Sampha Too Much Quotes & Sayings

When I hear someone, instantaneously, I'm like, 'Who's singing?' You're giving people so much of yourself, and my voice is the most natural, distinctive tool I have. It's up to me to express myself on a wider scale than just writing vocal melodies and lyrics. — Sampha

I've been a Democrat, I've been a Republican, and I eventually became an independent because I don't believe either party has a monopoly on good ideas or strong leadership. — Michael Bloomberg

For me, when I'm writing something really personal, I don't feel good about it. It's weird that people can connect to it and like something that came from a really crap place. You have to be quite brave to write about something that you honestly feel and think. — Sampha

I think that China has many outstanding authors, and their great works should also be recognised by the world. — Mo Yan

When you feel totally alone in your thoughts and feelings, there's someone out there who is going through what you went through, even if it's the strangest, weirdest thing you could think of. — Sampha

California is a state peculiarly addicted to swift enthusiasms. It is a seed-bed of all manner of cults and theories, taken up, and dropped, with equal speed. — Charlotte Perkins Gilman

I was just thinking about my own natural way of one-night stands: always wanting to be more attached to something. I'm not very good at detaching myself. — Sampha

I like trying to make sounds that are interesting and are a bit weird. I try to make music that captures people's imaginations. — Sampha

I kind of make music where and when I can, and I guess that's why I collaborate so much. — Sampha

Sometimes you think certain details are things that only you would notice, so it's a great thing to feel like you're not by yourself and people understand where you're coming from. — Sampha

I have a cousin called Flirta D who was big in the grime world, which made me really cool at school. 'Flirta D's your cousin?' 'Yeah, buddy.' 'He must be a millionaire!' — Sampha

If I bet on humanity, I'd never cash a ticket. — Charles Bukowski

A couple drinks. A couple aspirin. Repeat. — Chuck Palahniuk

When I've produced a song, I try to record a vocal over it, and sometimes it becomes really hard. Sometimes I've already said a lot that I want to say within the production. The vocal is just adding to it, rather than it being a song. — Sampha

Travel is seeking the lost paradise. It is the supreme illusion of love. — Anais Nin

'Can't Get Closer' I originally recorded in about half an hour, just on my bed with a microphone. I actually re-recorded the song with a cleaner vocal take, but I decided to leave the demo version on there, just because I felt that instant where it was created is what captured the most emotion. — Sampha

Sometimes I listen to music and I wonder how did they get certain sounds. — Sampha