I think people do think of me as this depressed person crying in my ivory tower. So, the picture someone has of you is never completely true. You don’t partially choose, “I’m going to show this, but I’m not going to show that.” But it happens that way. We’re a lot of things, but when you’re singing, when you’re presenting yourself, you don’t give everything away. Yeah, I think so, but that’s only because they see one level. What do you think the biggest misconception about you would be? Do they think you’re some kind of sad poet walking around dressed in all black? I’m sure a lot of people hate me because of that, they’re like, “Yeah, that bitch, Sade, I hate her.” Many love affairs have begun to a Sade album. If I were somebody else, I’m not sure I would like Sade.īut, your songs have meant so much to so many. Although I’m proud of them, it was the most that we could do at that time at that moment in time, we did our best. Who is this?” The rest of them, I don’t know. But, “Cherish the Day,” I know if I heard it on the radio I would say, “God, this is good. It’s funny, most of the songs I can’t tell you if I really like them or not it’s really hard to be objective about it. I think it’s really quite deep, but at the same time it’s a love song. If I had to pick one it would be “Cherish the Day,” but I don’t know why. What’s your favorite song on Love Deluxe? Sometimes the best songs come out when you discuss them less and just let them happen. Sometimes we can work together without any talking, and that’s the best.
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We know what to expect from each other and how to deal with each other as well. I would think after all these years, you guys must have a pretty tight relationship. It’s great being the only female in there, so… We don’t always agree, but I always get my way. He doesn’t put in so much when we’re composing it’s more Andrew and Stuart. I always do that, start talking about something else. I also liked the heavier stuff as well, like Gil Scott-Heron. The greats – Donny Hathaway, Marvin Gaye and Sly Stone. It liberated the industry and gave people a lot of opportunities. I love what punk did for the music industry, particularly since it gave everybody different ideas of what the music business could be. I mean, I was there on the edge, but I wasn’t that into it. But, he’s also pretty punky and rocky at the same time. We like the same kinds of music, blues and soul. He’s a really important member of the band. You mentioned Stuart Matthewman and Andrew Hale before, but what is your relationship like with bassist Paul Denman? Others you have to manipulate to get what you want out of them so they can say what you want them to say. So, however long it takes sometimes the songs come really quickly, they just fall into place. It would be easier to blame somebody else, but I’m not that kind of person. I wish I could take it out on other people. I hate that I’m so hard on myself, really. I know I don’t get angry with anyone except myself, really. When you make a record it’s so concrete, you know? You can’t run around and change it once it’s on vinyl. I’ve been writing songs since I was a child.Īre you a perfectionist when it comes to your music? I tried to write it before, but it didn’t quite work out. The song was my interpretation of what he told me. I met a guy in a bar in New York years ago. One in particular was “Like a Tattoo.” That song is about a man who has been in Vietnam, but it’s not really about Vietnam. Some of the songs on here are things I wanted to write about a long time ago. We were working on Love Deluxe for about four months, physically making it. How long does that formulation of ideas take? It depends on each song, really, how it comes to be. Maybe Stuart or Andrew will come from a bassline and then we build on that. Sometimes the songs don’t come from my lyrics. Some of the things I write down, they’ll never be on a record. It can be embarrassing when people go through your private thoughts. I try to write so that it is indecipherable. I travel with it and sometimes I look around and can’t find it. Something will come over me and I’ll suddenly realize I hadn’t seen it lately.Ībout six years. Yeah, I have a little notebook, but I’m always losing it as well mislaying it. The things that most depress you are often the things that you write about.
But we pretty much approached the album in the way that we always do. You get some perspective on why you’re making a record. Well, first of all it’s good that we stopped and didn’t try to make another one off the back of the previous album. Can you talk a little about you and the band working on this album after not being in the studio for a few years? I guess we should start off talking about the new album, Love Deluxe. You’re nervous? I’ve never been so nervous in my life.
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