Neneh Cherry

“I've never been a classic girl. I'm not a classic person.”

“You can't be a risk-taker and not be willing to fail.”

“I'm a pioneer, I'm an explorer, I'm a human, and I'm a woman.”

“The good thing about being older is that you're not trying to be anyone else.”

“I think it's important that we have people in our lives that can be our mirrors.”

“I think that there's a power in admitting that you don't know everything.”

“Don't be a drag. Just be a queen.”

“There are things that you can do with a song that you can't do with a conversation.”

“I’ve always felt that my sexuality is my own business, and it’s not a selling point.”

“It's a really good feeling to know that you're touching people, that you're in their lives.”

“I am what I am. I have my own fears and my own insecurities, but I'm also very strong.”

“I’m not interested in being a celebrity. I’m interested in being an artist.”

“There's something very beautiful about the vulnerability of being human.”

“I'm a work in progress, and I'm a risk taker. I'm not afraid to crash and burn.”

“Fashion should be an expression of your own personality.”

“Music is a language that doesn't speak in particular words. It speaks in emotion.”