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

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

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.

Once a song's out there, it's no longer mine. And that's the whole purpose of music: to belong to people.

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 don't get easily bored. I'm not that kind of person.

I always said that if I could just find a guy who could chop wood and had a nice smile, it wouldn't bother me if he was a thug or an aristocrat, as long as he was a good guy. And I've ended up with an educated thug.