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Anytime I write something that’s trying to be too smart, it doesn’t work.

Emeli Sande

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

Children Important Material Myself Writing
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
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 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
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 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
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
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 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
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 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’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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Category Limitation Music Myself Point Reach Respect
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’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
Sometimes you feel like a very small drop in this huge ocean.
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Drop Feeling Ocean Small Time Value Yourself
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

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