Singer Bryan Adams Goes Acoustic | Voice of America - English
With his number one Billboard single "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You," and being recognized worldwide for his distinguishing, raspy voice, Bryan Adams started his career in the 1970s and has not looked back.  In the past 30 years Bryan has written soundtracks for more than 40 motion pictures; received numerous nominations and awards; and three of his 10 albums have achieved multi-platinum status.
"I'vedone shows with Foreigner, Rod Stewart, and then some shows of ourown," he said. "Right now I'm on an acoustic tour. I'm just playingwith my guitar, and tonight we're playing here in Washington D.C., andit's been amazing because I've never done this before. It's my firstsort of solo tour and it's been an education." Despite Bryan Adams' solo tour, he still has ambitions to sing with other artists. "Ifsomething comes along that seems like the right thing to do, then,yeah, I'd like to do it," he said. "There are singers like Etta JamesI'd like to sing with. One big fantasy got fulfilled last year whenAretha Franklin sang one of my songs; which was the song from "Bobby",and she sang it as a duet with Mary J. Blige. So, I mean you can't domuch better than that, than having your song being sung by thosepeople." Other than writing and singing the hits, Bryan Adams is also recognized for his charity work. "Youtravel the world. You see things, and you can't help but be affectedby it," he said. "Certainly when someone like another musician comesforward and says, "Hey, how do you feel about being involved in this?" One of the very first things I did was for Bob Geldof. He invited meto sing on Live-Aid in 1985." After achieving worldwide recognition, Bryan believes music should not be focused on one demographic group of people. "Youknow there have been songs that certainly transcended the boundaries,and I think that is what music is about. Music is about not recognizingboundaries," he said. "Someone asked me the other day what advice Iwould give people who wanted to break into America [musically] and howto break in as a songwriter, and really, I say don't think aboutbreaking in anywhere. Just think about your music because musicdoesn't know any boundaries." Bryan Adams tours 10 days everymonth. He will continue his acoustic tour throughout the U.S., Europeand Asia through the end of the year.