BRYAN ADAMS ON AUSTRALIAN TV

Here's an interview from australian TV with Bryan Adams in Sydney, March 2000.

TV Host: Since he quit school at 16 to pursue music, he has produced a string of international hits. Naomi Robson reports on the life of Bryan.

(Plays about 5 seconds of the Run To You video clip)

BA: The reason I'm still around today is probably because of my songs and my voice and um...I guess it's been, it's been good. I have a knack for writing a little catchy number once in awhile. (Smiles)

(Plays about 10 seconds of Everything I Do video clip)

BA: That song wrote itself in an hour, literally, (clicks his fingers) done! All of my songs, my best songs are written very quickly.

Naomi: Now you're 40 and you've never married. Is there any reason for that?

BA: Probing question! (Said laughingly)

Naomi: I know you've had a number of long term relationships...

BA: I'm not really a big believer in marriage. Um...I don't know. (Takes a moment to consider the question). I suppose if...maybe one day I might, you know, but not right now anyway.

(Plays about 10 seconds of All For Love video clip)

Naomi: You love to collaborate with others in your music, don't you? You've sung with some of the best: Smokey Robinson, Barbra Streisand and Tina Turner. I believe you even managed to smuggle yourself backstage to actually get a song to her when you were 22 years old?

BA: Oh, that was a long, long time ago, but that was um, because I was a big fan of hers...she was still playing clubs back then.

(Plays about 15 seconds of When You're Gone video clip)

Naomi: And then, of course there was the duet with Mel C, Sporty Spice?

BA: Right.

Naomi: I believe you really enjoyed working with her?

BA: Well, I mean it was just very natural and um, she was just getting her own life, doing her own thing so, um, it was a good time and it was simple. It was the last song I was recording for my record so it worked out perfectly. I hadn't mixed it yet.

Naomi: Are you romantic?

BA: No, not right now...but maybe later! (Both Naomi and Bryan laugh hysterically at this comment)

Naomi: Would you describe yourself as a romantic person?

BA: (He considers this question seriously and responds slowly) Um, I don't know...not particularly, no.

Naomi: Because I wonder how you write those lyrics because a lot of your lyrics are so passionate and intimate and very open...

BA: Well, I'm a writer.

Naomi: Yeah?

BA: So, I'm able to, you know, get into that headspace.

Naomi: But where did it come from?

BA: I don't know, just um...too much idle time probably! (Both laugh)

Naomi: Have you ever indulged in the vagueries of pop stardom?

BA: Oh, of course, yeah, everybody does. (Smiles)

Naomi: What did you get up to?

BA: Um, well, I mean I've been doing this a long time so there probably isn't anything I haven't tried out at least once or twice.

(Plays about 10 seconds of Summer Of '69 video clip)

Take me back where we started!