Bryan Adams

"I never took a grant or borrowed a penny from anybody. It was partially because I didn't really know how to do that, but secondly, my pride never would have allowed me to. In the beginning it was about doing it the right way, on the merits of the music."

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Source: Bryan Adams on learning to deal with fame. Interview with Shirley Halperin, uk.reuters.com. March 22, 2011.

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Bryan Adams

Bryan Adams

Singer-Songwriter

Bryan Adams is a Canadian singer-songwriter known for his heartfelt ballads and rock anthems, particularly 'Summer of '69' and 'Everything I Do.'

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