53 Quotes by Emeli Sande

Just thinking of all the things I'd done getting there and everything I've sacrificed to do so. But what's happening now makes it worth it.

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.

I always wanted to be a musician from when I was kid. It was always a massive dream of mine. School was also really really important to me and having an education was top of my priority. So I really wanted to have a degree before I tried anything in the music industry.

It would be sad if we lost our instinct and our courage to love and protect.

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.

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

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.

'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.

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?