I bet you didn’t know singer Sade Adu is a lowkey tattoo artist? Yeah, neither did we. The 53-year old beauty admitted in an interview with Associated Press how she gave people tattoos on tour to help relieve stress and performance butterflies before hitting the stage:
“It was giving me something to divert me from the chaos of getting ready psychologically to go out there. I think I was more stressed about giving that tattoo than I was (doing) the show that night. [...] That impression that you give onstage is what people go away with … and remember you, and I feel in a way that’s what that tattoo was. I was going to mark him for life. I had to get it right.”
The singer-songwriter chatted about her newest DVD, Bring Me Home – Live 2011 which features performance footage and music from her 54-date U.S. tour following the release of her 2010 studio album, Soldier of Love. Ms. Adu also talked about how she manages to look younger than her age and whether we can expect any new music from her and the band any time soon…
ON HOW SHE MANAGES TO LOOK YOUNGER:
“I do move a lot. I’m always doing stuff. I don’t lounge around much. … I’m always moving and I’m always active. … I’ve tried things and I’ve tried exercise because I know it’s good and I’ve tried to do yoga, but my life just doesn’t seem to allow it.”
ON WHEN WE CAN EXPECT A NEW ALBUM:
“I’d like it to be sooner and I always think that. It’s not like I go off of music or I go off the feel of it, but there’s a lot to it. I can’t work unless I go and I have to find the right moment to cut off. I’m not someone who can just sit in the middle of chaos of my life and write songs. I have to go away somewhere and cut off … I would love to make an album soon, but it just doesn’t happen that way.”
ON WHY FANS RESONATE WITH THE SADE SOUND:
“The key is probably the songs — they come from the heart, and when we’re making an album, we put our whole heart in and everything we’ve got. And it isn’t about making a hit album; it’s not about second-guessing and predicting what people want to hear or what they want to buy. There’s sort of integrity in that. Continue
Now that she has finally wrapped up her 1st North American tour in 10 years, singer Sade Adu has made the cover of Billboard magazine’s next issue. From June 16 through August 14, the 52 year-old Nigerian-British singer sold out 16 dates and grossed over $31 million in revenue during her 36-date US tour run. When asked how she prepared for her return to performing live shows, Adu admitted that she didn’t do much preparing:
On how she prepared for her first tour in 10 years:
”I do the opposite and pretend it’s not going to happen, immersing myself in the details of production as a way of distracting myself from reality. When the time comes, I don’t test the waters — I just jump straight in.”
On the type of experience she wanted to bring to her fans:
We wanted the show to be spectacular, transporting the audience on a surprising, emotional adventure at the polar extremes of dynamics. So for one moment they believe they are in a huge stadium and the next an intimate club where each note hangs in the air. [Source]
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Check out the world premiere of Sade‘s latest music video for her song, “Love is Found” off of her The Ultimate Collection album. The Sophie Mueller-directed video features black-and-white clips from her current Soldier of Love international tour. Gotta love Sade…!
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Timeless singer Sade Adu performed on Tuesday evening at New York’s Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, NY for her international Soldier of Love tour. The Nigerian born-British singer performed many of her hits from “No Ordinary Love”, “Love is Stronger Than Pride”, “Your Love is King” and “Soldier of Love”.
Check out more pics from her concert below as well! Doesn’t she look great?!
Watch: Sade Perform “The Sweetest Taboo”
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