Bryan Adams

Bryan Adams is a record-breaking rock singer and songwriter from Canada. It was his 1984 album, Reckless, which made him a worldwide superstar, featuring the hits Run To You and Summer of ’69.

In 1991, Adams recorded the theme song for Robin Hood Prince of Thieves starring Kevin Costner. The song, (Everything I Do) I Do It For You, spent 16 consecutive weeks at number one in the UK charts. Over time, Bryan Adams has become more pop than rock, recording mainly ballads. In 1998 he recorded a duet with Spice Girl, Mel C.

As well as a world renowned musician, Bryan Adams is a dedicated philanthropist. Bryan founded and funds the Bryan Adams Foundation which focuses on humanitarian work. Since the early nineties Bryan has supported many animal causes including Greenpeace, the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International and other animal rights organisations.

Why Bryan Adams is vegan

Most of the internet claims that Bryan has been vegan since he was 28, yet in an interview Bryan states he became vegetarian at 28 so it sounds like he found the vegan path a bit more gradually.¹Peta. 2021. Bryan Adams on Animal Rights and Being Vegan. Available: https://www.peta.org/features/bryan-adams-animal-rights-vegan/ [Accessed 16 March 2021].

Bryan Adams believes that food is medicine and that a vegan diet helped reverse his chronic health problems.²veganfirst.com. In Conversation With Legendary Musician Bryan Adams On His Vegan Journey. Available: https://www.veganfirst.com/article/in-conversation-with-legendary-musician-bryan-adams-on-his-vegan-journey [Accessed 18 May 2026]. He also says that, despite his advancing years, a vegan diet gives him all the energy he needs for a very demanding lifestyle of touring and performing.³VeganLife. 2016. Vegan Legend Bryan Adams Shares His Thoughts On Veganism. Available: https://www.veganlifemag.com/vegan-legend-bryan-adams-shares-thoughts-veganism/ [Accessed 16 March 2021].

“Being sympathetic to animal rights is just something that came very naturally to me. Perhaps because I used to have dogs growing up, and you know they became part of the family. And it never occurred to me growing up… I never put the whole thing of animal cruelty and that together as a youngster. But the moment I began to understand what was going on with the treatment of animals, it led me more and more in the way of the path I am [on] now, which is a complete vegan.”⁴Peta. 2021. Bryan Adams on Animal Rights and Being Vegan. Available: https://www.peta.org/features/bryan-adams-animal-rights-vegan/ [Accessed 16 March 2021].