“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.” ImportantDreamKidsWantedSchoolMinesIndustryDegreesMusicianPrioritiesMassiveMusic Industry Author:Emeli Sande
“From when I was a kid I wanted to write. It was so important to me that I was writing my own material.” WritingImportantKidsWantedMy OwnMaterials Author:Emeli Sande
“I wanted to find a way to speak for people. It was important for me, because so many people spoke for me when I was a kid and made me feel less invisible, and I wanted kids or whoever is listening to my music not to feel so voiceless.” PeopleWayFeelsMadeImportantKidsWantedSpeakListeningInvisibleSpokesVoiceless Author:Emeli Sande
“Melody is the first thing that comes to me when I'm songwriting. I learned piano classically first, and then I went into soul, and so melody has always been the first. It's so important.” FirstsImportantSoulPianoMelodySongwriting Author:Emeli Sande