Sade Adu Quotes

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Sade Adu

Profession : Musician

Birth : January 16, 1959

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

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

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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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My daughter and stepson are really broad-minded.

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

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

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I love writing songs.

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

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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.

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I look a lot like my father and his mother.

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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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My father was a very difficult man.

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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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From being at art college, I've always hated people that have the gall to think that they're being incredibly different when they're doing something in a very acceptable way, something safe that they've seen someone else doing.

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

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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.

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

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My musical career was an accident.

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