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title: "2 Mixed Quotes By Neneh Cherry"
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> [The race is your face. Obviously, I come from a mixed background. Who I am and how I look and being black.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neneh-cherry/the-race-is-your-face-obviously-i-come-from-a-mixed-background-who-i/)

[Neneh Cherry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neneh-cherry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9a/neneh-cherry-11528_am_the-race-is-your-face-obviously-i-come-f_980709.jpg)

> [I think I've grown up in a mixed environment, and maybe a lot of the time I haven't really belonged anywhere in the way I've dreamt of belonging to, you know, living on the street and playing to all the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neneh-cherry/i-think-i-ve-grown-up-in-a-mixed-environment-and-maybe-a-lot-of-the/)

[Neneh Cherry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neneh-cherry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6c/neneh-cherry-11528_anywhere_i-think-i-ve-grown-up-in-a-mixed-environ_1838462.jpg)

## Other authors on Mixed

## More by Neneh Cherry

> [I like Kelela. I like Twigs. I love the more old school; I hate to say old school, but I love Peaches; I love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neneh-cherry/i-like-kelela-i-like-twigs-i-love-the-more-old-school-i-hate-to-say/)

[Neneh Cherry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neneh-cherry/)

> [A lot of young musicians in Stockholm are about keeping tradition alive and moving it forward at the same time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neneh-cherry/a-lot-of-young-musicians-in-stockholm-are-about-keeping-tradition/)

[Neneh Cherry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neneh-cherry/)

> [I always found very strong images for my songwriting in New York.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neneh-cherry/i-always-found-very-strong-images-for-my-songwriting-in-new-york/)

[Neneh Cherry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neneh-cherry/)

> [I've always worked with my partner, my husband, Cameron, since 'Raw Like Sushi,' and in a way, I feel very free with what I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neneh-cherry/i-ve-always-worked-with-my-partner-my-husband-cameron-since-raw-like/)

[Neneh Cherry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neneh-cherry/)

> [Being a grandmother is one of the least strange things in my life. It makes more sense than a lot of things... like photo…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neneh-cherry/being-a-grandmother-is-one-of-the-least-strange-things-in-my-life-it/)

[Neneh Cherry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neneh-cherry/)

> [I love collard greens and sweet potatoes. But like, traveling, I'm always just looking for that thing where you feel like there's love in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neneh-cherry/i-love-collard-greens-and-sweet-potatoes-but-like-traveling-i-m/)

[Neneh Cherry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neneh-cherry/)

> [My kids love Ibiza and we feel committed to it because we keep coming back to the same area. People recognise us in shops…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neneh-cherry/my-kids-love-ibiza-and-we-feel-committed-to-it-because-we-keep-coming/)

[Neneh Cherry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neneh-cherry/)

> [Rhythm, that's an essential part of cooking. The sound of a lovely song and the smell of some dish in the oven are equally…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neneh-cherry/rhythm-that-s-an-essential-part-of-cooking-the-sound-of-a-lovely-song/)

[Neneh Cherry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neneh-cherry/)

> [To save my child, I'd rather go hungry. I got all of Ethiopia inside of me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neneh-cherry/to-save-my-child-i-d-rather-go-hungry-i-got-all-of-ethiopia-inside-of/)

[Neneh Cherry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neneh-cherry/)

> [When I found out I was pregnant, my mother said, 'Don't separate your life, the life that you're going to make with this child,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neneh-cherry/when-i-found-out-i-was-pregnant-my-mother-said-don-t-separate-your/)

[Neneh Cherry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neneh-cherry/)

> [What's sometimes really overwhelming in Sweden is the uniformity. People kind of disappear by all looking the same and wearing the same clothes. There…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neneh-cherry/what-s-sometimes-really-overwhelming-in-sweden-is-the-uniformity/)

[Neneh Cherry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neneh-cherry/)

> [When I found out I was pregnant, my mother said, 'Dont separate your life, the life that youre going to make with this child,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neneh-cherry/when-i-found-out-i-was-pregnant-my-mother-said-dont-separate-your/)

[Neneh Cherry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neneh-cherry/)

> [I try not to be superstitious, but, you know, we never put any shoes on the table. That's totally against the law in our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neneh-cherry/i-try-not-to-be-superstitious-but-you-know-we-never-put-any-shoes-on/)

[Neneh Cherry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neneh-cherry/)

> [I love Robyn, not just because we've worked together. I mean, that's why we've worked together - because I love her.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neneh-cherry/i-love-robyn-not-just-because-we-ve-worked-together-i-mean-that-s-why/)

[Neneh Cherry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neneh-cherry/)

> [I'm allergic to doing the obvious thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neneh-cherry/i-m-allergic-to-doing-the-obvious-thing/)

[Neneh Cherry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neneh-cherry/)

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