He quit
school at
age 16, and
used the
money his
parents
gave saved
for his
education
to
purchase
a grand
piano.
In 2003, he
was invited
for a five-
minute
portrait
session with
the Queen at
Buckingham
Palace. The
following
year, his
photo
appeared on
a Canadian
stamp.
His first
label
contract
was for one
dollar.
He had
a cameo
in a Clint
Eastwood
film named
"Pink
Cadillac".
His fourth
album
"Reckless"
was the
first
album by a
Canadian
artist
to sell a
million
copies in
Canada.
He visited
former
Canadian
Prime
Minister
Stephen
Harper at
his official
residence
and
turned the
meeting
into an
informal
“jam
session”.
He too,
has
appeared
on a
Canadian
stamp
that was
released
in 2009.
He wrote his
massive hit
(Everything
I Do) I Do
It For You
in under an
hour. It
took about
45 minutes.
He was a
close friend
to Amy
Winehouse,
especially
during the
latter's
troubled
times.
He is a talented and
devoted photographer.
In fact, he has
photographed the likes
of Pink, Morrissey, Amy
Winehouse, Pete Doherty,
Billy Idol, Lana Del Ray
and Mick Jagger. Heis
photograph of Kate Moss
which appeared in GQ
Magazine. His work
has been published in
Harper's Bazaar, British
Vogue, L'uomo Vogue,
Interview magazine,
Esquire and i-D . He has
also shot ad campaigns
for Converse,Guess Jeans,
Montblanc, Sand, Fred
Perry, John Richmond,
and Escada.
He has admitted that
"Summer of 69" is about
sex in summertime. We're
not sure if this has ruined
the song for you or made
it better, but Adams has
been explicit about
the fact.
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