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    Adele: "I Don't Want to Be Some Skinny Mini With My T--s Out"

    With a voice as powerful and soulful as Adele's, she doesn't need the bells and whistles her peers rely so heavily upon.

    "I've never seen magazine covers or music videos and been like 'I need to look like that to be a success,'" Adele, 23, tells Anderson Cooper on 60 Minutes (airing Sunday). "I don't want to be some skinny mini with my tits out. I really don't want to do it and I don't want people confusing what it is that I'm about."

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    The chart-topping "Rolling in the Deep" singer adds that she's not interested in being provocative for the sake of being provocative. "I just stand there and sing," she tells Cooper, 44. "I don't do stunts or anything."

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    Adele says her mission is simple: "I'm just writing love songs. I'm not trying to be pop. I'm not trying to be jazz. I'm not trying to be anything. I'm just writing love songs and everyone loves a love song."

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    After undergoing throat surgery in November 2011, Adele will return to the stage for the first time at Sunday's Grammy Awards. Her full 60 Minutes interview premieres Sunday at 7 p.m. EST on CBS.

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    • Laney  •  3 months ago
      Awesome, the look of a real woman. Finally!...A average size woman with the brass to stand up against the skinnies!....And, rock her talent across the maps!
    • matt v  •  Vancouver, Canada  •  3 months ago
      true woman with no ego
    • A.  •  3 months ago
      Adele is beautiful! ALL OF HER!
    • tinkerbell19691968  •  Memphis, Tennessee  •  3 months ago
      u go gurl have respectfor your self and be proud of who u are!
    • Esmeralda  •  San Diego, California  •  3 months ago
      She is an amazing artist and she should be appreciated for what she does not by how she looks like! Besides I think she is gorgeous! Why can't we just let people be?
    • nonameblonde  •  Kansas City, Missouri  •  3 months ago
      Maybe she really is happy the way she is. Yesterday I read how Kelly Ripa eats one piece of toast for breakfast and a cup of yogurt for lunch. Honestly, that wouldn't make me very happy. Live and let live.
      • Gaga 3 months ago
        i guess you are on a bigger side
      • Sarah 3 months ago
        Wow, Gaga. Your rudeness is mind-boggling. Just because some people don't choose to starve themselves doesn't make them "on the bigger side." Why don't you post a picture of yourself so we can all judge you too?
      • Reta 3 months ago
        gaga you make me wanna gag, get a clue.
    • ImAlwaysRight  •  3 months ago
      First, it's not like she's obese, second, it's nice to have singers that have record deals because they genuinely deserve it, third, Adele is actually pretty hot.
      • John 3 months ago
        no she isnt
    • Funny  •  3 months ago
      You tell em Adele. Do you.... Dont let no one dictate on how you are... Make great music and keep your self respect... Always some haters gonna say mean things about you... that comes from those who are insecure about themselves.
    • Dee  •  South Pasadena, California  •  3 months ago
      That's right, no one has to be skinny mini!!!!! There's nothing wrong with having some meat on your bones for crying out loud.
    • Sleepless  •  Fair Oaks, California  •  3 months ago
      I judge musicians by their music rather than their bodies. I don't understand the popularity of pop singers with great figures and tiny little voices that rely on auto-tune.
    • Right 2 Free Speech  •  Houston, Texas  •  3 months ago
      I think she is beautiful just the way she is. She has the most stunning voice to go along with such a beautiful face. I'm tired of the standard being a size 0 to be popular.
    • Saby  •  Cleveland, Ohio  •  3 months ago
      she looks great to me. i dont see the problem.she's awesome
    • cl  •  3 months ago
      ADELE - you look GREAT !!! Your not a phoney, your a natural... you go girl !!!!!!
    • Debbie  •  Columbus, Ohio  •  3 months ago
      Oh by the way you're not fat ,you're what an average size woman looks like !
      • ninja 3 months ago
        average size = like a barrel ?
      • Cole M 3 months ago
        she is so not average, but way above and beautiful too.
    • Susan  •  3 months ago
      Dear Miss Adele,
      I didn't buy your CD because of the clothes you had on or the pose that was on your cover. I bought your disc because it touched a place in my own soul. And THAT is why you are a success today. Because of the people you have touched. I could care less how big (or small) you are. I love your tunes and hope you continue to write and sing from your heart. We need more vocals like yours. Continued success & prosperity! I am soo glad that your back to good health and look forward to buying your next album!
      BRAVO!!!!
    • A Yahoo! User  •  3 months ago
      Honestly, she's really not fat. If she was, then the rest of us are doomed.
      • Mr J. Torrance 3 months ago
        Speak for yourself, chunky
      • nelson95 3 months ago
        Moooooo
      • John 3 months ago
        by us you must be talking about yourself
    • jaime  •  Ellijay, Georgia  •  3 months ago
      She looks and sings like an angel
    • sharon  •  Tampa, Florida  •  3 months ago
      Have not enjoyed a singer in yrs,not till u Adele and I'm 68 yrs. old. love music and your the BEST. U look great just the war u r.
    • rodocks  •  Fredericton, Canada  •  3 months ago
      maybe some other singers could take a lesson from her and stop the theatrics and rely on their talented voices.
    • Bored  •  Montreal, Canada  •  3 months ago
      Even Lagerfeld knows they both make their livings by what they create and not how they look. If looks were the measurement then he'd be in the hall of horrors, flat broke.
      • Rosie the Riveter 3 months ago
        No joke, and it's POS like him that promote the skinny anorexic look with his overpriced ugly clothing.
      • Reta 3 months ago
        you both are spot on.

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