i-D interview
In her first interview in three years, with i-D magazine, Adele talks about the songs on 25, and about her life since her previous album. On whether Hello is a follow-up to Someone Like You:
Oh, God no. That’s over and done with, thank f-ck. That’s been over and done with for f-cking years. No, it’s not about anyone specifically. It’s about friends, ex-boyfriends, it’s about myself, it’s about my family. It’s also about my fans as well. I feel like everyone thinks I’m so far away and I’m not.
On the influence of Amy Winehouse:
I wasn’t going to [see the recent documentary]. I loved her and I went through my own massive grieving process as her fan. I’d finally got to a place where I felt really great about the impact she’d had on my life, in every way … I wasn’t really that into the saved voicemails and stuff like that. I felt like I was intruding so I actually felt a little bit uncomfortable and that ruined it for me. I love watching her, but I kind of wish I hadn’t seen it. But you know, I love Amy. I always have, I always will. Do you know what makes me super sad? That I’m never going to hear her voice again, other than how I’ve heard it.
25 is a ‘make-up record’
Adele shares her thoughts on Twitter about 25, saying she is “making up with herself”.
— Adele (@Adele) October 21, 2015
People cover
Adele appears on the cover of People to discuss losing her dad, heartbreak, and losing her voice. On her first real relationship:
It was my first grown-up, intense relationship. But things fell apart after more than a year, and though he didn’t cheat the breakup was still crushing. We fell out of love. It was more devastating than actually having something to blame it on. I locked myself in my house for nine months drinking four bottles of wine a night. That was probably the lowest point of my life.
British Vogue cover
Adele appears on the cover of the October 2011 issue of British Vogue magazine. The cover photo is shot by Solve Sundsbo and styled by Kate Phelan.
Glamour UK cover
Adele appears on the cover of the July 2011 issue of Glamour UK magazine. She talks about dating celebrities, her A-list crush, and working with the stylist Anna Wintour.