Adele on her latest album: 'I can't write a f---ing heartbreak record again'

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last updated 3 November 2015

Adele first made it big with her gut-wrenching songs about a broken heart and a bitter breakup. In the wake of the smashing success of her last album, 21, Rolling Stone asked her about what would happen if she "were ever in a stable relationship."

Adele laughed: "No more music! My fans will be like, 'Babe! Please! Get divorced!'" the singer said at the time. But Adele, who is now in a serious relationship and has a 3-year-old son, is defying her own predictions and continuing to make music — even if there's no breakup involved this time.

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"If my music can heal anyone's heart, then that is, like, the most satisfying thing ever," she says. "I don't think the record has a vibe of 'Whoo-hoo, I'm totally happy!' But with me being in a brighter space with my love life, will my fans be disappointed in me that I can't fix their broken hearts with a song that is brokenhearted? I don't want to disappoint them. But at the same time, I can't write a sad record, like, for everyone else. That's not a real record, unless I am sad." [Rolling Stone]

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