63 Quotes by Neneh Cherry

When I found out I was pregnant, my mother said, Dont separate your life, the life that youre going to make with this child, from the things that you are and what you want to do.

When a child is born into this world it has no concept of the tone the skin is living in.

To save my child, I’d rather go hungry. I got all of Ethiopia inside of me.

There’s been a lot of coming home in the early mornings after funny nights out, having bizarre sandwiches in bed.

I’ve always looked to other women for inspiration and kicks. When a woman stands up and does her thing, it never ceases to excite and inspire me.

I had this weird, nomadic little tent with a rug over it, like a booth where I’d sing the vocals.

I'm allergic to doing the obvious thing.

My daughters are my Picassos.

Rip Rig + Panic that I joined, they were really influenced by jazz and blues and punk. So I think what happened from punk, which was kind of DIY, was that it created a kind of creative place that was kind of without limits, in a way.