Bryan
Adams Interviews -Animal Liberation interview
2000
Interview
by
June Bird.
June: Hi Bryan, I
believe you're a vegan ..... when did you
cut out all meat and dairy?
Bryan: I'm not completely
vegan, I will accept tiny amounts of butter
and I normally scrape off cheese when it's
on top of pasta or something ... I completely
stopped eating dead creatures in 1989.
June: Any difficulties with said veganism?
Bryan: Well, there
is. Especially when you have to rely on restaurants.
It can be grim. You never know what the soup
base is made of or if they've slipped a little
bacon into your sandwich ... I'm the worst
dinner date!
June: What's the best part of being vegan
for you?
Bryan: The concept
that you're not ingesting rotting flesh sort
of sums it up for me.
June: Why did you decide to go vegan?
Bryan: I ate a big
steak in 1988 and never felt worse. That was
it, boom, over. Never again.
June: Can you think of any significant events
while growing up that shaped your compassionate
thinking towards animals?
Bryan: Having dogs
around us was great, that really shaped my
compassion, but I also ride, and I love horses,
so it wasn't hard to appreciate the beauty
and intelligence of other creatures.
June: Do some people think that this is just
a fad? That you'll change your mind and go
back to eating animals?
Bryan: At first they
did, but 11 years later .... no.
June: What do your parents and siblings think
about you being vego?
Bryan: I have quietly
convinced my mum, brother and my band to switch
altho' they are just vegetarians not vegans.
June: In the future will there be any songs
from you that would promote cruelty-free living?
Bryan: Never say never!
June: Do you hope (like I do) that everyone
else will soon realise that there's no need
to eat animals to stay healthy?
Bryan: I don't actively
campaign for it, but I'd like to think so.
Ultimately you can't change some people. For
example, my dad doesn't want to know.
June: Funny that neither does my dad though
my mother is 99% there.So, exactly what sort
of things do you vegos eat anyway?!
Bryan: Pastas, soups,
roasted veggies, homemade pizzas, salads,
potatoes ... it's endless.
June: When you're touring have you found that
there's plenty of good vego fare around? What's
the best and worst country for finding vegan
grub?
Bryan: It's impossible
and Germany is the worst, but then again so
are most Far East countries. We travel with
a cook on tour. Our schedule is so different
to other people that we have to have someone
looking after the food. Have you ever tried
eating a full meal before you sing? It's impossible,
you can only eat after the gig. that means
dinner at 11:00 at night. What restaurant
does that in every town ... ? Fuggedaboutit!
June: Are you a good cook?
Bryan: Baked potatoes
and salad ... the best you've ever had!
June: Anyone ever make fun of your beliefs?
Bryan: Never! On the
contrary, a lot of them have converted.
June: Zoos, circuses with animals and rodeos
your thoughts on these please.
Bryan: It really sickens
me to see some of the creatures in small pens.
June: Any comments on factory farming: such
as hens in battery cages, pigs in cramped
stalls, and cattle feedlots?
Bryan: I absolutely
hate it, and it's no wonder so many people
are ill and get cancer of the bowel etc. In
Britain, they were feeding animals with their
own excrement! Mad cow disease started this
way.
June: Would you encourage your partner or
children to eat a vegan diet?
Bryan: Without question.
I couldn't go out with anyone unless they
were veggie. My last girlfriend of 9 years
converted to vegetarianism of her own will,
but she knew I was passionate about it. Could
you imagine kissing someone after a big hamburger?
Yuck.
June: Last but not least Bryan what do you
want people to know about veganism and animal
rights?
Bryan: Very simply
if you love animals; don't eat them. Also
I think that everyone should read "Fit
For Life 2".
June: Thanks for that Bryan and I hope I get
invited around some day for some of them delicious
sounding soy shakes, baked potatoes and salad!
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