British pop singer Adele, whose sophomore album, 21, just went platinum in America, graces the cover of Rolling Stone magazine this week.
In the cover story, Adele gave serious thought to our infatuation with her weight — and why she always sits when she sings. Adele matter-of-factly said she’s quite happy with her current size and she has no intentions of dieting or exercising any time soon.
Adele made no excuses for her weight. She said she loves eating sugary foods, and her weight gain is an acceptable side effect of her high caloric intake.
She said: “My life is full of drama and I won’t have time to worry about something as petty as what I look like. I don’t like going to the gym.
“I love my food. I like eating fine foods and drinking nice wine,” she said.
Then, in an apparent dig at singers Rihanna and Beyoncé — both of whom can’t seem to keep their clothes on — she added, “Even if I had a really good figure, I don’t think I’d get my tits and ass out for no one.”
Adele also reflected on her debilitating stage fright and her Stan-like worship of American singer Beyoncé.
“I’m scared of audiences. One show in Amsterdam I was so nervous I escaped out the fire exit. I’ve thrown up a couple of times.
“Once in Brussels I projectile vomited on someone. I just gotta bear it. But I don’t like touring. I have anxiety attacks a lot.”
“I was about to meet Beyoncé and I had a full-blown anxiety attack. Then she popped in looking gorgeous, and said, ‘You’re amazing! When I listen to you I feel like I’m listening to God.'”
“I went out on the balcony crying hysterically, and I said, ‘What would Sasha Fierce do?’ That’s when Sasha Carter was born.'”
Adele’s sophomore album, 21, soared up the charts in America to become the first platinum-selling album of 2011.
21 is also the most downloaded album in history on Amazon.co.uk.
She said 21 was inspired by her devastating breakup from her former boyfriend.
“He was artistic, but not romantic. We’d just bicker over a cup of tea or the fact that my lighter wasn’t working,” she said. “He made me an adult and put me on the road that I’m travelling on.”
