They never did it that way in the `60s.'' `Well, we researched it and found that the age group from 6 to 7 wasn`t responding.` I`d say, `But what do you think of the songs?` I was a little confused about all of that. `Why aren`t you playing my music?` I`d ask radio people. ''I wanted to call my album: `Bryan Adams-I Haven`t Heard of You Either.` I was frustrated. ''You may remember the stories,'' he laughs.
And if they did, they probably wouldn`t pay attention.''Īdams first ascended the pop charts in 1983 with double hits from his second album, ''Cuts Like a Knife'': the title song and ''Straight from the Heart.'' Adams became an overnight star, ending years of wonderment about how to get his music on the radio. OK, many people know my name, but if I were walking down the street, maybe 1 out of 10 people would recognize me. I`ve been able to have successful records and a reasonable amount of anonymity. ''I`ve got the best of both worlds, really. ''I think you can still be a real person in Vancouver,'' he says, adding that Bachman-Turner Overdrive and Loverboy are other rock acts living there without much fanfare.
I must admit I enjoy the freedom that success in rock has brought, but not the false images. ''I live a very modest life,'' Adams says. As soon as you start believing the myth that rock and roll is bigger than you are, then that`s a mistake.''Ĭan you still be a regular human being after six hit singles from one album? ''That`s the problem, isn`t it? I look at my music very seriously, but I don`t take rock and roll seriously. I mean, I like gardening, but I don`t particularly like digging holes for pipe.''īy contrast, he feels many of today`s rock stars perceive their roles as too much of a job. I ended up in obscure jobs, such as distributing forms for a construction firm. ''And I did a few oddball things like going to the unemployment center and taking anything I could get.