If there’s one thing you can count on from Adele, it’s for her to tell it like it is, with no airs and graces.
That’s her style, and the world bloody adores her for it.
For the past week, rumour has it (sorry) that Adele was being lined up to perform during the half-time show during next year’s Super Bowl final in the US.
That gig has become one of the biggest, most high-profile and, one can imagine, insanely lucrative slots in all of entertainment.
You’ll remember, of course, that previous headliners include Beyonce…
…Madonna…
…Coldplay…
…and the late, great Prince.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylXKpn9cgsM
But Adele isn’t interested in the opportunity. She told her concert audience in Los Angeles on Saturday night that she was, indeed, asked to perform at the event in Houston, Texas, next February.
https://twitter.com/AdeleSourceFR/status/764771971452264448
She then explained why she turned down the offer.
“First of all, I’m not doing the Super Bowl,” she said. “I mean, come on, that show is not about music. And I don’t really — I can’t dance or anything like that. They were very kind, they did ask me, but I did say no. I’m sorry, but maybe next time.”
A classy response, in the “it’s not you, it’s me” mould.
Needless to say, the internet loves the singer for her polite but blunt assessment of the situation.
.@Adele said no to performing at the Super Bowl: https://t.co/6Ok17sdY9Q pic.twitter.com/Yj3Lb2T4oA
— Pigeons & Planes (@PigsAndPlans) August 14, 2016
Adele's got an amazing voice. A Super Bowl halftime show would have been the most boring one of all time. Saying no was the right thing.
— Dr. Heckyll AND Mr. Jive 😷 💉 (@ChocnessMonsta) August 14, 2016
https://twitter.com/antunit2009/status/765062095822000129
So who will take the prestigious half-time slot at the Super Bowl? Several names are still doing the rounds, including Britney Spears, Kanye West, Jennifer Lopez, and Rihanna.
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