When she received her grammy for her cover of Pearls :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9slW6SHlXY

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“I can probably most easily answer it this way, aside from all 98 Degrees songs, which make the perfect wedding songs, Sade is my favorite kind of romantic artist out there. There’s no better concert I’ve been to in terms of romantic vibe than a Sade concert. So pretty much anything she sings, especially live, would fall into that category!”

http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2010/11/15/nick-lachey-tells-us-his-favorite-romantic-artist-will-we-be-hearing-her-at-the-wedding-exclusive/

Eva said in a recent interview that she and basketball player Tony use music by Sade to get them in the mood for love. “Anything by Sade — it's very sexy,” ...

I am friends with Phil Anselmo of the rock/heavymetal titan group PANTERA and asked his comments about if he liked Sade and this is what he e-mailed back to me - awesome stuff...

Philip H. Anselmo on Sade...

-Sade is straight-up gorgeous!!!! I was on tour with Pantera in Brazil. The run was over and I was in my hotel room packing and waiting for the lobby call... we were headed to the airport. For some reason I turned the TV on and I flipped through the channels, and this live Sade concert popped on. I'd dug her music before I saw this show, but I became more of a fan after watching it. Her figure is almost dare I say, perfect! She had energy, and great stage presence. All-n-all stunning... they showed the whole concert, so I ended up watching the whole damn thing! Not to sound too 'teenage', but DAMN SHE'S FIIIINE!!!!!!!!!!

Check out Phil's site for his latest group DOWN at www.down-nola.com
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http://video.answers.com/the-roots-are-green-for-sade-304999482

Check this video !

reading some of his interviews now, I really have the feeling that beyong the matthewman collaboration on his albums "embrya" & "Now",
singer Maxwell always used to say, how artist like Sade & Marvin Gaye were ultimate references for him........... he never forgets to mention, in every single interview !!!!
Just check....!

http://www.thelatestmaxwellnews.com/2008/12/01/older-maxwell-interviews/

There's something more though to this Woman; Sade Adu. It has everything to do with Love...that love that is true, that grows, that projects, that touches the Soul. I wish I had known her as a little girl, because her heart, although it has endured many battles, has never lost its innocence. It just matures, and when it does she knows its time to share her heart and her love with us.

There is also something very sad in her music, because after all, she is an 'empath' and she feels OUR pain, makes it her own, and gives it back with Hope and Joy. Perhaps this is why it takes so long for her to return to us; hearts do not heal quickly(she can tell you!).

Welcome back to the struggle, my sister, and I will always remember that when times were hard you always returned to my side and gave me the strength to Carry On.

sade is an excellent singer...

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http://www.aliciakeysfrance.com/article/12357-video-alicia-keys-vous-presente-ses-artistes-favoris
Alicia Keys parle de Sade.
Alicia Keys speaks about Sade.
It is the last video
C'est la dernière vidéo, malheureusement, vu mon anglais très faible, je ne sais ce qu'elle dit.
Help.

I agree that the two posts are best suited in the "Reviews" thread.
Unfortunately, I don't have the functions to move/merge posts at the moment.
The forum will be moving/upgrading very soon now, so I'll sort out posts when this is done.

thank you for the article "Morningbird" ballade abyssale I like that but I disgaree about soldier Of Love Im glad the whole album is not hip hop like soldier Of Love
because it is more hip hop than trip hop althoug the line is very thin between the two.

BTW this post and the latter should be transfered onto "Reviews" instead

Voici la critique du magasine "L'Express", grand magasine français.

"En près de deux décennies, Sade (Adu), 51 ans, a imposé une collection de joyaux soul (The sweetest taboo ; Smooth operator ; Feel no pain...) chantés d'une voix perlée avant de se retirer après la sortie de son album Lovers rock (2000). Dix ans plus tard, paraît enfin son sixième disque, Soldier of love, composé avec son équipe de toujours (Stuart Matthewman, Paul Denman et Andrew Hale) mais le temps semble s'être arrêté pour la belle anglo-nigériane. Le nouveau Sade déroule des morceaux taillés dans le même velours frappé que les précédents exceptées de vagues distorsions country ou reggae. La chanteuse égrène avec un calme frissonnant des textes impressionnistes autour de l'amour, de la rupture ou de l'absence. Quelques chansons émergent de ce disque enveloppant, lisse et léché pour soirées au coin du feu : The moon and the sky avec ses tombées de cordes, Long hard road à l'ambiance impeccable ou Morning bird, ballade abyssale au piano. Le single Soldier of love, avec ses collages trip-hop à la Massive Attack, ses roulements de batterie et sa rigueur mathématique, laissait présager un passionnant virage. Dommage. D'autant que la voix a gagné en métal et en mélancolie implacable."

All the love! Its nice to see artists come together and show love where its due! aww =>

Aaliyah was also vocal about the influence Sade's music made on her.

Aaliyah on her Inspiration: "Sade. How beautiful is she? I chose her because I idolize her. I’ve always looked up to her. She and I have the same birthday which is January 16th so I feel like she is my soul sister. What I love about Sade is that she stays true to her style no matter what. She can leave us for 8 years and come back and be absolutely mind blowing. And you gotta respect that."

RUSH LIMBAUGH MENTIONS SADE ON FEB. 19 SHOW He returned from a break and played "Smooth Operator" and noted how well Sade's CD has sold. It was a brief mention.... but still a mention.

Thanks for this (and thanks to everyone else so far), I love Erykah Badu too so it was nice to see her mentioning Sade. x

I've been looking everywhere for the article, but I remember her saying she admired her music and career. Something similar to what Alicia said about making her own rules and always making a record that's better than the last.

Erykah Badu has mentioned Sade too. Can't forget Amel Larrieux who has worked with Sweetback before.

I think you are talking about Nick Lachey, Jessica Simpson's ex. I remember him saying back in the Lover's Rock era that he hoped to model his concerts after Sade's. In order to do that you need a distinctive sound. I don't listen to any of his music so I can't say if he accomplished that or not.

Jessica Simpson had said back at the time of Lovers Rock that she loved Sade but never as much as her then lover who was completely enthralled by her

Jamie Fox is also a fan

Alicia has the same crush as we do the way shesays it summs up almost everything, glad she is there with us all along !

Sade is one of the most elegant, natural, sensual and impactful voices of our time! There is no one in the world like her who can touch the very spirit of any soul from any walk of life. She is the essence of music, that which brings us all together. She makes her own rules, everyone else just seems to follow. She is a priceless gift that illuminates and I'm so grateful for the way she has touched and inspired my life." -Alicia Keys

she also posted the Soldier of love video.

and sade mentioned Alicia on the TJMS

WoW i ididnt know CHRISTINA AGUILERA said that about Sade. I Love her voice, she is so much better than Brittney Spears, Jessica Simpson, etc.

In the movie Boomerang, Eddie Murphy's character was depressed and told Hallie Berry's character that he just wanted to go home and listen to Sade. (I know that he's not a musical talent, but it is a nice cinema reference.)

Thank you for sourcing them. Keep them coming.

my fave ever remix of her songs is by Your Side (Reggae Mix) by her former partner and Ila's father Bob Morgan!

Hey Derek,
Sade does allow remixes, for example; Guru, Fun Lovin' Criminals (King of Sorrow), The Neptunes, Ben Watt Lazy Dog (By Your Side), Mad Professor (Stronger Than Pride), Nelle Hooper (Feel no Pain), Ronin (Paradise, Cherish the Day) and Pal Joey (Cherish the Day) mixes have been on her official single releases...
Check them out when you need a bit of rotation from Soldier and enjoy!

As I remeber, there are also:

George Michael (who also wished to collaborate with the Lady)
Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails leader)
Tupac Shakur (Smooth Operator played in resurrection movie; also read about it in one of the articles)
david Gilmour (from pink Floyd) said some things about Sade
Aretha Franklin (sent flowers to Her in one of Sade's concerts)
Alexander Laertsky (underground Russian performer and composer) - one of the best Sade adorers from post-USSR area
Timbaland (who wants(ed) to work with Her)

Good to see this list from the old forum, thank you.

but i remember back when the former forum was on at the time of Lovers Rock there was thread about that whihc went smthg like "which famous person is a fan of Sade"

I rememebr some of them were :

Lenny Kravitz
Prince
Alyah
One of Destiny's Child
Celine Dion
Britney Spears
(actually I remember her saying on a short documentary that she was a fan a short clip of King Of Sorrow was being played for a few seconds while she said that)

in France there is

Laurent Voulzy
Yannick Noah (the former tennis payer)
Les Natives
Les Nubians
Carla Bruni (President's wife)

and so on

Thanks for all the quotes so far, guys. Keep them coming, they will be great to reference at any time in the future.

Many artists respect Sade, and they all should... Twista said her name in one of his songs(i believe it was "slow jams"), Lil wayne said her name on his new album on one of the songs, also Drake wanted her on his new album( i hope she doesn't accept)...

"Sade is unbelievably incredible...," Busta Rhymes 9th Feb 2010

"THIS IS WHY I STILL HAVE A BLOG...TO BE A PART OF MOMENTS LIKE THIS... NEW SADE... HOW MUCH BETTER THIS THAN THAN EVERYTHING ELSE?" (Kanye West' December 2009)

There are so many artists who have commented on Sade too many to name actually. Many artists love Sade and they respect her artistry. While I dont have direct quotes from other celebrities just put it this way all hail the queen because she is back! lol

Derek Beres
[Global music photojournalist/DJ/producer, novelist, yoga instructor]

Global Beat Fusion: Sade Soldiers On

Indian mythology asserts a rather dreary forecast when contemplating time. A regular kalpa lasts 16,798,000 years, and depending on what kalpa you are describing, that number could go as high as 1.28 trillion, with each kalpa representing a differing phase of existence in the universe. It's a sinister concoction, like lying in the bowels of the sand monster Sarlaac in Tattoine's Dune Sea for innumerable years, with you slowly digesting, alive yet helpless, for an eon.

That's kind of what it feels like waiting ten years for a new Sade album.

Yet when the wait is over, you can breath easier. You feel that listening to Soldier of Love. "In Another Time" is one of those life-soundtrack songs recalling her greatest: "Smooth Operator," "Jezebel," with a comparable saxophone to boot. These days, it's hard to throw a sax into R&B and not make it sound gratuitous. Sade (which is the band's name as well as the singer's; here she is referred to as the singer) has never been an island, something she recognizes and extends to those around her. The instrumental team, led by guitarist/sax player Stuart Matthewman (aka Cottonbelly) is highly skilled; bassist Paul Denman and keyboard player Andrew Hale complement her voice graciously. Yet these men need her too: alter-group Sweetback has its moments, but I rarely return to their albums. Sade at times merits a daily dose.

Only right now it's an hourly medication. On top of that, the album arrived with high expectations. Lover's Rock was a breakthrough for a number of reasons. Firstly, it was her first deep foray into reggae. "Slave Song" still sits atop my all-Sade list, though truth be told, I can envision, on certain days, that either "Skin" or "The Moon and the Sky" could sneak into that coveted position. Nothing on Solider offers as hard a beat as her previous outing (though "Bring Me Home" and "Skin" come close). Reggae is predominantly absent, though we do find a sliver of country permeating the melody of "Be That Easy." I was not, however, looking for Lover's Rock Vol 2. What I wanted was Sade 2010, and fortunately she was listening--not to me, but to herself. She has this thing about not repeating herself, and she lives true to it.

My friend Fabian commented that it's a "sexy" album. I agree, though prefer "sensual." Then again, I've always preferred that word: sexy is an overused adjective that applies to way too many things that it shouldn't, like churned pop singers and liquor ads. Sensual still salvages a bit of the intended meaning: an energetic resonance, a heartfelt connection to something greater than yourself, whether experienced in private with a lover or in the solitude of bass-heavy earbuds--the sense that more exists than our individual cravings, and to find music that speaks to those needs is the highest art. We need that warmth in our lives. We have to revolt against tinny computer speakers and the static that over-trebled made-for-Billboard music creates. More specifically, we must balance agitating frequencies in our lives with soothing ones. Sade's voice is a salve for such affliction.

Sexy, too.

Which is probably why this album is an organic masterpiece in the overproduced contemporary music world. Soldier of Love is not twiddled and murdered like a pop record, though with any luck (and cultural sanity) it will outsell the drivel. It comes across like the most soulful of Soul records. Sade has always been masterful at creating singles. Everyone knows "The Sweetest Taboo" within two seconds. Ninety-five percent of us can agree that we know exactly what she's singing about on "Never As Good As The First Time," and easily fall in love with her for recognizing that feeling so beautifully. I can only hope that every one of us has lived through a moment of life in which "No Ordinary Love" perfectly captures. Tragic, if not.

Yet Sade never created a full album until Lover's Rock. Sad as it is, her entire catalog does not stand the test of time. She lived through the synthesized eighties; she went the cool jazz route. Her later voice begged forgiveness, rooting itself in our Cavaricci and leather prom-era photos. We gave it to her. She returned the favor, ten years ago creating a monumental album. This year, another. Sade sits among that rare pantheon of vocalists who embodies the archetypes of human emotions without sounding contrived or cheesy, without coming off as an auto-tuned prototype lifting lyrics from the book, The Secret.

Credit the intention, celebrate the presentation, like Jeff Buckley being Van Morrison better than Van Morrison. It happens. Sometimes we have to move our egos aside, more often than we do. "I'm a soldier of love, every day and night of my life" could fail miserably as a lead single. Here, the military march is a call to arms. Ambiguous, it has a broad touch. Her hope is to positively affect as many people as possible with an assured and skillful hand--her loss of ego for the greater good. I'm not divinizing her. She just finds routes to your heart quicker and more effectively than most, and does not capitalize on that.

How could she, releasing an album a decade? The woman rarely appears for media opps, except to tell the world about something new. She does not allow remixes, outside the epic Cottonbelly take of "By Your Side." Any other I've found is white label, and suffers the consequences of bootlegging. She dresses simply, elegantly honest. Very often she appears in your life at the perfect moment: a throwback inside a winter café, a soulful serenade lying on a sultry sandscape. Here, "Long Hard Road" could very well be that track you never forget, that warms you when things grow cold.

Sade could take twenty for the follow-up to Soldier, and bets are little will change. In the meantime, we have a new mantra to attune to, and pray a speedy return.

Source:
The Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/derek-beres/global-beat-fusion-sade-s_b_444335.html#comments

(Thanks AlexakaRosco for the found article)