TRANSCRIPT OF AOL CHAT SESSION WITH BRYAN ADAMS
DATE - OCTOBER 27, 1998
PRESENTED BY ENTERTAINMENT ASYLUM

I couldn't believe my luck when I signed up for a free trial of AOL Australia and found out that my favourite musical artist, Bryan Adams was going to be live online to talk about his new album On a day like today!   Here's the transcript of the chat session.

Welcome Bryan Adams!

Question: Out of all the songs you have recorded, which one holds the most special meaning to you and why?

Bryan Adams: Probably a new song called "Where Angels Used to Tread." I wrote this for my girlfriend.

Question: Will you be coming to Concord, CA anytime again soon?

Bryan Adams: I am in LA right now, probably a good chance if you send a car down.

Question: I have noticed that you have the longest song titles of any artist. Is there any special reason for this?

Bryan Adams: I was very inspired by the song "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"....one of the biggest inspirations of my career.

Question: What CD would I find in your stereo right now?

Bryan Adams: "Slim Whitman's Greatest Hits" and "James Taylor, The Early Years".

Question: Is there anyone you'd like to team up with in the future that you haven't worked with before?

Bryan Adams: I don't really think about it. Those sort of things just fall into place naturally... I don't look for collaborations.

Question: What's with supporting the elephants?

Bryan Adams: Have you seen the video? The video is a riddle. Choose a number between 2 and 9. Add the two numbers together to make one number. Subtract 5 - should be left with 4. Choose the correspondent letter. Think of a country. Think of the second letter in the name of the country. Think of an animal that corresponds with the second letter in that country. That's the riddle.

Question: How did you like being a guest on the Howard Stern show?

Bryan Adams: I had a great time, it was a laugh. Of course, I love dancing and I love girls.

Question: How do feel about the great reviews the album has been getting so far?

Bryan Adams: I am delighted with the response of the fans.

Question: Can you tell us what it was like to record a song with Barbara Streisand? Where can we find the alternate version of "I Finally Found Someone?"

Bryan Adams: I didn't know there was an alternate version. The demo must have gotten released and made into a bootleg. I've never heard it unless it's my demo, in which case it should be me singing by myself.

Question: Can you please have a tour date at least near the state of Alabama?

Bryan Adams: Thank you, sweetheart. I've got no plans to tour right now. I would love to come to AL, it's been too long.

Question: What was it like to have your music chosen to be in 2 major movies?

Bryan Adams: It wasn't a question of being chosen. I wrote the themes for those films directly for those films. But since you asked, it was pretty cool.

Question: Which singles from your new CD are you releasing for radio?

Bryan Adams: I don't know quite yet, but I know that we will probably release "When you're Gone."

Question: Are you going to tour in the US on your own free will, or am I gonna have to tie you up and make you?

Bryan Adams: We are waiting to find out how the album is received and waiting to see how the album does.

OnlineHost: Have you started another album?

Bryan Adams: I have started writing, but not recording.

Question: How old were you when you started writing songs?

Bryan Adams: I was 15, but they were pretty much garbage, I wrote my first proper song when I was 17.

Question: When did you get your first guitar?

Bryan Adams: I got my first guitar when I was 10.

Question: I know you are limited in your play list, but why do you no longer play "STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART" in concert?

Bryan Adams: We played it last time we were touring. It depends on my mood. That song gets given a lot.

Question: Who are your inspirations?

Bryan Adams: My inspirations are my grandparents, and my friends, I am inspired by the people I worked with on this album.

Question: I think "FEARLESS" will be a #1 hit. Who decides what singles go on a CD?

Bryan Adams: Well, I wish you were the one. But I guess it isn't a question of who chooses singles. I choose the songs for the album.

Question: Do you live in New York or Chicago?

Bryan Adams: I live in London, England.

OnlineHost: What event inspired "SUMMER OF 69"?

Bryan Adams: Basically, it came from the Film "Summer of 42" It's a sexual thing, but nothing to do with the number of 69.

Question: Does each album you write have a particular theme?

Bryan Adams: No, it doesn't. It's just a collection of songs that you write during the year.

Question: Do you think living in London influenced your music?

Bryan Adams: I think I can live pretty much anywhere. A lot of this album, I wrote in Jamaica. I'm not sure.

OnlineHost: How and when did you get interested in photography?

Bryan Adams: I wanted to document the backstage that no one really sees.

OnlineHost: Why don't you ever come to Romania?

Bryan Adams: I don't know why I've never been to Romania. I would love to go to Romania.

OnlineHost: Do you want to bring awareness to the Elephant cause?

Bryan Adams: I've supported a group called Elephants Elefriends.

Question: Who is one of your co-writers, Max Martin?

Bryan Adams: He is a Swedish guy. I met him in Sweden over a couple of beers.

Question: I was lucky enough to play drums with you at your last Wembley gig. Are you going to continue taking people out of the audience to play on the next tour?

Bryan Adams: I do occasionally bring people up on stage. It's good fun to do that.

OnlineHost: Will you be releasing an enhanced CD?

Bryan Adams: I looked into enhanced CD's and you have to do a lot of preparing. I wasn't prepared.

Question: Are you still in "Guinness Book of Records"?

Bryan Adams: Yes, for four months.

Question: What is your favorite song that you have written/sung?

Bryan Adams: The songs were just written. There is a song on the album "Inside Out." I like the new songs. I like "Back to you" a lot.

OnlineHost: Are you going to any Halloween parties?

Bryan Adams: Nope, I am just going to be drinking.

Question: Will you be forming your own record company?

Bryan Adams: No, I have enough trouble recording my own albums. Visit the Warehouse studio in Vancouver.

Question: Who is the cute guy in your CD booklet?

Bryan Adams: There is one guy in a large room, he is Phil Weston. He is the one with a lot of inspiration for me.

Question: When you hear one of your songs on the radio, or in a movie, what do you do, say, or think?

Bryan Adams: I often stop the car to listen to the song, or turn it up really loud.

Question: Is there any possible way I could get your autograph for my mother? She is very hard working, and a really great mother. If you could do that, it would really mean a lot to both of us, please?

Bryan Adams: OK

Question: Are you close with your family?

Bryan Adams: Yes, I am very close w/my family. They all want to come back to live in England with me. My parents are English.

Question: Do you ever get tired of being famous?

Bryan Adams: I don't get bothered that much. I don't get recognized.

Question: Who decides and chooses your CD covers?

Bryan Adams: I do. I give them a picture and that goes on the cover.

Question: Do you love women as much as your songs imply that you do?

Bryan Adams: Of course I love women.

Question: Do you like sweets? Hate them? Love them? Only nondairy stuff?

Bryan Adams: I love sweets and I really enjoy sweet things.

Question: Do you ever play piano anymore?

Bryan Adams: I am playing piano on my album. I enjoy playing the piano.

OnlineHost: What song in your past brings you the most happiness?

Bryan Adams: "Have you ever really loved a women?"

Question: What is your motivation?

Bryan Adams: I like making music, and I like making something from nothing.

OnlineHost: Have you considered doing a duet with Sarah McLachlan?

Bryan Adams: No I haven't, I would like to sing with Sarah.

Question: Do you love life?

Bryan Adams: Yes, I LOOOOVEEE life. Thanks everybody around the world.

(c) 1998, Entertainment Asylum & America Online

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