TORONTO - Bryan Adams says that contrary to what the cast and creative team behind "Glee" have said, he didn't prevent the popular show from using one of his songs -- in fact, he doesn't even know what "Glee" is.
The show's creator Ryan Murphy and Canadian star Cory Monteith have both said in interviews that Adams was among a select few artists to reject the smash hit show from using one of his songs.
Adams dismissed that notion emphatically in an interview Thursday.
"People kept saying things like: 'You turned them down,"' Adams said on the line from Switzerland.
"I never even heard from them! I don't even know what 'Glee' is! Glee is when I wake up in the morning, OK? That's glee, all right?"
So, the Canadian rocker would be amenable to the Fox show covering one of his classic tunes?
"Thrilled," he said. "Yeah, do it."
It was during the Paleyfest media conference that Murphy told a panel that Adams and Coldplay were two prominent acts to turn down the show, which became a sensation during its first season for exuberant setpieces based around popular hit tunes sung by the show's cast.
The makers of "Glee" reportedly hoped Adams would license his 1991 hit "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You."
Adams, who will be in Toronto this weekend to record a live appearance for Bravo's "Bryan Adams at the Concert Hall" special, said he never heard anything about it.
"If that's the truth, they certainly never spoke to me," he said.
