Adele’s music is not for everyone. It has nothing to do with her: you’d have to a robot to not be blown away by her pipes. It’s just her style of music isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, and that’s fine. That doesn’t mean Adele, the woman, can’t still be considered universally great, and if you’re not convinced, just check out this bomb she dropped on Rihanna, Lady Gaga and Madonna: “They don’t look how they do in magazines or videos. I have seen them up close. They don’t even look like that. Exploiting yourself sexually is not a good look. I don’t find it encouraging.” At this point, Adele has sold as many copies of 21 as there are Land Before Time sequels, so she can get away with giving some pointers to her trailing pop stars. “To sell more records I don’t even need to do that,” she says. “I just stand there and sing.” Well, we can’t all sing like you, Adele, but we definitely wouldn’t mind if could find more singers like you …
