64 Quotes by Sade Adu

I always said that if I could just find a guy who could chop wood and had a nice smile, it wouldn't bother me if he was a thug or an aristocrat, as long as he was a good guy. And I've ended up with an educated thug.

Once a song's out there, it's no longer mine. And that's the whole purpose of music: to belong to people.

I think you only really feel like an outsider if you've been an insider.

To be a mother you must be strong. Even if you don't feel it, you have to pretend.

People generally let me be me. People are aware that I'm not someone particularly begging for attention. They hold back a bit with me.

Whatever I'm doing, I'm in that moment and I'm doing it. The rest of the world's lost. If I'm cooking some food or making soup, I want it to be lovely. If not, what's the point of doing it?

I'm not anti-fashion, but I've always had a bit of a punk attitude. That's important, I think. I do my own thing.

When you play arenas you can create whatever you want. At a theater the height of the stage and the limitations of the theater can make you feel more separate from the audience.

I'm not over the top; I'm not wacky. I'm fairly understated, and that reflects in the way I sing.