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.
EMELI SANDEI 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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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 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 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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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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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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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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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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Songwriting is my main thing. I know that I’ll do that for the rest of my life.
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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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I think people don’t realize how many hours of practice goes into becoming a musician and getting better.
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You’ve got the words to change a nation but you’re biting your tongue.
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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.
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I try to speak of a love that not necessarily romantic. I think there is so much love between people and so much love people want to give but it’s harder and harder these days to show that, to celebrate that, you know?
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