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I think people don’t realize how many hours of practice goes into becoming a musician and getting better.

Emeli Sande

I’d be smiling if I wasn’t so desperate. I’d be patient if I had the time.
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Desperate Myself Patience Smile Time
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
Sometimes you feel like a very small drop in this huge ocean.
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Drop Feeling Ocean Small Time Value Yourself
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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Album Connection Difficult Ourselves People Reflection Time
Songwriting is my main thing. I know that I’ll do that for the rest of my life.
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Life Music Myself Writing
I wasn’t intentionally trying to create my own path or be original, it was just I needed to say certain things and I needed to express myself, and that’s how it came out.
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Creation Expression Intention Myself Path
I couldn’t help but feel very different from everybody, so I think that’s why I found such a big world in music, and that’s why I kind of – I was an introvert as a kid, but I loved the piano, and that’s where I felt at home.
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Different Help Home Love Music Myself Piano Thinking
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
You’ve got the words to change a nation but you’re biting your tongue.
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Bite Change Nation Tongue Word Yourself
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

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