Producer Tony Visconti apologizes for comments about Adele

LONDON, June 13 (UPI) -- Longtime David Bowie producer Tony Visconti has apologized for criticisms he made about Adele's voice.

Last week, Visconti implied the Grammy-award-winning singer's vocals might have been digitally enhanced.

"You turn the radio on and it's fluff, you are listening to 90% computerized voices," Visconti told The Daily Star. "We know Adele has a great voice but it's even questionable if that is actually her voice or how much has been manipulated. We don't know."

Adele addressed the criticism on stage in Paris where she announced, "Some [expletive] tried to say that my voice was not me on record. ... Dude, suck my [expletive]."

Visconti told Billboard this week "I'm sorry that what I said in regards to what's being played on radio was misconstrued yet I cannot apologize for something taken the wrong way. If Adele has taken my comments as offensive that was certainly not my intent."

Visconti is currently a judge on the second season of the British talent show Guitar Star. Adele is on a world tour through November.