My Music Episode 647 - Adele Marie

Coming all the way from Gaithersburg, Maryland (self-proclaimed “most exciting city in the world”… briefly), Adele Marie joins Graham for a conversation that moves effortlessly between playfulness and depth.Adele describes herself as a multimedia artist — but that only scratches the surface. Classically trained in voice, working full-time as a music therapist with traumatised teenagers, improviser at heart, disco-egg enthusiast, rescuer of mannequins from the patriarchy — she is the very definition of creatively unboxed.In this episode, they explore:Why improvisation feels like meditationThe tension between structure and freedom in musicBurnout, creativity, and laying under treesWhether great songs only exist because of one exact moment in timeThe strange pressure artists face in the social media ageAnd why sometimes limitations are the birthplace of originalityThere’s talk of jazz brain scans, Kurt Cobain, Lego, Daniel Johnston, and the myth that artists must neatly categorise themselves for platforms that prefer tidy labels.Adele reflects on the way songs evolve once they’re shared — how audiences can sometimes be “where you were three months ago,” and how art changes forever once it leaves you.As always, Graham brings curiosity, gentle provocation, and the reminder that music doesn’t just appear from a box in the corner of the room — real people make it, in real moments, from real experience.If you’ve ever wondered how spontaneity, therapy, seriousness, silliness, and vulnerability can all live inside one artist… this conversation is for you.Listen. Support independent musicians. Buy them a coffee. Or at the very least, a can of Goya.Welcome to My Music.