TAKING BACK CONTROL

Bryan Adams reflects on life lessons, his daughters' love of music and his friendship with Elizabeth Hurley

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He’s nicknamed The Groover from Vancouver, with a music career that has spanned half a century.

Now, at 65, Bryan Adams is releasing his 17th album, Roll With the Punches, and this one is particularly special – not least because his longtime friend Elizabeth Hurley, 60, stars in the video for his latest song, “Never Ever Let You Go.”

“It was really easy and fun,” the Canadian singer tells Hello! in our exclusive interview. “Elizabeth has a great sense of humour, and that’s why we’ve always been friends. I seem to recall that we met in Vancouver in the ’90s, when she was looking for music for a film.”

Bryan’s debut release from his independent label, Bad Records, marks his return to full creative control after leaving a major music publisher.

“It wasn’t easy getting out of the business relationships I had,” he says. “The only way to go was to dust yourself down and keep going. It’s a life lesson to all of us.”

These experiences helped inspire his songs. “Some of [the material] came from becoming an independent artist...with the trials and tribulations that go along with that.”