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Sade Adu

Profession : Musician

Birth : January 16, 1959

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

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

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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.

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

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I'm always late.

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

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

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

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

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I don't like looking outrageous.

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

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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 am a reluctant celebrity, in some ways.

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

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

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

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