Bryan Adams has spoken publicly for years about giving up meat around age 28 and later embracing a fully vegan lifestyle. The Canadian rock musician has consistently connected that choice with his concern for animals, making animal protection a visible part of his public life alongside his music.
What Adams has actually said
In a 2007 interview published by PETA, Adams said he had been vegetarian for roughly 17 to 18 years and traced the change to when he was about 28. He explained that understanding how animals are treated gradually led him toward what he described at the time as a complete vegan lifestyle.
In a later interview with This Is Vegan, Adams put the decision more directly: he said he decided at age 28 to stop eating animal products because it seemed logical to him. Other interviews have repeated the broad chronology, with Adams describing a long transition away from eating animals and a sustained plant-based diet.
Vegetarian first, then fully vegan
The wording matters. Some older accounts describe Adams as becoming vegetarian at about 28, while more recent interviews describe the decision as stopping animal products. Those statements are not necessarily contradictory: they suggest a transition that began with eliminating meat and developed into a vegan lifestyle.
That is why it would be more precise to say Adams has avoided eating animals since around age 28 than to claim every detail of his diet changed on one exact day. What is well documented is the lasting nature of the decision and his repeated opposition to animal cruelty.
Animal advocacy beyond his plate
Adams has used interviews and public appearances to argue that caring about animals should influence everyday choices. In his PETA interview, he opposed fur and other uses of animal products and connected his views to the dogs he grew up with, whom he regarded as family.
His official website has also highlighted conversations about veganism, including a discussion on The Happy Pear podcast. Across these appearances, the message has remained consistent: Adams sees plant-based eating as part of a broader refusal to support cruelty to animals.
A personal choice sustained for decades
Adams’ story does not establish one universal path for everyone. People change their diets for different reasons and at different speeds. It does show that a decision made in adulthood can become a long-term commitment.
For animal advocates, the significance lies in the consistency. Adams has continued to identify with veganism and to speak against harming animals long after the choice first became part of his life. His example is best presented as a documented personal journey—not as a new announcement, and not as medical advice.
Sources
- PETA UK: Bryan Adams on animal rights and being vegan
- This Is Vegan: Interview with Bryan Adams
- Bryan Adams official website: Veganism and The Happy Pear podcast
