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Saturday, 07 January 2006 19:42 |
 The Life of Bryan
At 16, he quit school and convinced his mother to let him use the money she had saved for his college education to buy a baby grand piano.
In 1976-77 he was the lead singer of the band Sweeney Todd. On the band's recordings, his voice was speeded up so it didn't sound so raspy.
During the 1998 Winnipeg Arena concert, Adams made a point of commenting on the venue's huge portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, saying he had never seen a picture of her smiling. Then, in 2002 Adams photographed the monarch on her Golden Jubilee and his photo, with the Queen smiling, was used on a Canadian postage stamp.
At every concert Adams pulls several members of the audience up on stage to sing and play instruments on Summer of '69. He also calls on one lucky girl to come up and sing When You're Gone with him, the song he recorded with both Sporty Spice and most recently Pamela Anderson.
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Thursday, 05 January 2006 04:34 |
Bryan Adams is excited about coming to Mumbai again. Here is an excerpt from an interview with the rocker by a local daily.
Q: You're coming back to Mumbai after five years. What memories do you have of the last gig?
A: Actually, let's talk about the first gig in Mumbai at the cricket stadium. They divided the pitch in half with huge posts. One side of the pitch had the seats and the people from the city, on the other side of the fence were the members of the cricket club. It was so weird. Then, someone ran on stage, grabbed the mike and yelled "I thought I'd died and gone to heaven", then jumped off the stage into the crowd. It was a different kind of evening.
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Friday, 25 November 2005 20:20 |
 BRYAN ADAMS has taken a cheeky swipe at one-time duet partner MELANIE C by replacing her with PAMELA ANDERSON on his greatest hits album. The former SPICE GIRL duetted with Adams on 1998 track WHEN YOU'RE GONE, but he wanted to change the track for his upcoming ANTHOLOGY disc because the original failed to make an impact in the US. And Adams was determined to use the former BAYWATCH babe even though she insisted she couldn't sing - much to Melanie C's chagrin. He says, "For my new ANTHOLOGY album I wanted to replace the song I did with Mel C as it wasn't a hit in America. "So I asked Pamela if she could sing and she said no, and I said, 'Perfect!' "We recorded it in Los Angeles a couple of months ago. After a few glasses of champagne she was away."
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Thursday, 15 December 2005 00:18 |
 DK: I really like your new Anthology set. How did you compile and select all of the songs for this package?
Adams: The Anthology was the idea of Richie Gallo at the U.S. record company, Universal. I ended up changing the selection of songs a few times to get something that wasn't just a hits package. It was an interesting project as it pushed me to dig up photos and technical notes from the ‘80s and ‘90s of when songs were written, recorded and mixed and so on - something for the fans that know these songs and would like more detail. Basically, it was a trip down memory lane.
DK: Of your hit songs, which ones are your favorites and why?
Adams: I always get asked this question and I always say I like the songs everyone else likes, but honestly this package is way too small to put all my favorites on. I mean I'm into making my 14th record now, so there are quite a few that I like.
DK: Which of your lesser known songs (on this Anthology) are your personal favorites?
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Monday, 21 November 2005 13:27 |
 Bryan Adams broke a Guinness World Record this week by auctioning off the most expensive guitar in history for 1.6 million dollars.
After last year's tsunami in southeast Asia, the Canadian started getting musicians to sign the white Stratocaster in hopes of raising money for relief efforts. Just in the last year, it has been signed by nearly 20 legends, including Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Brian May, Jimmy Page, David Gilmour, Jeff Beck, Pete Townshend, Mark Knopfler, Ray Davies, Liam and Noel Gallagher of Oasis, Ronnie Wood, Tony Iommi, Angus and Malcolm Young of AC/DC, Paul McCartney, Sting, Ritchie Blackmore, Def Leppard and Adams himself.
The guitar, which was donated by Fender, was auctioned off earlier this year for more than $150,000. It was re-auctioned this week and bought for more than $1.6 million. All proceeds will go towards the Reach Out To Asia Foundation. Adams was the guest of honor at Wednesday's (November 16th) inaugural Reach Out To Asia charity fundraiser in the Qatari capital, Doha.
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