Bryan Adams reveals the truth about his first guitar

Bryan Adams reveals the truth about his first guitar

Satish Bate/Hindustan Times via Getty Images Turns out the lyrics to Bryan Adams‘ 1985 hit “Summer of ’69” aren’t exactly autobiographical. In the lyrics he reminisces about his first guitar, singing about getting his “first real six-string” at the “five and dime.” Well, during an appearance on the I Never Thought It Would Happen podcast, hosted by Squeeze’s Chris Difford, Adams reveals his uncle actually got him his first guitar when he was 12.…

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Bryan Adams Reveals Origins Of His 'First Real Six-String' From 'Summer Of 69'

Singer Bryan Adams has shared the origins of how he landed his "first real six-string" guitar from his iconic hit, 'Summer Of 69'.  Adams revealed this in a recent interview on the podcast, I Never Thought It Would Happen.  In this chat, Adams explained that unlike the track's lyrics, he did not acquire this guitar from an American "five and dime", but at a music shot in Reading in 1970. The singer was 12 years old at the time. “It’s was an imit…

Brace yourself: Bryan Adams didn’t buy his first real six-string in a five and dime

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Bryan Adams shares origins of his “first real six-string” from 'Summer Of ’69' - Los Angeles Weekly Times

Bryan Adams has revealed the origins of how he came to having his “first real six-string” guitar from ‘Summer Of ’69’. Speaking in a new interview on the I Never Thought It Would Happen podcast, Adams revealed that unlike the lyrics from his classic hit, the instrument wasn’t bought at an American “five and dime”, but at a music shop in Reading in 1970, when he was 12-years-old. He said: “It’s was an imitation Stratocaster. The story was at the …

Bryan Adams reveals he got his first real six-string guitar years after the summer of ’69

Los Angeles:  Singer-songwriter Bryan Adams got his first real six-string guitar years after the summer of 1969. The singer also revealed that the guitar wasn’t from a cheap store. The 65-year-old singer is probably best known for his breakout 1985 hit ‘Summer of ’69’. The song was released when he was aged 26, reports ‘Female First UK’. He has now told the real story of how he got his first guitar during an appearance on the ‘I Never Thought It…