black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

I’d be smiling if I wasn’t so desperate. I’d be patient if I had the time.

Emeli Sande

You’ve got the words to change a nation but you’re biting your tongue.
EMELI SANDE

Bite Change Nation Tongue Word Yourself
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.
EMELI SANDE

Artist Feeling Greatness Lyrics Message Myself Writing
Songwriting is my main thing. I know that I’ll do that for the rest of my life.
EMELI SANDE

Life Music Myself Writing
It would be sad if we lost our instinct and our courage to love and protect.
EMELI SANDE

Courage Lost Love Ourselves Protect Sad
The focus is on singer/songwriters now rather than huge shows. I mean, of course there’s always a place for that too.
EMELI SANDE

Focus Huge Myself Place Writing
People that come to my shows are definitely people that feel outsiders. They feel like I don’t feel sexy, I don’t feel like – I can’t go out every night on Friday and I can’t connect to that, and I feel so much pressure to do that.
EMELI SANDE

Connection Feeling Myself Night People
I was very quiet until I got at the piano, and weekends, lunch breaks, after school, before school, I was just making music.
EMELI SANDE

Break Education Music Myself Quiet
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
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 think people don’t realize how many hours of practice goes into becoming a musician and getting better.
EMELI SANDE

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.
EMELI SANDE

Important Learning Melody Myself Soul 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.
EMELI SANDE

Day Goodness Leaving Music Myself Quick Song Time Work
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.
EMELI SANDE

Creation Expression Intention Myself Path
I wanted to make an album that melodically people can connect to; something that reflects our times and the kinds of difficulties we face.
EMELI SANDE

Album Connection Difficult Ourselves People Reflection Time
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.
EMELI SANDE

Chart Connection Feeling Moments Ourselves People Talk
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.
EMELI SANDE

Believe Label Myself Writing

I’d be smiling if I wasn’t so desperate. I’d be patient if I had the time.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

I’d be smiling if I wasn’t so desperate. I’d be patient if I had the time.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Emeli Sande Quotes