- Is a strong animals' rights activist.
- He may be Canada's most successful pop/rock singer, but his parents were both British citizens and he currently resides in Britain. However, he still has a studio in Canada.
- Had a number one single for 16 weeks (4 months) in Britain with "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You", the longest unbroken run of any single release in the UK to date (2017).
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6752 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on March 21, 2011.
- Recorded "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" in Spanish (1992).
- Has two daughters with Alicia Grimaldi: Mirabella Bunny Adams (born April 22, 2011) and Lula Rosylea Adams (born February 14, 2013).
- In 1976, he joined replaced the lead singer of a band called Sweeney Todd. He recorded several songs for them before leaving the band in 1977. On those recordings, his voice was speeded up so this did not sound so raspy.
- Since he follows a vegan diet, he has his own chef travel on tours with him so as to properly prepare his meals.
- His fourth album, "Reckless", is the best-selling Canadian album of all time. He received the Diamond Sales Award (equivalent of a platinum award in the United States) for the album, a first for a Canadian.
- Has been nominated for 17 Grammy Awards.
- He was awarded the OBC (Order of British Columbia) by Lieutenant Governor David See-chai Lam in 1990 for his services to music.
- Of his #1 hits, only one ("Heaven") was not written for a motion picture.
- Recorded the song "Here I Am" in the French language (2007).
- Has homes in Chelsea, London, England and Paris, France.
- He was awarded a star on Canada's Walk of Fame in Toronto, Ontario in 1998 (charter member).
- Refuses to attend the Juno Awards (Canada's equivalent of the Grammys) because they, according to his manager, Bruce Allen, "turned their back on the biggest thing to come out" of Canada (referring to Adams' hit "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You").
- Bryan, Mutt Lange and Michael Kamen wrote a song for the comedy film 101 Dalmatians (1996). However, the song was not used in the film, but is available on Adams' album "18 Til I Die".
- His 1991 album was declared "non-Canadian" at the time, because some of the songs were co-authored by R.J. Lange Mutt Lange, who's British. The regulations later changed and "Waking Up the Neighbours" was declared a Canadian album.
- He was awarded the CM (Member of the Order of Canada) on April 20, 1990 and invested on October 24, 1990. He was awarded the OC (Officer of the Order of Canada) on May 6, 1998 and invested on December 20, 2003.
- The title theme to the film A Night in Heaven (1983) was recorded at the time of the film's release and, at the time, his third album, "Cuts Like a Knife", yielded several Top 10 hits. The song was later included in his fourth album, "Reckless" (1984), which later became a Top 10 hit. The same album also has a duet with Tina Turner titled "It's Only Love".
- Inducted into the Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame (1998) and the Canadian Music Hall of Fame (2006).
- An accomplished photographer, his portraits have appeared in British Vogue, American Vanity Fair and Esquire, and he has also shot advertising and PR campaigns for the likes of Hugo Boss, Fred Perry and the iconic Pirelli Calendar. Bryan likes to shoot with a Mamiya RZ67 medium format camera, and his subjects have included such celebrities as, Pamela Anderson, Victoria Beckham, Ray Charles, Cher, Judi Dench, Helena Bonham Carter, Céline Dion, Plácido Domingo, Grimes, Jerry Hall, Dustin Hoffman, Jennifer Hudson, Billy Idol, Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger, Ben Kingsley, Lindsay Lohan, Sarah McLachlan, Kate Moss, Rita Ora, Sean Penn, Pink, Robert Plant, Sergei Polunin, Iggy Pop, Queen Elizabeth II, Lana Del Rey, Mickey Rourke, Rod Stewart, Sting, Joss Stone, Tina Turner, Shania Twain, St. Vincent, Kali Uchis, The Who, Amy Winehouse, etc.
- Shares the same birthday (November 5th) as the similarly named Ryan Adams.
- He was awarded the 2012 Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubillee Medal from the Canadian Governor General.
- By coincidence, a high school in Dallas, Texas, bears his name. Bryan Adams High School (named after a Dallas community figure) was opened in 1957, two years before the Canadian singer's birth.
- He was awarded the 2002 Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal in Canada by the Canadian Governor General.
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