Whatever I'm doing, I'm in that moment and I'm doing it. The rest of the world's lost. If I'm cooking some food or making soup, I want it to be lovely. If not, what's the point of doing it?

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 have no technical training and am completely uneducated in music.

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

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

I'm not over the top; I'm not wacky. I'm fairly understated, and that reflects in the way I sing.

I just aspire to pick people up. That's my ambition.