I always wanted to be a musician from when I was kid. It was always a massive dream of mine. School was also really really important to me and having an education was top of my priority. So I really wanted to have a degree before I tried anything in the music industry. Emeli Sande Read Quote
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 to introduce something that lyrically I’m proud of and introduces me both as an artist and as a writer. Emeli Sande Read Quote
Because they’re my stories, they’re my version of events of the past three years. But I really hope people can hear their own stories within the songs and they can become our version of events. Emeli Sande Read Quote
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 it. Emeli Sande Read Quote
I built a reputation as a songwriter in the industry before my own hits. People were used to coming to me for songs. There were songs like ‘Clown’ and ‘Mountains’ that were my songs that I wanted to keep. But the record labels saw me as a songwriter. It was hard to get people to believe in me as an artist. Emeli Sande Read Quote
I try to speak of a love that not necessarily romantic. I think there is so much love between people and so much love people want to give but it’s harder and harder these days to show that, to celebrate that, you know? Emeli Sande Read Quote
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 connection between the world around us and the charts. Emeli Sande Read Quote
