LONDON: British singer Adele says becoming a mother gave her “purpose” and taught her to feel as though she was “truly living”.

Adele took some time out of the music industry to welcome her three-year-old son Angelo, who she has with her partner Simon Konecki, into the world. She says her son makes her feel “proud”, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

“I can’t have any other junk in my head to worry about as well. (Angelo) makes me very proud of myself. When I became a parent, I felt like I was truly living. I had a purpose, where before I didn’t …

“My main thing is mum, then it’s me, then it’s work. I think I had to take the right amount of time off to let people miss me. I just didn’t really know what I was going on about. How could I ever try and fool anyone by putting the record out and expect them to get it if I didn’t get it? It seemed a bit lazy,” Adele told Vogue magazine.

The 27-year-old also spoke about her weight loss, saying it has had one bad effect — she spends more money on clothes. “I was trying to get some stamina for my tour, so I lost a bit of weight. Now I fit into normal, off-the-shelf clothes — which is really a big problem for me,” she said.