The 27-year-old "Hello" singer revealed she even considered walking away from her career forever while still on a "high", reported Female First.
"I was scared. It got so out of control, the last album. I was a bit frightened for a while to step back into it... I didn't think I had it in me to write another record.
"I didn't know if I should. Because of how successful '21' was, I thought, 'Maybe everyone's happy with that being the last thing from me. Maybe I should bow out on a high.'," Adele said.
"As time went on, I realised I had no choice. I have to write more music for myself, and there's nothing else I want to do.
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