21 Quotes by Seinabo Sey

I got introduced to Maps by my label, and I liked his sound. I had been living with the original version of 'Younger' for quite a long time when I heard the result of his remix, and I loved it. It actually made me find a new love for the track.

Since I'm not good at anything else, I hope I can keep singing for a long time.

Some days, I think maybe we should try and be a little more conventional, but every time I try, I fail, so I'm learning to not even entertain that thought anymore.

I remember Alicia Keys and Usher had released a song called 'My Boo,' and my music teacher got me to sing a duet with a friend of mine, and I remember being so nervous because I loved to sing, but I could never fathom singing by myself. And when I did that, I remember how proud I was of myself. I was 12.

Sometimes it might seem like I'm using my songs to give other people pointers. But mainly, they're for me, just little notes to myself that I collected, and the wisdom that I've read. I give myself a lot of advice.

By the second time I sang by myself in school, I just realized that I was more in control of my environment than I had ever been before.

I got along with mostly everyone, but music school does that to you. We had to sing in a choir all the time, so we had to get along with everyone.

I guess one thing that makes my music stand out is that it is quite hard to determine what genre it is.

I love hip-hop and soul, but I desperately want to challenge it and see what I can bring to it.