Guide Note
Bryan Adams is an Academy Award nominated Canadian Rock singer, songwriter and performer. He had a string of hits during the late 1980s, and early 1990s.
Adams began his professional music career in 1978, at the age of 18, when he sent out record demos to A&M; Records.
His hit song "Everything I Do, I Do it for You" appeared in the 1991, film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. The song set a record by spending 16 weeks at the top of the UK Singles Charts
Fast Facts
- Full Name: Bryan Guy Adams
- Born: November 5, 1959
- Birthplace: Kingston, Ontario, Canada
- Years Active: 1977 - Present
- Record Labels: A&M; Records, Polydor and Universal Music
- Academy Award Nominations: 3
- Golden Globe Nominations: 5
- Discography
Quotes
"“Thoughts are things; they have tremendous power. Thoughts of doubt and fear are pathways to failure. When you conquer negative attitudes of doubt and fear you conquer failure. Thoughts crystallize into habit and habit solidifies into circumstances."
"It cuts like a knife but it feels so right."
"I got in trouble with the police, and that was a rude awakening. That was it. I'd seen the bottom of the pit, and it was time to scrape myself out of it."
"I didn't have a manager, I didn't have a band, I was just a songwriter. But I needed to get my foot in the door, so I took the dollar."
"I've been probably one of the most boot-legged artists ever. It's just another way of getting music that is wanted by the people to the people and now you can just download from the internet, so it might be different times now for musicians."
