Quotes from Sade Adu

I am a reluctant celebrity, in some ways.

London was a really multi-racial city ... It's incredible how comfortable people are with race there.

From being at art college, I've always hated people that have the gall to think that they're being incredibly different when they're doing something in a very acceptable way, something safe that they've seen someone else doing.

When you tour, you regain the music and the connection with the audience.

I love writing songs.

I've never associated myself with other singers, certainly not female singers.

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

When I was young, people were almost identified solely by the kind of music they liked. People fell into categories of who liked what.

I am fairly classless because it is very difficult to class someone who comes from a mixed marriage.

My musical career was an accident.

I always see myself as much more of a musician than a celebrity.

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

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

I don't like looking outrageous.

I've made sacrifices. 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.

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

When I go into the studio, I completely detach. I let my emotions come out.

The anxiety I feel when I'm late is nothing like the anxiety I feel when I'm on time.

I can't see myself just endlessly singing the same songs over and over again.