Sade Adu Quotes

Once a song's out there, it's no longer mine. And that's the whole purpose of music: to belong to people.

Whatever I'm doing, I'm in that moment and I'm doing it. The rest of the world's lost. If I'm cooking some food or making soup, I want it to be lovely. If not, what's the point of doing it?

Move in space with minimum waste and maximum joy.

I just aspire to pick people up. That's my ambition.

When I go into the studio, I completely detach. I let my emotions come out.

I only make records when I feel I have something to say. I'm not interested in releasing music just for the sake of selling something. Sade is not a brand.

To be a mother you must be strong. Even if you don't feel it, you have to pretend.

The anxiety I feel when I'm late is nothing like the anxiety I feel when I'm on time.

I've made sacrifices. I'm not anti-fashion but I've always had a bit of a punk attitude. That's important, I think. I do my own thing.

People generally let me be me. People are aware that I'm not someone particularly begging for attention. They hold back a bit with me.

I don't like looking outrageous.

I am fairly classless because it is very difficult to class someone who comes from a mixed marriage.

When you play arenas you can create whatever you want. At a theater the height of the stage and the limitations of the theater can make you feel more separate from the audience.

All the cliches of glamorous sophistication have little appeal to me. Do I want to live the British version of 'Dynasty?' No thanks!

I have no technical training and am completely uneducated in music.

I'm not shy or reclusive. I just spend my time with people rather than journalists.

I am a reluctant celebrity, in some ways.

I always see myself as much more of a musician than a celebrity.

I don't get easily bored. I'm not that kind of person.

My father was a very difficult man.

I love writing songs.

If you're only making an album every 10 years, it better be good.

I think you only really feel like an outsider if you've been an insider.

When I was young, people were almost identified solely by the kind of music they liked. People fell into categories of who liked what.

I can't see myself just endlessly singing the same songs over and over again.

I look a lot like my father and his mother.

I'm not over the top; I'm not wacky. I'm fairly understated, and that reflects in the way I sing.

London was a really multi-racial city ... It's incredible how comfortable people are with race there.

My daughter and stepson are really broad-minded.

Radio interviews are really snappy and I'm just bad at that. I just close down.

There isn't a class structure in Nigeria, there's a tribal structure and prestige as far as money is concerned.

People are so used to having their lives filmed, they're not even conscious of having cameras around. I still have that sort of suspicion when a camera comes out. I view it as a thing to fear.

Most of my lyrics are little stories about my experiences or those of my friends.

I've got absolutely no real perception, properly, of time.

When you tour, you regain the music and the connection with the audience.

I've never associated myself with other singers, certainly not female singers.

I'm uneasy with fame so I do my best to avoid places that will bring me more attention.

My musical career was an accident.

I'm not anti-fashion, but I've always had a bit of a punk attitude. That's important, I think. I do my own thing.