Adele cancels U.S. tour due to vocal hemorrhage
(CBS) Chart-topping, award-winning singing sensation Adele has cancelled her entire U.S. tour due to vocal problems. The singer posted an emotional message on her website, apologizing for the cancellation and explaining why it was necessary.
Pictures: Adele and other 2010 VMA highlights"Singing is literally my life, its (sic) my hobbie (sic), my love, my freedom and now my job," Adele explained. "I have absolutely no choice but to recuperate properly and fully, or I risk damaging my voice forever. I have great confidence in believing you know how much this upsets me, how seriously I take it and how truly devastated and annoyed I am by this."
The singer had previously cancelled her North American tour in June due to laryngitis. The new dates, which were set to begin in Atlantic City, N.J. on Oct. 7, were rescheduled from earlier this year. According to her website, refunds can be obtained where patrons purchased their tickets.
Adele explained that doctors advised her to take an extended rest period from singing because she had a second vocal hemorrhage, which she described as a black eye on one's vocal chords. It is often caused by physical stresses on the vocal chords when they have been used more than normal, especially when they are swollen due to laryngitis. Adele first had a vocal hemorrhage back in May. She described the experience as "literally as if someone pulled a curtain over my throat."
Although she was able to rest up for her memorable 2011 MTV VMA performance of "Someone Like You," she developed an independent respiratory and chest infection that forced her to cancel a Mercury Awards performance and several shows. Then, she wrote she felt her voice go out again."Wanting to do something so bad and not being able to is the most frustrating thing as Im (sic) sure you know! My voice is weak, and I need to build it back up," she wrote on the blog, adding numerous apologies to her fans.
