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Music Quote by Sade Adu

“Once a song's out there, it's no longer mine. And that's the whole purpose of music: to belong to people.” quote by Sade Adu — Download Open image

“Once a song's out there, it's no longer mine. And that's the whole purpose of music: to belong to people.”

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When I go into the studio, I completely detach. I let my emotions come out.

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I've got absolutely no real perception, properly, of time.

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I can't see myself just endlessly singing the same songs over and over again.

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