Bryan Adams and Princess Diana.Photo:Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty
Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty
Bryan Adamsonly has kind words “straight from the heart” when it comes toPrincess Diana.
The singer, 64, showered the late princess with praise while discussing the beginnings of their close friendship in a new interview withThe Sunday Times.
“We had a lot of really, really good conversations, I have to tell you. In fact it’s strange and surreal to think about,” he recalled to the outlet. “I really, really liked Diana, she was an amazing woman and a super-great inspiration.”
“Meeting her was truly one of the greatest things that ever happened to me,” he added.
Bryan Adams and Princess Diana.Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty
“I said, ‘I used your name on a song once,’ and Diana said, ‘Yes, I know, very funny. Actually I’d like to hear it again,’ ” he recalled. “So I sent a copy to Kensington Palace, got an invitation to tea back and that’s how we became friends.”
Their friendship grew over time, he said. “When I first went round to [Kensington Palace] she wasn’t, like, ‘I really need to talk to somebody,’ and you don’t bulldoze into someone’s life wanting to know everything in the first 10 minutes," he continued. “It was, ‘Let’s have a cup of tea.’ But later, the more friendly we got the more I learnt what was really going on.”
Adams said the lyrics to “Diana” were “laddish humor,” and noted that the original inspiration behind the song was from “that guy who [had] broken into the Queen’s bedroom and sat on her bed smoking.” However, he noted that he “retired [the song] after Diana died out of respect to her and her boys.”
When the “All for Love” rocker was also asked if he tried to save Princess Diana from her fate, he responded, “Maybe, a bit.”
Adams previouslydenied rumorsthat he and Diana were “once romantically involved” on an episode ofWatch What Happens LivewithAndy Cohenin 2018, saying that he characterized his friendship with her as that of “great friends.”
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“Friends with benefits?” Cohen asked, to which Adams replied, “She was just… we were good friends.”
Adams sparked speculation that he had feelings for Princess Diana after he released “Diana.” The lyrics to the song spoke about a woman named Diana whom Adams called the “queen of all my dreams.” In the song, he professed his love for the woman and implied that her husband — never named — is not good enough for her while begging her to leave him.
source: people.com
