Adele: I never thought being a singer was going to happen

Adele is still amazed at her success

Adele never expected her rise to fame

Award-winning singer/song writerAdele admits she never imagined hitting the big time in music.

The 22-year-old Someone Like You star says her huge success - in the UK and the US - is so unexpected.

'I never thought my being a professional singer was going to happen,' she says.

'I sometimes thought it was a waste of time pursuing something that most likely was not going to happen.'

Adele is glad she had the opportunity to go to the BRIT School, where she studied music alongside Amy Winehouse, as she believes it was the making of her.

'I am much more open-minded about music having been there,' she tells the Daily Record.

'It was inspiring to be around a bunch of kids who were trying to be something similar.'

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