Adele wrote adoring essay about Rihanna for Time 100
Time released its annual Time 100 list this morning and among the tributes was Adele’s perfect two-paragraph essay about honoree Rihanna. Adele gushed about her friend and peer in the way you could only dream a work spouse would write about you for a national publication.
She started by praising RiRi’s early career and "well deserved" conquering of the music industry. "I actually can’t remember the first time I met Rihanna; I was probably numb from the shock of it," Adele wrote. "She is one year older than me, but I feel like she’s been around forever. The progression of her superstardom feels steady, well deserved and extremely natural. She burst onto the scene with the absolute banger that is ‘Pon de Replay’ in 2005, so young and breathtakingly beautiful. But the first time it felt like she made everyone sit up was with ‘Umbrella.’ It crossed her over to every platform and into everyone’s lives. It felt like she had truly arrived, and she hasn’t slowed down since. Even more, she has designed and conquered an entire lane of her own. The innovative and groundbreaking world of Rihanna that no one else will ever be safe in and get away with copying. She makes her own rules and bends ours."
Adele then finished the piece with a personal, emotional note about how spectacular RiRi is in person. "Whenever I’ve met her, she’s been the most gracious, loyal and funny goofball of an icon," she wrote. "She glows like when someone’s taken a picture with a flash and you’re dazed for a few minutes after. But it’s also very clear in that glow that she genuinely doesn’t give a f-ck; she’s fearless and full of all the right kind of attitude to be everything that she is and will be forever." Long live this friendship and please give the world a duet.
Read the full profile and all the other Time 100 pieces.
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