsy Cline and Stevie Nicks and Frank Sinatra and Aretha Franklin. She makes important records that spark the collective consciousness and sings songs that matter. She writes them herself, in her own time, and when they're ready she releases an album and does a handful of interviews.
