Sade Adu

Radio interviews are really snappy and I'm just bad at that. I just close down.

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All the cliches of glamorous sophistication have little appeal to me. Do I want to live the British version of 'Dynasty?' No thanks!

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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?

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People are so used to having their lives filmed, they're not even conscious of having cameras around. I still have that sort of suspicion when a camera comes out. I view it as a thing to fear.

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There isn't a class structure in Nigeria; there's a tribal structure and prestige as far as money is concerned.

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I'm uneasy with fame so I do my best to avoid places that will bring me more attention.

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I have no technical training and am completely uneducated in music.

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

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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.

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Quotes by Sade Adu