Adele is known for her mid-show banter. It’s nothing short of impressive the way she can pack a stadium but still talk to the crowd like she’s in the backroom of a pub.
“You know when you first meet someone, and everything about you just feels alive?” she said. “I wanted to go back to that and that’s what this song is about. It is sad, and it is heartbreaking, but it’s also about being grateful and blessed for the chance to have certain people in your lives.
“I was trying to remember how it was I felt at the beginning of the relationship that inspired that record because as bad as a break up can be, as bitter and horrible and messy as it can be, that feeling when you first fall for someone is the best feeling on earth, and I am addicted to that feeling.
“I am addicted to that feeling. Obviously I can’t go through with those feelings because I’m married now.”
“I know there was a bit of controversy about me playing the Gabba,” she said. “I think they should shut up with their bloody moaning, fucking hell.
“Shut up! I come from fucking London. I’m happy to be in Brisbane.”
She plays Sydney this weekend, so look out for more Adele banter yarns next Monday.
