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.
EMELI SANDE
Songwriting is my main thing. I know that I’ll do that for the rest of my life.
More Emeli Sande Quotes
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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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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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Anytime I write something that’s trying to be too smart, it doesn’t work.
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Sometimes you feel like a very small drop in this huge ocean.
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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.
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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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Songwriting is my main thing. I know that I’ll do that for the rest of my life.
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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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I think people don’t realize how many hours of practice goes into becoming a musician and getting better.
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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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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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I want to speak for people that may not feel like they’re being spoken for at the moment. And I want to make a connection between the world around us and the charts.
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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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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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It would be sad if we lost our instinct and our courage to love and protect.
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You’ve got the words to change a nation but you’re biting your tongue.
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