Sade Adu Quotes
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I have no technical training and am completely uneducated in music.
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I think you only really feel like an outsider if you've been an insider.
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I always said that if I could just find a guy who could chop wood and had a nice smile, it wouldn't bother me if he was a thug or an aristocrat, as long as he was a good guy. And I've ended up with an educated thug.
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My father was a very difficult man.
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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.
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All the cliches of glamorous sophistication have little appeal to me. Do I want to live the British version of 'Dynasty?' No thanks!
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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?
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When I go into the studio, I completely detach. I let my emotions come out.
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What could equal the bliss? / The thrill of the first kiss / It'll blow right to you / It's never as good as the first time.
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There isn't a class structure in Nigeria; there's a tribal structure and prestige as far as money is concerned.
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If you're only making an album every 10 years, it better be good.
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When I was young, people were almost identified solely by the kind of music they liked. People fell into categories of who liked what.
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I'm not over the top; I'm not wacky. I'm fairly understated, and that reflects in the way I sing.
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I don't like looking outrageous.
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To be a mother you must be strong. Even if you don't feel it, you have to pretend.
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London was a really multi-racial city ... It's incredible how comfortable people are with race there.
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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.