Quotes by Sade Adu

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.

— Sade Adu

Happiness

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?

— Sade Adu

Life

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

— Sade Adu

Wisdom

I think you only really feel like an outsider if you've been an insider.

— Sade Adu

Wisdom

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

— Sade Adu

Wisdom

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.

— Sade Adu

Wisdom

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

— Sade Adu

Wisdom

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

— Sade Adu

Wisdom

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

— Sade Adu

Wisdom

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.

— Sade Adu

Wisdom

All the cliches of glamorous sophistication have little appeal to me. Do I want to live the British version of 'Dynasty?' No thanks!

— Sade Adu

Wisdom

When I was young, people were almost identified solely by the kind of music they liked. People fell into categories of who liked what.

— Sade Adu

Wisdom

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

— Sade Adu

Wisdom

London was a really multi-racial city ... It's incredible how comfortable people are with race there.

— Sade Adu

Wisdom

I'm not over the top; I'm not wacky. I'm fairly understated, and that reflects in the way I sing.

— Sade Adu

Wisdom

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

— Sade Adu

Wisdom

There isn't a class structure in Nigeria; there's a tribal structure and prestige as far as money is concerned.

— Sade Adu

Wisdom

I am a reluctant celebrity, in some ways.

— Sade Adu

Wisdom

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

— Sade Adu

Wisdom

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

— Sade Adu

Wisdom

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

— Sade Adu

Wisdom

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

— Sade Adu

Wisdom

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

— Sade Adu

Wisdom

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

— Sade Adu

Wisdom