I don't like looking outrageous.

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.

Surplus meant unnecessary. Not required.You couldn’t be a Surplus if you were needed by someone else. You couldn’t be a Surplus if you were loved.

Worries come and worries go…They challenge us and make us Grow! -RVM

My wife and I were happy for twenty years. Then we met.

The "Wet Tongue Gets Stuck To A Frozen Flagpole" attack!

Fame is damaging when people become reliant on it for their sense of self, and their identity, when fame is linked to how you see yourself.

The ayatollah in Iran says he believes that he got the letter, but he thinks he accidentally threw it out with his Crate & Barrel catalog.

No sane man will dance.

When two seemingly disparate elements are imaginatively poised put in apposition in new and unique ways, startling discoveries often result.

I am a health nut and only do things that are good for my body.

Let every man, if possible, gather some good books under his roof.