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English singer Adele Adkins has had her hit sophomore album, 21, released in most of Europe for almost a full month; however, the 22-year-old is extremely excited to finally have her newest songs distributed in America as of Tuesday, February 22nd.
Speaking to MTV news, Adele rejoiced: “Oh, it’s magical being [in America]. I didn’t think I’d ever release a record here.” The Grammy-winning singer added: “It’s a big deal in England. There’s a massive thing, like, ‘Did you crack America?!?’ The biggest acts in England, no one has any idea who they are here. … I’m not a radio artist here, I’m not on pop stations really, I have these songs that go everywhere. So it really is [because] people are proper behind me here, because I sell records; I don’t sell singles. And that doesn’t happen anywhere.”
According to Adele, the music on her latest album is primarily inspired by her recent heartbreaking relationships. Adele explained how her broken heart influenced her when she revealed: “It broke my heart when I wrote this record, so the fact that people are taking it to their hearts is like the best way to recover. ‘Cause I’m still not fully recovered. It’s going to take me 10 years to recover, I think, from the way I feel about my last relationship.”
The rising star continued to divulge how much the experience changed her life when she confessed: “It was the biggest deal in my entire life to date. … He made me totally hungry. … He was older, he was successful in his own right, whereas my boyfriends before were my age and not really doing much. And he got me interested in film and literature and food and wine and traveling and politics and history, and those were things I was never, ever interested in. I was interested in going clubbing and getting drunk.”
21 has quickly become a big hit in the U.K. and has been highly anticipated in North America. As painful as having her heart broken was for her, Adele seems to be well on her way toward recovering and becoming a stronger woman as a result. Congratulations to Adele on her creative achievement and commercial success… on both sides of the pond!
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