Canadian polymath and rock legend Bryan Adams talks about the pitfalls of social media, the genius of A R Rahman, his love for India, and also reveals that his coming-of-age rock classic Summer of ‘69 had nothing to do with the summer of 1969
Bryan Adams is coming to India and we can’t keep calm! This is his fifth trip to this country and his 19th concert tour for, Ultimate his 21-track compilation album that came out last November. We spoke to the rock royalty. Excerpts from an exclusive interview:
Bryan Adams is in India on a five-city tour. Titled, The Ultimate Tour, it will see him perform material from the fourteenth studio album
Trivia:
In 1978, Adams signed to A&M records for one dollar. He was just 18 then
Among the new lot of musicians his favourites are Chris Martin, Drake, Lady Gaga, Beyonce and Taylor Swift
The music album for the first single of Get Up, You Belong to Me, was shot and directed by Adams using his signature black-and-white style
He is a published photographer and the co-founder of Zoo magazine
One of his photos of Queen Elizabeth was used for a Canadian stamp in 2003. And 6 years later he himself became a Canadian stamp!
His next photography book is called Homeless, based on people living on the street in London
Bryan Adams says that he finds Indians fans very loyal