JOINING ME NOW TO DISCUSS IS ERIC ALPER. HE'S A MUSIC COMMENTATOR. HELLO THERE, ERIC. GOOD TO SEE YOU. >> GOOD TO SEE YOU. AND NOT ON THE OTHER SIDE. THAT'S EVERY TIME WE TALK, IT'S BECAUSE SOMEONE HAS PASSED A DOUBT ALIVE AND WELL, SO ALIVE IN FACTS THAT SHE SAYS SHE WANTS TO BUILD ON THE LIFE THAT SHE HAS BEEN CREATING FOR THE LAST 7 YEARS. WHAT DO YOU THINK'S GOING ON HERE? THE AUDIENCE WAS OBVIOUSLY VERY UPSET WHEN SHE MADE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT OVER THE WEEKEND THAT SHE WAS GOING TO BE TAKING THIS LONG BREAK. >> YEAH, THEY REALLY SHOULDN'T BE SURPRISED. YOU KNOW, EVER SINCE THAT ADELE BROKE ON THE SCENE, SHE'S TAKEN A LOT STRATEGIC AND VERY VERY PERSONNEL BREAKS TO ALLOW HER TO RETURN TO THE STAGE. IN RECORDING STUDIO, MORE CREATIVE, STRONGER AND MORE CONNECTED TO HER IT EVER SINCE THE MONUMENTAL SUCCESS OF HER ALBUM, 21, WHICH BECAME ONE OF THE BIGGEST SELLING OF ALL TIME. SHE WELCOMED HER SON INTO THE WORLD AND DECIDE TO FOCUS ON MOTHERHOOD AFTER THAT TOUR. AND THEN THE BREAK BETWEEN AROUND 25 30, SHE ONCE AGAIN STEP BACK FROM THE LIMELIGHT, KNOCKS DOWN THE HELLO. WHEN WE WERE BUT BEHIND THIS TEAM'S, THOUGH, SHE WAS GRAPPLING WITH ALLIES SIGNIFICANT PERSONAL CHANGES. SHE END UP SEPARATING FROM. HER HUSBAND AND SHE NAVIGATED THE WHOLE COMPLEXITIES OF DIVORCE AND CO-PARENTING. THEN OF COURSE, THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC OF 2020. WE ALL KNOW THAT EVERYBODY WAS OFF THE BUT SHE CAME BACK WITH THE ALBUM 30 AND THAT ALLOWED HER TO RECHARGE AND RECONNECT WITH HER ROOTS. SO A LOT OF THESE BREAKS AND A LOT OF THE TURBOS, IT'S REALLY A WILLINGNESS TO PRIORITIZE HER PERSONAL WELL-BEING OVER THE DEMANDS OF FAME. THAT'S A REALLY GOOD REMINDER THAT SOMETIMES THE MOST POWERFUL THING THAT THAT ARTISTS CAN IS NOT TO SERVE THE REALLY SINGLE BY SINGLE BY SINGLE AND BE ON SOCIAL MEDIA ALL THE TIME. IT'S ACTUALLY TAKE A STEP BACK AND BREATHE AND COME BACK STRONGER YEAH, AND ENJOY LIFE. SO NOW JUST LISTENING TO ERIC AND TAKING THAT ALL THE RUMOURS ARE GOING TO START THAT SHE'LL BE BACK. >> AND RELEASE AN ALBUM CALLED 40. LET'S HOPE. I MEAN, IT WILL BE A PILOT 50 IS THAT WE HAVE TO FOR BUT YOU KNOW, THIS IS AT A TIME IN HER LIFE WHERE HER SON IS NOW GOING TO BE HEADING INTO BEING A TEENAGER WHO KNOWS REALLY, WHAT'S GOING ON PERSONALLY, UNLESS SHE ANNOUNCED TODAY SHE'S BEEN A VERY, VERY PRIVATE PERSON >> WHEN SHE'S OFF THE STAGE. BUT SHE'S, YOU KNOW, WRITTEN SONGS ABOUT HEARTACHE AND SELF ACCEPTANCE AND RESILIENCE AND WHEREVER AND WHENEVER SHE DECIDED TO COME BACK. REST ASSURED THAT NOT ONLY THE GOING TO BE GREAT, BUT SHE'S GOING TO HAVE SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO SAY, NOT ONLY ABOUT HER OWN LIFE, BUT HOLDING UP A MIRROR TO US AS PEOPLE IN A SOCIETY. AND AS PEOPLE WHO GREW UP TO THE SCENE TO TALKING TO BE KIND OF THINKING, YEAH, I'M GOING THROUGH THE SAME TAKES A LOT OF CONFIDENCE TO WALK AWAY WHEN YOU'RE AT THE TOP. >> AIR, GOOD TO SEE IT TODAY.