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well I reckon that this is a perfect time to do 73 questions with Adele to pinch myself that this is actually
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happening right now how are you I'm doing so much better now than I'm with you me too I'm so excited I know I think
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we've been trying to do this for a long time six seven years here we go seven years let's get into it okay how is
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Adele doing these days I'm great I'm really great I'm excited I'm about to put my new album out and I'd assume that
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that's the number one thing you're most excited about in life right now it is and that's why you're here that is the reason I'm here and it's so good to see
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you in hot and sunny Los Angeles it is typical Brit wearing a trackit in this
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like 90° what it's okay you look great thank you and how has Los Angeles and
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the States been treating you these days great i' I've love being here I'm very calm the past year has been challenging
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it has has there been one thing you've learned during this time just how much of a home body I am and I probably would
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never leave my house if I didn't need to and I asked this question on behalf of fans everywhere when are we going to see
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you next live or in Concert on tour as soon as possible I'm I'm ready to go
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really it's just up to covid so just keep on wearing your masks and don't be spreading that Delta and who knows let
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me help you with that oh thank you okay I think we should uh dive into your
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childhood oh I'd love that let's do it how did you realize that you had a great
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voice I guess cuz I got signed my favorites are like brilliant so I don't really write when f as a singer is your
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mom musical she's like yeah she's she's a fan of music so yeah and you did a cam
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and crawl and you tour small London pubs I did what was your favorite venue to play when you first started gigging
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probably Madam JoJo's I played there a few times plus all my friends used to play there as well do you think you
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still remember the Hot Spurs chant oh
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yes Glory Glory Tottenham heart SP Glory
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Glory Tottenham Hearts spur Glory Glory
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Tottenham Hearts spur and the Spurs go
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Maring on The Crowd Goes
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Wild were you nervous to put your music up on my space way back then I actually
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didn't do that that was my friend Lyon so no I wasn't oh you weren't yeah and do you remember who any of your top
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eight friends were I mean that's like 12 13 years ago um come on definitely Jack
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Pat yeah definitely jam T kid Haroon let me grab that pleas thank you definitely
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Laura Marling definitely Lily Allen cuz she was the queen of Myspace at the time
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probably a bit scubas pip MH um maybe
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the mccabes how many is that like six have you ever considered a different
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stage name all this time no cuz my surname is so boring it's
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Atkins okay this is a beautiful beautiful home it's so Co oh I'm glad
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you like it yeah I Tred to make it feel like a little English Countryside yeah I feel like I'm there and what's been the most surprising aspect of living as a
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Brit in America that my sarcastic humor doesn't actually travel what's an unexpected similarity
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between London and Los Angeles tea and Coffee Culture what do Americans do
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that's different than Brits you have your own funky language for things like
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this is actually coriander not cilantro
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and your eggplants are actually o jeans
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your movie theaters we call Cinemas your candy we call Sweets kind of the list is
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kind of endless really there a lot to keep track of there is so okay so am I looking at a typical grocery run from
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adult yes and no this looks super duper healthy because I'm making a veget soup tonight but normally you know there's
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some cereal some sugar cereal for my son and stringy cheese he loves and
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milkshakes and things like that but kind of yeah you know I watch I watch what I put into my body these days what do you
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miss more Tesco or sandp well I'd say Tesco simply because
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that was the only Supermarket that was in my neighborhood when I was growing up but actually it's marks and Spencer all
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right we're going to go back in time you're making your first album okay 19
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what surprised you about professionally recording music back then I think how much I really enjoy being in the studio
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environment actually and who in the crowd made you most nervous during your first TV
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appearance was it your mom or Sir Paul McCartney without a doubt it was Sir
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Paul McCartney and um at the end of the show that I did my first ever singing
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performance on he'd sang Hey Jude so it was incredible what a moment and then
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there was SNL there was what was the scariest thing about performing live on
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SNL live TV in America in general but also I knew that a few extra people were
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tuning in because of Sarah Palin so I definitely shat myself yep that happened
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and you became a star and how did you handle being recognized in public um I
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don't love it but ever since 21 sort of came out really I just my hair gets bigger my makeup gets thicker and my
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dresses get bigger so that I practically look a a bald eagle or something like
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that in day-to-day life do you mind if I take a gander at your book oh my goodness please do there's some good
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ones up there okay uh what's the best movie that you've watched recently
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probably manari and uh do you think it's true that you can learn a lot about a
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person based on the books that they keep well I would say that but I don't know that many people that have real books in their house anymore they seem to have
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Kinders or they just don't read it all or on their phone or something like that so I'd say back in the day yeah all
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right well now we're uh 21 years old you're recording the second album 21 yes
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what did your Diaries throughout the songwriting process look like then drunk
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chaotic distressed very very sad um yeah along those lines and what did you do
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with them after the album was completed are all hidden in a handbag somewhere in
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my wardrobe room in London and I actually have no idea which one so they
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could be missing for I know that's good bonus material it is which recording
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would you say challenged you the most probably don't you remember it was
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sort of my attempt at a country song um it starts super duper tender and soft
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which I'm not brilliant at by the end I'm wailing which is way more my comfort zone but um I'd say don't you remember
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yeah and then there's your throat surgery it was I heard uh John offer some guidance after this procedure what
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did he share with you he just you know he was just sort of very encouraging to
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stay silent and be patient and that actually my injury was a very common singer's injury so not to worry too much
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about it so yeah he was great he's such a sweetheart I like him so much how would you describe the difference in
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your voice pre and post procedure it was definitely heading towards a Tom weight's sound that I had before my
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surgery getting very very husky um and afterwards it was a brand new voice it
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was so clean and pure yeah yeah and would you ever release the alternate
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version of 21 no because if I wanted to do that I would have done it already so
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fair point okay so fashion questions
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okay heels or slides hate slides it's got to be heels Barefoot or heels on
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stage Barefoot so I don't fall over and what's your most iconic style moment
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well I would say probably my Armani moment in 2012 at the Grammys and I was
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pregnant so I just love that dress who's your Fashion Icon Kate Blan who always
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gets it right on the red carpet Kate Blanchet okay and what do you never
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leave the house without wearing earrings who makes your favorite
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eyeliner Pat McGrath and what fashion advice can you offer me right now um
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just keep on doing what you're doing come for over Style thank you I really
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that's what I do too I appreciate that and when you're making your third album
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25 you said that making this album was the hardest thing that you've ever done
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it was but what was the easiest song on the album to write definitely remedy but I think it's probably because about my
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son and what was the most valuable thing that you learned from producer Max
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Martin all about the hooks uh for anyone looking to write a killer pop song
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what's the most important piece of advice to consider it's all about the hooks about the hooks okay and what was
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the biggest difference between working on 19 21 and 25 well 19 I hadn't long
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been signed I only had like four songs that to actually really write an album it felt like uh 21 I couldn't stop
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writing it it was just Bing out of me I was such a hot mess and then 25 I just
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didn't have time to write really so I just had a newborn baby so not much let
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go outside okay let's do it it's lovely out here which venue was most
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intimidating or terrifying to perform in
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um after you I would say thez stadium in Sydney it was something silly like
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100,000 people this is beautiful this is this is very English out here feels like
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it yeah sort of very gray Gardens yeah yes what was your favorite City to play
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in always London yeah have you found any cures for stage fright sadly not no no
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none whatsoever ah what's the strangest thing you've seen someone do at one of
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your shows a middle-aged woman drink too much pass out then piss herself while
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she got carried out Vegas obviously
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Vegas obviously obviously obviously do
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you cry while singing any of your songs I do to quite a few of my new ones yeah
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oh wow what piece of advice would you give to your 19-year-old self that you
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love life's going to get a lot worse
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ooh truth it's truth yeah uh how about any advice for anyone getting started in
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music well the best advice I ever got was um to keep your heart safe and your
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music dangerous and I live by that so that would be my piece of advice too
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that's good how has becoming a mom changed your
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songwriting um I just don't really have much time to do it anymore and what's the best advice your own mom gave you
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about parenting to chill out and stop being so regimented with a routine what's your happiest memory with your
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mom probably when she moved back in with me when I was 21 I was really falling apart and she lovingly put me back
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together so sweet and I would assume that she's your roommate on the road when you're on tour no because she's
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still my mother so she still thinks that she can tell me what to do so no she just comes to the shows it's always
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going to be like that and why was it important for you to support victims of the gfell tower fire just felt like I
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had to it was right around the corner from where my house in London is and it was you know it was overtook the UK we
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couldn't believe it was a building like that in the middle of Central London that had burnt down um and I just wanted
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to be a safe and consistent person for them which I hope I was what word would
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your friends use to describe you definitely
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loyal and I heard you do a killer Al Pacino impression can you give me some
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of that yes but it's I think it's good it's
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hooa from his rollers when he's in s
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maybe a tanked yeah okay D I thought we can have some more fun besides Al
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paccino Impressions yes always I have uh a phone here with an app on it where you
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can sing a little stuff into it and then you can change your voice into whatever you want fun okay let's give it a go
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hello from the other side let's have a look okay there's a
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lot of options that start with helium helium Albin the Chipmunk try tunnel reverbo
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the other that sounds like I'm singing in a shower I'm up for that one I'm up for that one that sounds like a shower
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yeah that's definitely me on the new album all right now let's hear you
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drunk from
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[Music] the please tell me the next album is
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like that pretty much pretty much that's what the whole album sounds like thank you okay now would you be able to rank
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the top three favorite songs that you've ever created what are they I'm going to make them with what mine are and what
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what the fans are I reckon so I reckon someone like you would be number one I
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think there's a new song on um the new album that would be my number second or
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be my second one and then when we were young I really love that song I love singing it it means a lot to me great
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selections and can you do the same for Beyonce's top albums you know that could
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be controversial uh The Hive might come and kill me I'm okay my personal
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favorites my first one is Sasha Fierce that Sublime double album the second one
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one would be lemonade the third one is a bit of a toss-up between two but I'm going to go
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with my gut and my heart and I'm going to say bday you know she's going to watch
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this was breaking your Grammy in half for Beyonce easier or harder than you thought it would be it was actually
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really easy I was just so uncomfortable and nervous up on the stage trying to give that speech right in front of her
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and just sort of Twisted off and fell off of me hand it felt like fate on the internet there is David aten
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bro narrating your hello music video yes there is with his iconic voice yeah uh
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was that totally surreal watching that it was incredible it was live on radio I don't even know if he knew that he was
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doing it he just sort of had to watch the video and read the lyrics oh you know read his script and stuff like that
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but he's like everything in the UK like we love him so much um and he's my mom's
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hero so it was phenomenal yes do you read what people write about you on the
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internet very rarely what's the most ridiculous rumor you've ever heard about yourself I think all the crazy rumors
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about my love life um you know since I've single and stuff like that they're just none of it is true so probably
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those in your career do you think there was ever a time that you felt like you couldn't be
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yourself no I've been very very lucky with that and I know that no never
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what's the proudest possession that you own it's actually inside let's go in
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okay let's see in the meantime uh how about some British this or that
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questions okay blur or Oasis blur null
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or Liam definitely Liam without a doubt
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Prince William or Prince Harry Prince
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Harry spicy Spice Girls Are The Beetles I mean that's a bit unfair but
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I'm going to go with Spice Girls by the way what's the most impressive thing
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about the Spice Girls they really don't care they really really really don't care about anything and I can think just
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their brashness and stuff like that I think okay what do we have here it's
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pretty amazing all right Seline Dion's
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gum that's right what's going on here James Cordon who's a friend of mine but
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also does carpal karaoke which I did uh he did it with her and knew how much a
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fan of of her I was and so he made her spit her gum into piece of paper and he
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framed it for me and it's my proudest possession three questions left before I
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get out of here Adele okay well the whole world is waiting I'm going to attempt to try to get you to spill some
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tea on the next album all right if 25 Clos the trilogy what is something new
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you'll explore for the first time your next album does anything ever really
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end what one specific thing that's different in this album than every other
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album it's definitely my most personal one yet I think yeah and last question
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question number 73 what's the new album's name well let's keep going and
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maybe you'll find out uh that's unconventional this is a
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73 Question Interview and oh let's do it
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it's so much fun sit down make come okay
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uh I love the Skyfall theme oh good
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how is recording this Bond theme different than recording your other stuff well I was heavily pregnant
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actually when I did the vocal for skyall so and it's the only song that I recorded while I was pregnant with him
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so my voice was a lot lower and he also hated it when I was singing um the high
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notes he sort kick around inside of me who would you bet is going to be the
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next James Bond I mean it's a tough one there's been lots of lots of different choices and stuff but I would like
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Jonathan major to be the next one but I don't know if that's allowed cuz he's American would you like some milk uh
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yeah yeah I'd love that thank you um but I think it just Ela and what song not
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of your songs barbish St and now I know
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you love Micki Minaj I do uh if you were to collab on a track with Nicki Minaj
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what would it be called
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mly maker oh thank you and that was um question 78 but now that we're having
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tee I might as well stick around might as well okay uh question number 79 uh
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favorite restaurant in London Kai's I'll just keep going with the British
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Castle oh that te is good what's a stereotype about the UK that's totally
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true that it always rains what about one that's completely
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false feel everyone thinks that we've all met the queen and we haven't so yeah
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be that now we're at 82 questions with ad
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Dev having fun uh yeah good me too I'll
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keep going uh favorite curse
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word what Telly have you been binging
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these days oh I noticed that I have been
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binge watching on the Telly Ted lasso I think it's great it's very British as
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well what might people not know about wearing your hair in a beehive well if
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it's your own natural hair as a beehive it gets a bit smelly yeah well best tip
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for putting on on false eyelashes and asking for a friend get someone else to
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do it for you mhm what decade of fashion is your favorite probably the 60s what
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should everyone have in their wardrobe a
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cozy jumper AKA sweater okay we're at
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question 89 now biggest risk you've ever
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taken leaving my marriage H uh what would you be doing if you were not a
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musical artist I like to think I'd still be doing small little gigs in pubs and
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clubs on my guitar yeah even though I'm sure no one will come and see me um I really wanted to be an English teacher
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before all this happen so I'd like to think I'd be doing that yeah what are your favorite lyrics you've ever
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written they're all on the new album
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ooh yes uh who is your favorite Lyricist
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Lena Cohen oh love him and who is your
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favorite composer Han Zimmer who's your
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dream duet partner Chris steton wow uh
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what's your most listened to album of 2020 you know I went for Comfort I was
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listening to show some Emotion by Joe arm trading it reminds me of Home reminds me of my mom so I was listening
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to that a lot that's sweet how many are
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we up to now we are at 95 question how you great let's call it a day we're
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we're done 95 questions wow take the two you if you want Oh Thanks that'll give
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something for the fans to work out see you in seven years thanks Adele
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About This Lesson: Mastering Conversational English with Adele

Dive into an engaging interview with global superstar Adele as she takes on Vogue's "73 Questions." This video offers an excellent opportunity for English speaking practice, allowing you to immerse yourself in natural, unscripted conversation. Adele discusses her new album, life in Los Angeles, cultural differences between Britain and America, and nostalgic memories from her childhood and early music career. The Q&A format provides a diverse range of topics, making it perfect for broadening your conversational scope and boosting your English fluency.

Through this lesson, learners will practice:

  • Vocabulary Expansion: Encounter everyday idioms, culture-specific terms (e.g., British vs. American English for food and places), and music industry vocabulary (getting signed, gigging, stage names).
  • Grammar in Context: Observe natural use of the present simple for daily routines and opinions, the past simple for recounting personal history, and expressions for excitement, preferences, and challenges.
  • Speaking Contexts: Prepare for informal interview scenarios, learn to share personal anecdotes, express opinions clearly, and describe past experiences vividly, all crucial skills for real-world communication.

Key Vocabulary & Phrases from the Transcript

  • Pinch myself: (idiom) To do something that makes you realize you are not dreaming, often because something good or unbelievable is happening. "I had to pinch myself, realizing I was actually meeting Adele!"
  • Home body: (noun) A person who likes to stay at home and does not like going out to social events. "I'm a real home body; I'd probably never leave if I didn't have to."
  • Get signed (to a label): (verb phrase) To secure a contract with a record company to produce music. "She got signed to a major label after her first demo."
  • Gigging: (verb) Playing musical performances, often in small venues, especially when starting a career. "Before she was famous, Adele spent years gigging in London pubs."
  • (Humor) doesn't travel: (idiom) Refers to humor or cultural references that are not understood or appreciated in a different country or culture. "My sarcastic humor doesn't travel well in America."
  • Funky language: (noun phrase) Unique or informal expressions and words used by a particular group or culture. "Americans have their own funky language for things; cilantro is coriander to us."
  • Keep track of: (verb phrase) To monitor something or stay informed about its status. "It's hard to keep track of all the differences between British and American English."
  • Without a doubt: (idiom) Certainly; unquestionably. "Without a doubt, Sir Paul McCartney made me the most nervous."

Practice Tips for This Video: Enhance Your English Fluency

This interview with Adele is an outstanding resource for your English speaking practice. Here’s how to maximize your learning:

  • Utilize the Shadowing Technique: Adele speaks at a natural, conversational pace with distinctive British intonation. Focus on mimicking her rhythm, stress, and linking sounds. Pay attention to how she expresses emotions through her voice, which is crucial for authentic communication.
  • Master British Pronunciation: Adele's accent is a clear example of modern British English. Use this video for pronunciation practice, particularly focusing on vowel sounds and the "t" sound which often differs from American English. Listen for British colloquialisms and how they are used contextually.
  • Analyze Conversational Flow: Observe how Adele answers questions, transitions between topics, and uses filler words naturally. This is excellent for developing your own conversational fluency and learning to respond spontaneously.
  • Boost Your IELTS Speaking Skills: The interview format, covering personal history, opinions, and cultural comparisons, is highly relevant to IELTS Speaking Task 1 and 2 topics. Practice answering questions about your childhood, career, likes, dislikes, and cultural insights, drawing inspiration from Adele's responses.
  • Expand Cultural Understanding: Pay close attention to the cultural differences Adele highlights (e.g., coriander vs. cilantro, aubergine vs. eggplant). This not only enriches your vocabulary but also deepens your understanding of cross-cultural communication.

What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

How to Practice Effectively on ShadowingEnglish

  1. Choose your video: Pick a YouTube video with clear, natural English speech. TED Talks, BBC News, movie scenes, podcasts, or IELTS sample answers all work great. Paste the URL into the search bar. Start with shorter videos (under 5 minutes) and content you find genuinely interesting — motivation matters.
  2. Listen first, understand the context: On your first pass, keep the speed at 1x and just listen. Don't try to repeat yet. Focus on understanding the meaning, picking up new vocabulary, and noticing how the speaker stresses words, links sounds, and uses pauses.
  3. Set up Shadowing mode:
    • Wait Mode: Choose +3s or +5s — after each sentence plays, the video pauses automatically so you have time to repeat it out loud. Choose Manual if you want full control and press Next yourself after each repetition.
    • Sub Sync: YouTube subtitles sometimes appear slightly ahead or behind the audio. Use ±100ms to align them perfectly so you can follow along accurately.
  4. Shadow out loud (the core practice): This is where the real work happens. As soon as a sentence plays — or during the pause — repeat it out loud, clearly and confidently. Don't just mouth the words: mirror the speaker's exact rhythm, stress, pitch, and connected speech. Aim to sound like a shadow of the speaker, not just a word-by-word recitation. Use the Repeat feature to drill the same sentence multiple times until it feels natural.
  5. Scale up the challenge: Once a passage feels comfortable, push your limits. Increase speed to <code>1.25x</code> or even <code>1.5x</code> to train high-speed language reflexes. Or set Wait Mode to <code>Off</code> for continuous shadowing — the most advanced and rewarding mode. Consistent daily practice of 15–30 minutes will produce noticeable results within weeks.

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