Writing biographies for the Remarkable People series is always lots of fun. Adele's spontaneity has provided many interesting quotes, not all of which made it into this book. She spoke of the surgery to her vocal cords in 2011, saying "I think I needed to be silenced. And when you are silent, everyone else around you is silent... It was like I was floating in the sea for three weeks. It was brilliant. It was my body telling me to fix me." Artists like John Mayer, Roger Daltry, Steven Tyler and Elton John reassured her that the surgery would be a success, that her voice would survive. And it did. Her first public performance after the surgery was at the 2012 Grammy Awards, where she wowed the audience. Check it out! http://youtu.be/ZmdcD22VrAU And you can test your knowledge of Adele trivia in a quiz based on the book.