--- title: "8 Place Quotes By Neneh Cherry" description: "8 Place quotes by Neneh Cherry. Plus more from Neneh Cherry and more Place sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5c/neneh-cherry-11528_being_i-don-t-think-i-would-have-made-blank-pr_967090.jpg" --- > [I don't think I would have made 'Blank Project; if I hadn't made 'Cherry Thing.' I think that was a real rebirth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neneh-cherry/i-don-t-think-i-would-have-made-blank-project-if-i-hadn-t-made-cherry/) [Neneh Cherry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neneh-cherry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5c/neneh-cherry-11528_being_i-don-t-think-i-would-have-made-blank-pr_967090.jpg) > [You come to these thresholds in your life where you need to remember why you do what you do, to reconnect with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neneh-cherry/you-come-to-these-thresholds-in-your-life-where-you-need-to-remember/) [Neneh Cherry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neneh-cherry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e59/neneh-cherry-11528_back_you-come-to-these-thresholds-in-your-lif_1063676.jpg) > [I admire someone like Beyonce. She has amazing commitment. I needed to accept that I probably did not fit into that forum.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neneh-cherry/i-admire-someone-like-beyonce-she-has-amazing-commitment-i-needed-to/) [Neneh Cherry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neneh-cherry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d5/neneh-cherry-11528_accept_i-admire-someone-like-beyonce-she-has-am_1428196.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…](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) > [I found my place when I moved to London, where I chose to live, making my own tribe who were all from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neneh-cherry/i-found-my-place-when-i-moved-to-london-where-i-chose-to-live-making/) [Neneh Cherry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neneh-cherry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47a/neneh-cherry-11528_backgrounds_i-found-my-place-when-i-moved-to-london_2121612.jpg) > [Rip Rig + Panic that I joined, they were really influenced by jazz and blues and punk. So I think what happened…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neneh-cherry/rip-rig-panic-that-i-joined-they-were-really-influenced-by-jazz-and/) [Neneh Cherry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neneh-cherry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5f/neneh-cherry-11528_blues_rip-rig-panic-that-i-joined-they-were-re_2361936.jpg) > [I haven't lived in Sweden since I was a teenager. We lived in southern Sweden, about two hours north of Copenhagen, where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neneh-cherry/i-haven-t-lived-in-sweden-since-i-was-a-teenager-we-lived-in-southern/) [Neneh Cherry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neneh-cherry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/476/neneh-cherry-11528_about_i-haven-t-lived-in-sweden-since-i-was-a_2647789.jpg) > [Both my parents were working-class and had dreams of making the world a better place. It's pretty powerful, being able to reflect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neneh-cherry/both-my-parents-were-working-class-and-had-dreams-of-making-the-world/) [Neneh Cherry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neneh-cherry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db7/neneh-cherry-11528_able_both-my-parents-were-working-class-and-h_2765624.jpg) ## Other authors on Place ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/place/neneh-cherry/#itemlist", "name": "8 Place Quotes By Neneh Cherry", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't think I would have made 'Blank Project; if I hadn't made 'Cherry Thing.' I think that was a real rebirth in a way, and a remembrance of how I like to make music best, the most. Like being in a more chaotic place, maybe. 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