I think you only really feel like an outsider if you've been an insider.

I am a reluctant celebrity, in some ways.

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

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'm not shy or reclusive. I just spend my time with people rather than journalists.

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 love writing songs.