Adele.Photo: Gareth Cattermole/Getty for Adele
Adeleis defending her decision to cancel her Las Vegas shows.
While speaking with BBC Radio 4’sDesert Island Discson Sunday, the “Hello” singer reflected on her last-minute choice to call off her shows in Sin City earlier this year.
RELATED VIDEO: Adele Stopped Her London Concert 4 Times to Check on Audience Members in Attendance
Adele, 34, also explained that money wasn’t the issue, it was simply because the show was not “good enough.”
“You can’t buy me, you can’t buy me for nothing,” she explained. “I’m not going to just do a show because I have to, or because people are going to be let down, or because we’re going to lose loads of money.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Adele.Gareth Cattermole/Getty for Adele
The “Easy on Me” songstress also revealed that she was mercilessly criticized for her decision aftercanceling the shows in late January.
“I was a shell of a person for a couple of months,” she admitted. “I just had to wait it out and just grieve it, I guess, just grieve the shows and get over the guilt, but it was brutal.”
As for the status of the show, the Grammy winner said, “Of course, I could be someone on TikTok or Instagram Live every day being like, ‘I’m working on it.'”
“Of course, I’m working on it!” she continued. “I’m not gonna update you if I ain’t got nothing to update you with because that just leads to more disappointment.”
Want to get the biggest stories fromPEOPLEevery weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast, PEOPLE Every Day, to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday.
The British singer, who released her fourth album in November, previously said in February that her Vegas residency"is absolutely 100% happening this year"during her appearance on theGraham Norton Show.
On Friday, Adeleperformed for a public audiencefor the first time in five years at the British Summer Time Hyde Park concert.
According toThe New York Post’sPage Six, Adele paused the show four times to check on audience members who appeared to be in need of medical attention. She also sent out some water for fans in the front row, who waited seven hours in the heat to get in,TMZreported.
“My God, I’m back at home,” she told the audience, according toRollingStone. “It’s so strange to be in front of a crowd again. I get so nervous before each show, but I love being up here.”
source: people.com
