When I was young, people were almost identified solely by the kind of music they liked. People fell into categories of who liked what.

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

If you're only making an album every 10 years, it better be good.

People generally let me be me. People are aware that I'm not someone particularly begging for attention. They hold back a bit with me.

When you tour, you regain the music and the connection with the audience.

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 got absolutely no real perception, properly, of time.