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He quit school at age 16, and used the money his parents gave saved for his education to purchase a grand piano. In 2003, he was invited for a five- minute portrait session with the Queen at Buckingham Palace. The following year, his photo appeared on a Canadian stamp. His first label contract was for one dollar. He had a cameo in a Clint Eastwood film named "Pink Cadillac". His fourth album "Reckless" was the first album by a Canadian artist to sell a million copies in Canada. He visited former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper at his official residence and turned the meeting into an informal “jam session”. He too, has appeared on a Canadian stamp that was released in 2009. He wrote his massive hit (Everything I Do) I Do It For You in under an hour. It took about 45 minutes. He was a close friend to Amy Winehouse, especially during the latter's troubled times. He is a talented and devoted photographer. In fact, he has photographed the likes of Pink, Morrissey, Amy Winehouse, Pete Doherty, Billy Idol, Lana Del Ray and Mick Jagger. Heis photograph of Kate Moss which appeared in GQ Magazine. His work has been published in Harper's Bazaar, British Vogue, L'uomo Vogue, Interview magazine, Esquire and i-D . He has also shot ad campaigns for Converse,Guess Jeans, Montblanc, Sand, Fred Perry, John Richmond, and Escada. He has admitted that "Summer of 69" is about sex in summertime. We're not sure if this has ruined the song for you or made it better, but Adams has been explicit about the fact. The Score Magazine highonscore.com 15