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Neneh Cherry Quotes

If you want to make God happy, tell him your plans Picture Quote #1

The race is your face. Obviously, I come from a mixed background. Who I am and how I look and being black Picture Quote #1

Rip Rig and Panic was a milestone for me, and I’ve always been really thankful that I did that when I was 16. It saved me for when I suddenly became really successful later on. So even when my head’s been spinning like a banshee, my feet still feel held down to the ground Picture Quote #1

What’s sometimes really overwhelming in Sweden is the uniformity. People kind of disappear by all looking the same and wearing the same clothes. There are a lot of great individuals, but it can become a very blank and bleak picture Picture Quote #1

I don’t think you can cover a song unless you love it and have a relationship with it. With ‘Golden Heart’ I felt a sense of responsibility. And when we were recording it in the studio, it felt almost dream-like. Something you might hear if you were in Senegal, with someone singing from the mosque in the morning just as the sun’s coming up Picture Quote #1

We’d boil this whisky because we thought that would make it stronger. So we thought we were getting drunk, but in fact there’d be no alcohol left in it Picture Quote #1

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You come to these thresholds in your life where you need to remember why you do what you do, to reconnect with yourself. When I look back at something like ‘Raw Like Sushi,’ I think I was very much in the right place at the right time Picture Quote #1

Everyone in Sweden has great hair and teeth and is clean-cut and organised Picture Quote #1

I’m quite a particular singer, and I need to feel like I can bite into the song, in a way, to make it my own. You want the challenge of the songs having some attitude Picture Quote #1

When you lose a parent, you realize how vital they are to the foundation of your life. It’s impossible to understand what it means until that curtain is pulled. You’re an orphan. But then I think that life is kind of remarkable, and the thing that causes the biggest pain can also bring amazing energy Picture Quote #1

For me, making music is about my whole life. The basics, the components, simple things - family, living, just going to the market and getting new fruit and veg. That’s what keeps my blood flowing Picture Quote #1

When I was going to school, I just wanted to be like everybody else. I would pull at my hair to try and get it to lie straight. America was where I would consume and absorb black culture, buy Ultra Sheen and watch ‘Soul Train,’ but I still had that weird in-between thing Picture Quote #1

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I love collard greens and sweet potatoes. But like, traveling, I’m always just looking for that thing where you feel like there’s love in the food. Like one of the best things, in Brazil it’s feijoada. I was in Tobago in the winter, and I had the best roti I’ve ever had, with curry goat Picture Quote #1

I found my place when I moved to London, where I chose to live, making my own tribe who were all from different backgrounds and places. The class thing is very dominant there, but in the cultural cross-fertilization, I felt a sense of belonging Picture Quote #1

I think I’ve grown up in a mixed environment, and maybe a lot of the time I haven’t really belonged anywhere in the way I’ve dreamt of belonging to, you know, living on the street and playing to all the kids on the street, growing up together. I suppose ‘Raw Like Sushi’ was a place where all of those things could come together Picture Quote #1

I don’t think I would have made ‘Blank Project; if I hadn’t made ‘Cherry Thing.’ I think that was a real rebirth in a way, and a remembrance of how I like to make music best, the most. Like being in a more chaotic place, maybe. Like a place of making and being creative where the mistakes can be left in Picture Quote #1

Both my parents were working-class and had dreams of making the world a better place. It’s pretty powerful, being able to reflect back their beliefs Picture Quote #1

I’ve never really thought of my real life - you know, the one I wake up to and fall asleep to at night - as being a pop star’s life Picture Quote #1

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When me and my brother Eagle-Eye were kids, life was about hitting the road, getting on the bus. We loved it Picture Quote #1

I’m not an amazingly trained soul singer, so with me it’s about feeling and energy and spontaneity - that’s a really big part of who I am Picture Quote #1

I am not super-ambitious. I am not a classically amazing singer or anything Picture Quote #1

I’ve always worked with my partner, my husband, Cameron, since ‘Raw Like Sushi,’ and in a way, I feel very free with what I do, but he also has an amazing insight in having intuitions that tend to be right a lot of the time, about where we should go next Picture Quote #1

I admire someone like Beyonce. She has amazing commitment. I needed to accept that I probably did not fit into that forum. Doing that ‘The Cherry Thing’ record was a big part of finding that place where I belong, where I may shine, but I never doubted it was there Picture Quote #1

To save my child, I’d rather go hungry. I got all of Ethiopia inside of me Picture Quote #1

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My kids love Ibiza and we feel committed to it because we keep coming back to the same area. People recognise us in shops now and we have a social life here. We cook at home and have friends around Picture Quote #1

Who needs a handbag? I put my money in my bra Picture Quote #1

I have absorbed my life now. I am ready for my music to unfold. I know time flies, but before the end of this year, the album will be out. Even if it kills me Picture Quote #1

We’d boil this whisky because we thought that would make it stronger. So we thought we were getting drunk, but in fact there’d be no alcohol left in it Picture Quote #1

Being a grandmother is one of the least strange things in my life. It makes more sense than a lot of things... like photo shoots! Picture Quote #1

When a child is born into this world it has no concept of the tone the skin is living in Picture Quote #1

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If you want to make God happy, tell him your plans (Neneh Cherry Quotes) The race is your face. Obviously, I come from a mixed background. Who I am and how I look and being black. (Neneh Cherry Quotes) Rip Rig and Panic was a milestone for me, and I’ve always been really thankful that I did that when I was 16. It saved me for when I suddenly became really successful later on. So even when my head’s been spinning like a banshee, my feet still feel held down to the ground. (Neneh Cherry Quotes) What’s sometimes really overwhelming in Sweden is the uniformity. People kind of disappear by all looking the same and wearing the same clothes. There are a lot of great individuals, but it can become a very blank and bleak picture. (Neneh Cherry Quotes) I don’t think you can cover a song unless you love it and have a relationship with it. With ‘Golden Heart’ I felt a sense of responsibility. And when we were recording it in the studio, it felt almost dream-like. Something you might hear if you were in Senegal, with someone singing from the mosque in the morning just as the sun’s coming up. (Neneh Cherry Quotes) We’d boil this whisky because we thought that would make it stronger. So we thought we were getting drunk, but in fact there’d be no alcohol left in it. (Neneh Cherry Quotes) You come to these thresholds in your life where you need to remember why you do what you do, to reconnect with yourself. When I look back at something like ‘Raw Like Sushi,’ I think I was very much in the right place at the right time. (Neneh Cherry Quotes) Everyone in Sweden has great hair and teeth and is clean-cut and organised (Neneh Cherry Quotes) I’m quite a particular singer, and I need to feel like I can bite into the song, in a way, to make it my own. You want the challenge of the songs having some attitude. (Neneh Cherry Quotes) When you lose a parent, you realize how vital they are to the foundation of your life. It’s impossible to understand what it means until that curtain is pulled. You’re an orphan. But then I think that life is kind of remarkable, and the thing that causes the biggest pain can also bring amazing energy. (Neneh Cherry Quotes) For me, making music is about my whole life. The basics, the components, simple things - family, living, just going to the market and getting new fruit and veg. That’s what keeps my blood flowing. (Neneh Cherry Quotes) When I was going to school, I just wanted to be like everybody else. I would pull at my hair to try and get it to lie straight. America was where I would consume and absorb black culture, buy Ultra Sheen and watch ‘Soul Train,’ but I still had that weird in-between thing. (Neneh Cherry Quotes) I love collard greens and sweet potatoes. But like, traveling, I’m always just looking for that thing where you feel like there’s love in the food. Like one of the best things, in Brazil it’s feijoada. I was in Tobago in the winter, and I had the best roti I’ve ever had, with curry goat. (Neneh Cherry Quotes) I found my place when I moved to London, where I chose to live, making my own tribe who were all from different backgrounds and places. The class thing is very dominant there, but in the cultural cross-fertilization, I felt a sense of belonging. (Neneh Cherry Quotes) I think I’ve grown up in a mixed environment, and maybe a lot of the time I haven’t really belonged anywhere in the way I’ve dreamt of belonging to, you know, living on the street and playing to all the kids on the street, growing up together. I suppose ‘Raw Like Sushi’ was a place where all of those things could come together. (Neneh Cherry Quotes) I don’t think I would have made ‘Blank Project; if I hadn’t made ‘Cherry Thing.’ I think that was a real rebirth in a way, and a remembrance of how I like to make music best, the most. Like being in a more chaotic place, maybe. Like a place of making and being creative where the mistakes can be left in. (Neneh Cherry Quotes) Both my parents were working-class and had dreams of making the world a better place. It’s pretty powerful, being able to reflect back their beliefs. (Neneh Cherry Quotes) I’ve never really thought of my real life - you know, the one I wake up to and fall asleep to at night - as being a pop star’s life. (Neneh Cherry Quotes) When me and my brother Eagle-Eye were kids, life was about hitting the road, getting on the bus. We loved it. (Neneh Cherry Quotes) I’m not an amazingly trained soul singer, so with me it’s about feeling and energy and spontaneity - that’s a really big part of who I am. (Neneh Cherry Quotes) I am not super-ambitious. I am not a classically amazing singer or anything. (Neneh Cherry Quotes) I’ve always worked with my partner, my husband, Cameron, since ‘Raw Like Sushi,’ and in a way, I feel very free with what I do, but he also has an amazing insight in having intuitions that tend to be right a lot of the time, about where we should go next. (Neneh Cherry Quotes) I admire someone like Beyonce. She has amazing commitment. I needed to accept that I probably did not fit into that forum. Doing that ‘The Cherry Thing’ record was a big part of finding that place where I belong, where I may shine, but I never doubted it was there. (Neneh Cherry Quotes) To save my child, I’d rather go hungry. I got all of Ethiopia inside of me (Neneh Cherry Quotes) My kids love Ibiza and we feel committed to it because we keep coming back to the same area. People recognise us in shops now and we have a social life here. We cook at home and have friends around (Neneh Cherry Quotes) Who needs a handbag? I put my money in my bra (Neneh Cherry Quotes) I have absorbed my life now. I am ready for my music to unfold. I know time flies, but before the end of this year, the album will be out. Even if it kills me (Neneh Cherry Quotes) We’d boil this whisky because we thought that would make it stronger. So we thought we were getting drunk, but in fact there’d be no alcohol left in it (Neneh Cherry Quotes) Being a grandmother is one of the least strange things in my life. It makes more sense than a lot of things... like photo shoots! (Neneh Cherry Quotes) When a child is born into this world it has no concept of the tone the skin is living in (Neneh Cherry Quotes)

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