Despite universal adoration, he cancelled almost as often as he showed up.
He was no shrinking violet, yet he detested the shallowness and meaningless absurdity that came with his universal adoration.
Soon gone would be the inflation busting salaries, the Monday to Friday culture, the unearned universal adoration of the ailing public.
The universal adoration has been produced by an unrepeatable combination of impudent wit and doomed romanticism, all of it held together by voluptuously emotional anti-fascist sentiment.
Pop stars, politicians, TV presenters and actors: few in the public eye are immune to the lure of relating their oh-so-humble beginnings and the road to universal adoration in return for a hefty advance and a book tour.
Plus, "The Voice" coach claims that even though he'd prefer to be liked, he's secure enough to go on without universal adoration.
To him, his work gently suggests the purity of rebirth and a return to earth; trust in the familiar and universal adoration.
Adele sat down with "Today Show" host Matt Lauer before her performance to reveal how she's remained so grounded in the face of wild success and what seems like universal adoration.
