I was inspired by people like Joni Mitchell and Carole King and Stevie and "Storytellers." People that could really change the world with their lyric, no matter who sung the song, they had still been the source of that message.… — 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
