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TNT: Besides being your 11th studio album and being born on the 11th month, why name the album ‘11’? BA: I can’t think of two better reasons really...other than that, there is no obvious reason, but I could dream a few up. The album happens to have 11 of the best songs I’ve written in ages, and its 11, which is great because it’s one more than 10. TNT: What has been the inspiration behind this album? Which are your favourite tracks on this album? BA: Like all of my albums, it’s just a collection of the best songs I could write. Nothing more, nothing less. I couldn’t possibly choose a favorite track, as all 11 songs sit very well with me.
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first western artist to play in India in the early nineties, and I feel (in a very small way) that we helped to pave the road for more western artists to come to India. TNT: The people in North East India are very musically talented and you have a HUGE fan base here. What would you like to tell your fans who are trying to make it big in the music scene? BA: I’d say always try to write your own music and be careful what you sign.
TNT: What is your earliest memory on stage? BA: Earliest memory was playing a night club at aged 14. I had to be escorted in and out of the building as I was underage, singing in a bar. Harper’s Bazaar, Interview magazine and iD. Adams released a book of photos called Made in Canada in December 1999, and another in 2000 called Haven. On 1 June 2005, he published his first book of photos in the United States with Calvin Klein called American Women. All of his books have been dedicated to his friend Donna, who died of breast cancer. As a photographer, Adams has worked with many celebrities including some of his musical peers like Robert Plant, Joss Stone, Celine Dion, Amy Winehouse, Placido Domingo and Moby. He was also invited, along with other photographers from the Commonwealth, to photograph Queen Elizabeth II during her Golden Jubilee; one of the photographs from this session was used as a Canadian postage stamp in 2004. Another portrait of both Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip is now in the National Portrait Gallery in London. Gail T.W. Thomas reveals more about Bryan Adams
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April 08
TNT: You have been in the music industry for years. What has been the most memorable part of the journey? Would you like to have done anything differently? BA: I wouldn’t change anything, well maybe I’d change the first 20 years and start after that! I can’t tell you how long the road is, it’s neverending. The journey never seems to end, it just transforms into something else. I always said if it started to feel like a job, I’d stop. Thankfully it hasn’t become that and I still love making music. TNT: What is the one thing that drives you? BA: I have an indefatigable desire to create things. Whether it be music or even the space I live in, I am always occupied with a project. TNT: Bands like FireHouse, Sepultura, Michael Learns to Rock, Smokie, Scorpions etc have been performing in the Northeast over the past few years. In fact, on the same day that Beyonce performed in Mumbai to a crowd of 3000 people, Eric Martin (of Mr. Big) performed in Shillong, Meghalaya, to a crowd of 25,000. Would you consider performing here? BA: I would be delighted to play there. I was the April 08
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TNT: Besides being your 11th studio album and being born on the 11th month, why name the album ‘11’? BA: I can’t think of two better reasons really...other than that, there is no obvious reason, but I could dream a few up. The album happens to have 11 of the best songs I’ve written in ages, and its 11, which is great because it’s one more than 10. TNT: What has been the inspiration behind this album? Which are your favourite tracks on this album? BA: Like all of my albums, it’s just a collection of the best songs I could write. Nothing more, nothing less. I couldn’t possibly choose a favorite track, as all 11 songs sit very well with me.
i nte r v i e w
first western artist to play in India in the early nineties, and I feel (in a very small way) that we helped to pave the road for more western artists to come to India. TNT: The people in North East India are very musically talented and you have a HUGE fan base here. What would you like to tell your fans who are trying to make it big in the music scene? BA: I’d say always try to write your own music and be careful what you sign.
TNT: What is your earliest memory on stage? BA: Earliest memory was playing a night club at aged 14. I had to be escorted in and out of the building as I was underage, singing in a bar. Harper’s Bazaar, Interview magazine and iD. Adams released a book of photos called Made in Canada in December 1999, and another in 2000 called Haven. On 1 June 2005, he published his first book of photos in the United States with Calvin Klein called American Women. All of his books have been dedicated to his friend Donna, who died of breast cancer. As a photographer, Adams has worked with many celebrities including some of his musical peers like Robert Plant, Joss Stone, Celine Dion, Amy Winehouse, Placido Domingo and Moby. He was also invited, along with other photographers from the Commonwealth, to photograph Queen Elizabeth II during her Golden Jubilee; one of the photographs from this session was used as a Canadian postage stamp in 2004. Another portrait of both Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip is now in the National Portrait Gallery in London. Gail T.W. Thomas reveals more about Bryan Adams
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April 08
TNT: You have been in the music industry for years. What has been the most memorable part of the journey? Would you like to have done anything differently? BA: I wouldn’t change anything, well maybe I’d change the first 20 years and start after that! I can’t tell you how long the road is, it’s neverending. The journey never seems to end, it just transforms into something else. I always said if it started to feel like a job, I’d stop. Thankfully it hasn’t become that and I still love making music. TNT: What is the one thing that drives you? BA: I have an indefatigable desire to create things. Whether it be music or even the space I live in, I am always occupied with a project. TNT: Bands like FireHouse, Sepultura, Michael Learns to Rock, Smokie, Scorpions etc have been performing in the Northeast over the past few years. In fact, on the same day that Beyonce performed in Mumbai to a crowd of 3000 people, Eric Martin (of Mr. Big) performed in Shillong, Meghalaya, to a crowd of 25,000. Would you consider performing here? BA: I would be delighted to play there. I was the April 08
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