’60 Minutes’ Features Adele On Her Vocal Cord Surgery

Adele has undergone vocal cord surgery to remove polyps and it has forced her to be quiet lately while she heals.Her tour dates have been canceled or rescheduled until she heals. Adele had the top selling album since 2004, ’21, but for now, things are on hold.

However, she’s made progress and is opening up to Anderson Cooper on ’60 Minutes,’ which airs this Sunday (Feb. 12) before the Grammys.

She tells Cooper, “I had laser surgery. [They] put lasers down your throat, cut off the polyp, and kind of laser your hemorrhage back together and fix it.”

After her team of docs “fixed it,” Adele was relegated to using a notepad to communicate. Then she quickly upgraded to an app on her phone where swearing – one of her favorite things — was permitted.

“I had an application on my phone that you type the words into it and then it speaks it,” admits Adele. “But the great thing is I love to swear. Most [apps] you can’t swear on, but I found this one app where you can swear, so I’m still really getting my point across.” Who knew Adele was such a potty mouth? We love it.

Adele is speaking again and guess what? She’s singing again. Adele will return to the stage at the Grammys on Sunday in what is sure to be the night’s most anticipated performance. She expressed a little apprehension about having a relapse down the road, saying, “If I decide to go on a 200-date world tour, it would happen again.”

So, baby steps, Adele. Start with the Grammys, where we are certain you will knock our socks off.

Watch Adele’s ’60 Minutes’ Preview