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From then on he released album after album, decade after decade, becoming a pop-music institution.
The albums title track showcases slow-burning tension through lush arrangements.
Nate Sloan: One of my favorite moments on your new record comes in the song Magnificent Hurt.
How could you have a song called Magnificent Hurt and play a beautiful, melodic solo?
It wouldnt make sense.
I dont often take solos.
Theres two on this record, which is actually two more than almost every other record Ive made.
Certainly I havent played a solo in 20 years on a record.
I dont really think of myself as an expressive guitar player.
But this one is descriptive, right?
This approach of just keeping your ears open can be liberating and lead you to a whole new form.
She had a lot of presence.
I was perhaps curious to hear what was next, and what was next was the album.
And then I started to see my name, which was unexpected.
This is how rock and roll works.
You take the broken pieces of another thrill and make it a brand-new toy.
Thats what I did.
Your songs have had a remarkable longevity in our culture.
It would be hugely presumptuous.
And thats how Ididntmanage to write any of Adeles record.
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
