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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.

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
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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Chart Connection Feeling Moments Ourselves People Talk
I was very quiet until I got at the piano, and weekends, lunch breaks, after school, before school, I was just making music.
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Break Education Music Myself Quiet
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
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 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 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
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
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
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’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
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
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 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.
EMELI SANDE

Listening Music Myself People 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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