Adele May Take Two Or Three Years Before Next Album

First Published: December 10, 2011 12:29 PM EST Credit: Getty Images LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Caption Adele holds her award at the Barclaycard Mercury Music Prize 2011 at the Grosvenor House, London, Sept. 6, 2011Nominated for six Grammy awards and recently named Billboards Artist of the Year, Adele has dominated the 2011 charts with her second album, 21. However, after battling a throat ailment that required surgery, weeks of vocal rest and postponing numerous concerts, the British powerhouse says the most important task on her current to-do list is relaxation. Im really looking forward to some time to do nothing, the 23-year-old told Billboard magazine in an interview for their December 17 issue. And, in news that may make many Adele fans cringe, the star says she may not put out new music for two to three years. I imagine Ill be 25 or 26 by the time my next record comes out, as I havent even thought about my third record yet, she told the mag. Im just gonna lay some concrete, set up home and just be for a bit. Ill disappear and come back with a record when its good enough. There will be no new music until its good enough and until Im ready. As for her health, the Someone Like You singer says shes recuperating nicely and expecting great results from her recent surgery. The surgery couldnt have gone better but because I was singing with damaged vocal chords for three or four months and because of the surgery and because of the silence after the surgery, I now have to build myself back up vocally, she revealed. Its gonna be a lot easier for me to sing now. And mentally I wont be worried about my voice on stage anymore. So I have to get used to that. Thatll take most of January, so February Ill be singing properly! she added. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.