--- title: "4 Labels Quotes By Emeli Sande" description: "4 Labels quotes by Emeli Sande. Plus more from Emeli Sande and more Labels sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ea/emeli-sande-16575_art_clown-was-written-when-i-couldn-t-find-a_613370.jpg" --- > [Clown' was written when I couldn't find anyone who believed in me as an artist. Maybe those labels will think twice next…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emeli-sande/clown-was-written-when-i-couldn-t-find-anyone-who-believed-in-me-as/) [Emeli Sande](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emeli-sande/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ea/emeli-sande-16575_art_clown-was-written-when-i-couldn-t-find-a_613370.jpg) > [I built a reputation as a songwriter in the industry before my own hits. People were used to coming to me for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emeli-sande/i-built-a-reputation-as-a-songwriter-in-the-industry-before-my-own/) [Emeli Sande](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emeli-sande/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebe/emeli-sande-16575_artist_i-built-a-reputation-as-a-songwriter-in_1565295.jpg) > [I was finding it very difficult to find a label that understood what I wanted to do and really believed that people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emeli-sande/i-was-finding-it-very-difficult-to-find-a-label-that-understood-what/) [Emeli Sande](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emeli-sande/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a22/emeli-sande-16575_believe_i-was-finding-it-very-difficult-to-find_1666568.jpg) > [I tried to bang down a lot of doors but Virgin were the only label who believed in what I was doing.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emeli-sande/i-tried-to-bang-down-a-lot-of-doors-but-virgin-were-the-only-label/) [Emeli Sande](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emeli-sande/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/875/emeli-sande-16575_bangs_i-tried-to-bang-down-a-lot-of-doors-but_3150479.jpg) ## Other authors on Labels - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-eckhart-tolle-31242.jpg) Eckhart Tolle 13 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/labels/eckhart-tolle/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-richard-dawkins-78503.jpg) Richard Dawkins 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/labels/richard-dawkins/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-taylor-swift-89132.jpg) Taylor Swift 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/labels/taylor-swift/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-chuck-d-24084.jpg) Chuck D 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/labels/chuck-d/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b025/author-zakk-wylde-97242.jpg) Zakk Wylde 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/labels/zakk-wylde/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-katy-perry-55778.jpg) Katy Perry 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/labels/katy-perry/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-joe-budden-50371.jpg) Joe Budden 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/labels/joe-budden/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-ian-mackaye-42941.jpg) Ian MacKaye 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/labels/ian-mackaye/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-greg-ginn-39355.jpg) Greg Ginn 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/labels/greg-ginn/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-elp-32852.jpg) El-P 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/labels/el-p/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-annie-lennox-13913.jpg) Annie Lennox 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/labels/annie-lennox/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-amber-heard-12199.jpg) Amber Heard 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/labels/amber-heard/) ## More by Emeli Sande > [I'd be smiling if I wasn't so desperate. I'd be patient if I had the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emeli-sande/i-d-be-smiling-if-i-wasn-t-so-desperate-i-d-be-patient-if-i-had-the/) [Emeli Sande](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emeli-sande/) > [I always knew I wanted to be a musician, and I always knew I wanted to write, 'cause the people I was listening to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emeli-sande/i-always-knew-i-wanted-to-be-a-musician-and-i-always-knew-i-wanted-to/) [Emeli Sande](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emeli-sande/) > [I mean, there'll always be room for big productions and everything but it's good to see the other side.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emeli-sande/i-mean-there-ll-always-be-room-for-big-productions-and-everything-but/) [Emeli Sande](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emeli-sande/) > [From when I was a kid I wanted to write. It was so important to me that I was writing my own material.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emeli-sande/from-when-i-was-a-kid-i-wanted-to-write-it-was-so-important-to-me/) [Emeli Sande](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emeli-sande/) > [I was so shy and so quiet, and the only time I had my own voice and I could really connect with people was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emeli-sande/i-was-so-shy-and-so-quiet-and-the-only-time-i-had-my-own-voice-and-i/) [Emeli Sande](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emeli-sande/) > [I couldn't help but feel very different from everybody, so I think that's why I found such a big world in music, and that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emeli-sande/i-couldn-t-help-but-feel-very-different-from-everybody-so-i-think/) [Emeli Sande](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emeli-sande/) > [I think on the first album, my aim was to write a good song and have a good melody, and I wanted lyrics that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emeli-sande/i-think-on-the-first-album-my-aim-was-to-write-a-good-song-and-have-a/) [Emeli Sande](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emeli-sande/) > [Clown' was written when I couldn't find anyone who believed in me as an artist. Maybe those labels will think twice next time a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emeli-sande/clown-was-written-when-i-couldn-t-find-anyone-who-believed-in-me-as/) [Emeli Sande](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emeli-sande/) > [I don't know if I was as ambitious as to change the world, but I do feel like - the reason why I called…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emeli-sande/i-don-t-know-if-i-was-as-ambitious-as-to-change-the-world-but-i-do/) [Emeli Sande](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emeli-sande/) > [Any song I have to work on longer than a day, I just leave it. It's not gonna work. Everything that's good is really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emeli-sande/any-song-i-have-to-work-on-longer-than-a-day-i-just-leave-it-it-s-not/) [Emeli Sande](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emeli-sande/) > [“you've got the words to change a nation but your biting your tongue, you've spent a lifetime in silence afraid that you'll say something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emeli-sande/you-ve-got-the-words-to-change-a-nation-but-your-biting-your-tongue/) [Emeli Sande](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emeli-sande/) > [I want to speak for people that may not feel like they're being spoken for at the moment. And I want to make a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emeli-sande/i-want-to-speak-for-people-that-may-not-feel-like-they-re-being/) [Emeli Sande](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emeli-sande/) > [Just thinking of all the things I'd done getting there and everything I've sacrificed to do so. But what's happening now makes it worth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emeli-sande/just-thinking-of-all-the-things-i-d-done-getting-there-and-everything/) [Emeli Sande](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emeli-sande/) > [I feel like 'Next To Me' is a great introduction because it's a simple song that has a simple message for me. I wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emeli-sande/i-feel-like-next-to-me-is-a-great-introduction-because-it-s-a-simple/) [Emeli Sande](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emeli-sande/) > [I'm not too bothered about what category my music goes in and there's no point in limiting in who you can reach, but I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emeli-sande/i-m-not-too-bothered-about-what-category-my-music-goes-in-and-there-s/) [Emeli Sande](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emeli-sande/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/labels/emeli-sande/#itemlist", "name": "4 Labels Quotes By Emeli Sande", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Clown' was written when I couldn't find anyone who believed in me as an artist. 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