No, Adele doesn't still use a flip phone in real life. When the artist's first single "Hello" from her upcoming third album 25 hit the internet on Friday, many listeners were hung up on one particular detail in the music video: that phone. Why, everyone seems to be wondering, is Adele using a flip phone — in 2015?
Thankfully, Fusion went straight to the source — the video's director, Xavier Dolan — and got the answer to this burning question. Turns out, the flip phone was simply an artistic choice:
The use of flip-flop phones is coherent with the rest of my work. I can't get my head around filming iPhones — they’re too real, too identifiable with our everyday lives. Same for cars. I feel bad filming Toyotas and Kias. As soon as you film these elements, it’s like you’re shooting whatever commercial. I find them to be non-narrative elements. [Fusion]
Watch Adele use a flip phone in her new video below. Becca Stanek
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