Seinabo Sey Quotes

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

At the beginning, at my shows, there were a lot of press and people from record companies. Now there are people who are there to just listen to the music and are genuine fans.

Some days, I think maybe we should try and be a little more conventional, but every time I try, I fail, so I'm learning to not even entertain that thought anymore.

I met Magnus Lidehall about two years ago, and the beat that I originally wrote 'Younger' on was one of the first ones that he sent me. I must have been around 21 at that time, feeling a bit lazy and disappointed with myself and my life.

I got introduced to Maps by my label, and I liked his sound. I had been living with the original version of 'Younger' for quite a long time when I heard the result of his remix, and I loved it. It actually made me find a new love for the track.

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