Seinabo Sey Quotes

Performing didn't feel comfortable until I was about 17. I loved to sing, but I always said I would never perform because I was too scared.

I love hip-hop and soul, but I desperately want to challenge it and see what I can bring to it.

If you don't like Beyonce, then it's hard for me to trust you. It's like not liking world peace.

I guess one thing that makes my music stand out is that it is quite hard to determine what genre it is.

We moved to Gambia from Sweden when I was six years old because my dad was from there. It was definitely a culture shock.

I sing because it soothes me, and I write because I want to let others know that they're not alone with their problems.

By the second time I sang by myself in school, I just realized that I was more in control of my environment than I had ever been before.

I'm a big fan of skilled singers. Some of my favorites are Cee-Lo Green, Donny Hathaway, James Fauntleroy, and Kim Burrell.

I got along with mostly everyone, but music school does that to you. We had to sing in a choir all the time, so we had to get along with everyone.

It's really important to me that the songs not only stand out individually but work as a full body of work, too.

Since I'm not good at anything else, I hope I can keep singing for a long time.