Adele says 'I don't want to be a celebrity'
By Courtney Hazlett
Eight-time Grammy winner Adele is set to perform in her first network special, NBCs "Adele Live in London," and ahead of that Tuesday, June 5 broadcast, the singer sat down with Matt Lauer to talk about her phenomenal rise to fame.
Calling her recent Grammy performance her first since having surgery on her vocal chords her "most elegant night," Adele points out that fame has brought with it an abundance of rumor.
The eight-time Grammy winner talks with TODAY's Matt Lauer about her career highs, the downsides of fame, and the vocal surgery that saved her voice.
"I was adopting an Ethiopian child thats not true. My house was haunted, that wasnt true. God, theres been so many (rumors)," she told Lauer. "I dont want to be a celebrity I dont want to be in peoples faces, you know, constantly on covers of magazine that I havent even known Im on."
Despite her status, Adele said that shes managed some modicum of anonymity from time to time, even walking through tourist haven Trafalgar Square without being recognized.
"I was a bit worried. I was in my pajamas. I was in color. Im always in black. I threw pumps on, this massive green coat and then little pink pumps. Nobody recognized me," she said. "A couple looked round but they were like, 'No, shes in color.' And what would she be doing walking through a packed Trafalgar Square on a Saturday?"
Although Adeles success has brought with it some perks (such as celebrity friends like Elton John, offering his support during her recovery from surgery), Adele has a singular focus: music.
"I just wanna make music. I dont want anyone chatting about me, really. I still hope I have a little bit of clout in 10 years. All Ive ever wanted to do is sing."
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