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Alex Clare on why he chose his faith over touring with Adele
Alex Clare has spoken at length about why he chose his faith over the chance to tour with Adele a decade ago.The singer-songwriter, who is best known for his 2011 hit ‘Too Close’, said in a new interview that the music industry was intolerant of his Orthodox Judaism, which led him to miss out on vital career opportunities.One such example was when he was forced to refuse to support growing superstar Adele on tour a decade ago because the performance dates clashed with the Jewish holiday Passover as well as the Sabbath.Clare’s label, Island records, was “very tolerant” of that at the time, he recalled in a new interview with the BBC.
