Sade Adu
Sade Adu
Helen Folasade Adu, OBE, known professionally as Sade Adu or simply Sade, is a Nigerian-born English singer-songwriter, composer, arranger, and record producer. With members Paul S. Denman, Andrew Hale, and Stuart Matthewman, she gained worldwide fame as the lead vocalist of the English band Sade. Following a brief stint as a fashion designer of men's clothing and part-time model, Adu began backup singing for the band Pride. Growing attention from record labels led her, along with other fellow band members,...
NationalityNigerian
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth16 January 1959
CountryNigeria
I'm not anti-fashion, but I've always had a bit of a punk attitude. That's important, I think. I do my own thing.
The anxiety I feel when I'm late is nothing like the anxiety I feel when I'm on time.
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?
When I go into the studio, I completely detach. I let my emotions come out.
I am a reluctant celebrity, in some ways.
When you tour, you regain the music and the connection with the audience.
If you're only making an album every 10 years, it better be good.
London was a really multi-racial city ... It's incredible how comfortable people are with race there.
Most of my lyrics are little stories about my experiences or those of my friends.
My father was a very difficult man.
My musical career was an accident.
What could equal the bliss? / The thrill of the first kiss / It'll blow right to you / It's never as good as the first time.
Radio interviews are really snappy and I'm just bad at that. I just close down.
Move in space with minimum waste and maximum joy.