Adele: 'All of my idols have died, sadly'

Adele has revealed that she does not find inspiration in many modern singers, saying that the artists who inspire her are dead.

In the same interview with French radio in which she revealed plans to release new material this year, Adele also told how, of all today's music stars, she would choose Beyonce to duet with.

"I adore Beyonce, I've been listening to her since I was about 11," said Adele in an interview with NRJ radio. "I think her work as an artist and a singer is enviable in terms of the length of her career and how she's grown and grown, but most of my inspirations are old music and sadly they have all died."

Adele is expected to release the theme tune to the new Bond movie later this having, having yesterday told how a new single was planned for the end of 2012.