I only make records when I feel I have something to say. I'm not interested in releasing music just for the sake of selling something. Sade is not a brand.

I've never associated myself with other singers, certainly not female singers.

From being at art college, I've always hated people that have the gall to think that they're being incredibly different when they're doing something in a very acceptable way, something safe that they've seen someone else doing.

I always see myself as much more of a musician than a celebrity.

There isn't a class structure in Nigeria, there's a tribal structure and prestige as far as money is concerned.

People are so used to having their lives filmed, they're not even conscious of having cameras around. I still have that sort of suspicion when a camera comes out. I view it as a thing to fear.

I am fairly classless because it is very difficult to class someone who comes from a mixed marriage.