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"With eight Grammys and millions of record sales to her name, Adele may one of the most celebrated--and successful--artists of the last few years.\r\nStill, the modest 24-year-old, who was raised by a single mom in London&amp;apos;s working-class Tottenham neighborhood, isn&amp;apos;t interested in taking part in any of the hoopla accompanying her level of success.\r\n&amp;quot;I was adopting an Ethiopian child . . . that&amp;apos;s not true,&amp;quot; she told Matt Lauer in an interview for a NBC special airing June 3. &amp;quot;God, there&amp;apos;s been so many [rumors about me].&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nAdded the &amp;quot;Someone Like You&amp;quot; singer, &amp;quot;I don&amp;apos;t want to be a celebrity . . .I don&amp;apos;t want to be in people&amp;apos;s faces.&amp;quot;\r\nThough her recognizable visage is a fixture on newsstands and plastered on posters all over the world, the private songstress says lately she&amp;apos;s been lucky enough to escape notice.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;I&amp;apos;ve managed to stay out of the public eye,&amp;quot; she revealed. &amp;quot;The other day I walked through Trafalgar Square on a  Sunday afternoon, a tourist haven. I was a bit worried . . . I was in my pajamas as well because I had been working the day before  . . .[but] nobody recognized me. A couple of people looked round, but . . . like, &amp;apos;What would she be doing walking through Trafalgar Square in pajamas?&amp;apos;&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nWhen asked by Lauer if, in ten years, she hopes she&amp;apos;s still being talked about, the visibly uncomfortable star squirmed in her seat.\r\n&amp;quot;I just want to make music,&amp;quot; she insisted. &amp;quot;I mean, I still hope I have a little bit of clout in ten years. But all I&amp;apos;ve ever wanted to do was sing.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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