I'm mortified to have to pay 50%! [While] I use the NHS, I can't use public transport any more. Trains are always late, most state schools are shit, and I've gotta give you, like, four million quid – are you having a laugh? When I got my tax bill in from [the album] 19, I was ready to go and buy a gun and randomly open fire.

As quoted by The Guardian, 'Adele's tax grievances won't resonate with fans', May 25, 2011.

Adele's tax grievances won't resonate with fans