Emeli Sande famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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You've got the words to change a nation but you're biting your tongue
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It would be sad if we lost our instinct and our courage to love and protect.
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I'm not too bothered about what category my music goes in and there's no point in limiting in who you can reach, but I want it to be respected.
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I was finding it very difficult to find a label that understood what I wanted to do and really believed that people wanted to hear something honest and a little bit different. So, I did feel a bit like a clown. You're knocking on everyone's door trying to get them to believe what you're doing.
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I wanted to make an album that melodically people can connect to; something that reflects our times and the kinds of difficulties we face.
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I want to speak for people that may not feel like they're being spoken for at the moment. And I want to make a connection between the world around us and the charts.
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I try to speak of a love that not necessarily romantic. I think there is so much love between people and so much love people want to give but it's harder and harder these days to show that, to celebrate that, you know?
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I tried to bang down a lot of doors but Virgin were the only label who believed in what I was doing. I ended up with the label that understood what I was trying to do.
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I mean, there'll always be room for big productions and everything but it's good to see the other side.
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I feel like 'Next To Me' is a great introduction because it's a simple song that has a simple message for me. I wanted to introduce something that lyrically I'm proud of and introduces me both as an artist and as a writer.
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I built a reputation as a songwriter in the industry before my own hits. People were used to coming to me for songs. There were songs like 'Clown' and 'Mountains' that were my songs that I wanted to keep. But the record labels saw me as a songwriter. It was hard to get people to believe in me as an artist.
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I always wanted to be a musician from when I was kid. It was always a massive dream of mine. School was also really really important to me and having an education was top of my priority. So I really wanted to have a degree before I tried anything in the music industry.
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I always knew I wanted to be a musician, and I always knew I wanted to write, 'cause the people I was listening to all wrote. I never thought it was an option to sing anyone else's songs.
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Clown' was written when I couldn't find anyone who believed in me as an artist. Maybe those labels will think twice next time a young songwriter comes along.
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Anytime I write something that's trying to be too smart, it doesn't work.
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Any song I have to work on longer than a day, I just leave it. It's not gonna work. Everything that's good is really instant.
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I'd be smiling if I wasn't so desperate. I'd be patient if I had the time.
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The focus is on singer/songwriters now rather than huge shows. I mean, of course there's always a place for that too.
-- Emeli Sande
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