Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.

Find out how to listen to other BBC stations

Episode details

Radio 1,10 mins

Adele: 'The most profound thing in my life was turning 25 & the expectations of being an adult'

Nick Grimshaw

Available for over a year

Adele in a revealing interview from October 2015 with Nick Grimshaw during the launch of her massive hit 'Hello'. On Adele's connection with her fans: 'I remind them of their best friend or Auntie!' 'My music seems to help people tap into something in themselves.' 'I want people to believe my songs.' 'Fame is not real and I don't want to live a fake life. Sometimes I have days when I think it might be easier to be on a yacht all the time..but then I remember I don't want to be on a yacht and I'm scared of the sea!' 'I felt like I was never going to finish this record. I wanted to give up a lot. My team told me to go back to the drawing board. It's important that people are honest with you about that. I'm really relieved because the album has been a long time coming.'

Programme Website
More episodes