Adele: My struggle

There's a rather sweet interview with Adele in the Telegraph, one of the highlights of which is her snorting when asked about Estelle's complaints about white soul singers; the suggestion being that it's not like Estelle is Lauryn Hill or anyone important. But we were amused by this bit:

'I was the "critics' choice" all the time, not the public's,' she says, pursing her lips, 'and people naturally back the underdog, not the person who's shoved in their face the whole time. So, I guess, to me, the success is sweeter because of that.'

Oh, yes, the near-insurmountable odds of being lauded by all the people who put together TV shows and write long glowing profiles in the public prints. How difficult it is to come back from such setbacks...