I was so shy and so quiet, and the only time I had my own voice and I could really connect with people was when I was singing or on stage. — Emeli Sande Copy Share Image
I'd be smiling if I wasn't so desperate. I'd be patient if I had the time. — Emeli Sande Copy Share Image
I always knew I wanted to be a musician, and I always knew I wanted to write, 'cause the people I was listening to… — Emeli Sande Copy Share Image
I mean, there'll always be room for big productions and everything but it's good to see the other side. — Emeli Sande Copy Share Image
From when I was a kid I wanted to write. It was so important to me that I was writing my own material. — Emeli Sande Copy Share Image
I was so shy and so quiet, and the only time I had my own voice and I could really connect with people was… — Emeli Sande Copy Share Image
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… — Emeli Sande Copy Share Image
I think on the first album, my aim was to write a good song and have a good melody, and I wanted lyrics that… — Emeli Sande Copy Share Image
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… — Emeli Sande Copy Share Image
I don't know if I was as ambitious as to change the world, but I do feel like - the reason why I called… — Emeli Sande Copy Share Image
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… — Emeli Sande Copy Share Image
“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… — Emeli Sande Copy Share Image
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… — Emeli Sande Copy Share Image
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… — Emeli Sande Copy Share Image
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… — Emeli Sande Copy Share Image
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… — Emeli Sande Copy Share Image
