Adele's second album, "21," has been gaining massive recognition worldwide. With this being said, Billboard Magazine gave Adele their highest praise by giving her the top slot on their lists of the "Greatest Album of All Time" just this week.
As per Telegraph, "21" sold around 30 million copies worldwide up to this date. It is also coined as "this century's biggest selling album." Adele's "21" album was able to beat Michael Jackson's "Thriller," Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA," and Julie Andrews' "The Sound of Music" soundtrack.
With these being said, Adele will be releasing her latest album, "25", by the end of this month, which adds pressure following the success of "21."
During her interview with the Observer, Adele talked about the pressure to match the same success as her "21" album.
"Some people I've spoken to have said, "You're going to sell at least half of what you sold before." But I don't think anything is a given. You don't' know. It was] almost like an out-of-body experience. I remember my mum asking, "What's wrong?" I could just feel something coming."
As per Realty Today, despite her fame, Adele has always been careful when it comes to being on the spotlight. She did make it clear that she doesn't "hate being famous", she's just frightened on what fame could transform her into.
"People think I hate being famous, I don't. I'm really frightened of it. I think it's really toxic, and I think it's really easy to be dragged into it. Watching Amy deteriorate is one of the reasons I'm a bit frightened. We were all very entertained by her being a mess. I was fucking sad about it, but if someone showed me a picture of her looking bad, I'd look at it. If we hadn't looked, then they'd have stopped taking her picture. That level of attention is really frightening, especially if you don't live around all that showbiz stuff."