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From when I was a kid I wanted to write. It was so important to me that I was writing my own material.

Emeli Sande

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.
EMELI SANDE

Category Limitation Music Myself Point Reach Respect
From when I was a kid I wanted to write. It was so important to me that I was writing my own material.
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Children Important Material Myself Writing
I was so shy and so quiet, and the only time I had my own voice and I could really connect with people was when I was singing or on stage.
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Connection Myself Quiet Shy Sing Stage Time Voice
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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Believe Label Myself Writing
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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Artist Feeling Greatness Lyrics Message Myself Writing
It would be sad if we lost our instinct and our courage to love and protect.
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Courage Lost Love Ourselves Protect Sad
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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Listening Music Myself People Writing
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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Believe End Label Myself Try Understand
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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Goodness Myself Production Room See
Anytime I write something that’s trying to be too smart, it doesn’t work.
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Myself Smart Work Writing
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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Day Goodness Leaving Music Myself Quick Song Time Work
Melody is the first thing that comes to me when I’m songwriting. I learned piano classically first, and then I went into soul, and so melody has always been the first. It’s so important.
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Important Learning Melody Myself Soul Writing
I think people don’t realize how many hours of practice goes into becoming a musician and getting better.
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Musician Myself People Practice Thinking
I don’t know if I was as ambitious as to change the world, but I do feel like – the reason why I called the album “Our Version of Events” was that I feel a lot of people are not represented in pop music and popular culture.
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Ambitious Change Feeling Myself People
Sometimes you feel like a very small drop in this huge ocean.
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Drop Feeling Ocean Small Time Value Yourself
The focus is on singer/songwriters now rather than huge shows. I mean, of course there’s always a place for that too.
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Focus Huge Myself Place Writing

From when I was a kid I wanted to write. It was so important to me that I was writing my own material.

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