Adele: 'If I See My Dad Again, I'll Spit In His Face'

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The Huffington Post UK   First Posted: 17/02/2012 17:10 Updated: 17/02/2012 17:10

Adele has admitted if she ever saw her father again she would "spit in his face".

The six time Grammy Award winner has told US Vogue magazine of how she wants nothing to do with her estranged father.

Mark Evans sold his story to The Sun last year, discussing his alcohol addiction and split from Adele's mother, something which she says has scuppered any chance of a reconciliation for them.

"I was actually ready to start trying to have a relationship with him," she said. "He's fucking blown it.

"He will never hear from me again. Because there is nothing that would upset me more than my dad being bribed by the press. It's like, 'Just let them run it, then. Don't you give them ammunition'.

"It makes me angry! To come back after 10 years and be like, 'Maybe her problem with men comes down to me'. It's like, 'Fuck off! How dare you comment on my life?' It makes my blood boil."

In the interview with The Sun, Mark said of how he had never been to one of his daughter's performances nor "listened to her music very much".

"I know that all those memories would come flooding back because I'd be thinking how proud dad would be of his granddaughter and it would tear me apart all over again," he said. "I can't deal with loss."

"I don't just mean that it unsettles me - it absolutely crucifies me. I don't want to go through that again. I've heard her songs when they've come on the radio and I watched some of her performance at the Brits.

"But even then I had to walk out of the room halfway through. I couldn't bear the memories it brought up."

Earlier this week, Adele was forced to backtrack on a comment she made saying she was going to take "four or five years" off music to focus on her relationship with boyfriend Simon Konecki.

Taking to her official site, she wrote:"I've a few days off now, and then it's the Brit Awards here at home and then I'm straight into the studio. BOYYAHH! 5 years? More like 5 days!"

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nicolerowan
tree hugger
04:25 PM on 02/20/2012
I hope she can find a way to make that enormous space cozy. That does not look very comfortable to live in. Have a party, sure, but to actually make eggs and toast ... I think it is just too big.
03:05 PM on 02/20/2012
How disgusting. Some quiet dignity would have displayed a bit of class.
04:08 AM on 02/20/2012
One should never comment publicly about how you would treat an estranged parent or a child should they ever return. Unless you have been an addict or a parent you should not judge the addled decisions of one. It is not the real person who has committed the act. Let the future bring what it will bring. Let things unfold. Don't pre-react. And the mansion is nothing short of vulgar. Do you really need this monument to your greatness? Live in something sensible and give the excess money to charity.
12:56 AM on 02/20/2012
We are beginning to hear too much from Adele, besides her songs...
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Alan626
Beliefs are not facts
11:10 PM on 02/19/2012
My father was a violent, abusive man.
Had he ever admitted his failings and weaknesses publicly, we likely would not have remained estranged until his death.
Speaking for myself, I would never feel the need to "spit in the face" of anyone who stepped up to take responsibility for his shortcomings and the harm he caused others, including me.
09:43 PM on 02/19/2012
She is just using this as a publicity stunt, and want's people to feel sorry for her and buy her cd's.
Foul mouthed trollop should be publicly flogged
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Novinha
We have always been at war with Eurasia...
08:10 PM on 02/19/2012
While I might not have used the same words she did, if I were in her place, I would feel the exact same way. Her father basically sold her personal life. The tabloids would want nothing to do with him, if it were not for his daughter.

Where's the outrage about that?
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BowlingForRevenge
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06:54 PM on 02/19/2012
"I don't just mean that it unsettles me - it absolutely crucifies me. I don't want to go through that again"
I see ... it's all about HIM. HIS feelings are paramount.
What about the feelings of that little girl he walked out on?
Suck it up Daddy and face the music.
Isn't that paramount to an alcoholics recovery...being held accountable for the
lives you wrecked with your selfishness?

Adele is hurting leave her alone.
When you are ready to man up then you will do the right thing which means not using your daughter
to fluff your bank account. THAT is almost unforgivable.
Get a J O B and work for your money like your daughter does.
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Alan626
Beliefs are not facts
11:11 PM on 02/19/2012
You can't get much more "accountable" for your failings than to admit them publicly.
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stjoshy
"C is for COOKIEEEEE. thats good enough for me"
04:58 PM on 02/19/2012
who cares. we all have problems. just keep making decent songs for my ipod and nobody gets hurt
04:58 PM on 02/19/2012
the only thing I like about Adele is that shes a bit fat and is still famous, which is a good role model, shes pretty middle of the road otherwise.
09:06 PM on 02/19/2012
I didn't realize Karl Lagerfeld commented on HuffPo...
09:38 PM on 02/19/2012
Lol
01:01 AM on 02/20/2012
She's also not that refined, that makes her an easier role model, if you need any.
04:44 PM on 02/19/2012
Adele dear, harsh words and tasteless regardless, In public a little restraint is called for. One must hear the other side, has he told you in his own words and if he is to be believed he must have some feelings for you though should have held back from publicity. Now I do not like when a man 'leaves' but find out all why he did. Your father professed to Alcohol addiction imagine how messed up1The troubles with men you seem to attract seem more defined, could be a yearning for a father figure, but living with negative influence would have been worse. Then again consider most men are not let back into their children's lives and mostly for good reason, say so a child is not disorientated. Now this vehement hatred you express, please sort it out. Reconciliation or no reconciliation, or it will (continue to) gnaw inside. Just so you know, personally I have never liked sad songs, yours are downright depressing at times, brilliant undeniably because people sense the raw pain and hurt they embody. Your reaction explains a lot, I feel the energy but hate identifying with pain, gathering more to one's suffering (pied piper-esque) is something toxic, I never fall for it. Your voice apparently horned in pain, may be even hate, is a sincere artistic expression but now use its emotive and authentic power for uplifting, inspiring love, healing your young fans, less to perpetuate pain.
10:46 PM on 02/18/2012
Am I the only person that doesnt love this woman? State paid for her education - she moans. She has to pay taxes - she moans. Someone dumps her>>>>>>>>>
09:16 AM on 02/20/2012
No you aren't. I think she's pretty common and I don't like her music either.
10:41 PM on 02/18/2012
Hell Hath No Furry... She has a right to her feelings. She's been hurt. Took me 40 years and three kids of my own to realize that I had be abandoned by by father. It Hurts. I get the criticism, ...If she was at your house and used such language. But she was asked a question... and gave a true heart felt answer...Huffpost reported what she said. BTW, There are better sites for children.
07:39 PM on 02/18/2012
This is terrible writing what she actually said....Kids read this!!!
07:38 PM on 02/18/2012
My comments being censored what about the expletives?