Sade |

This post will be short and sweet since Big Brother and Kid Sister are watching me(I’m at work). I came across the following Sade Interview in the New York Times website. I have to admit that Sade was my biggest crush throughout my teen years. My heart would have skipped a beat and leaped for joy if she ever bestowed the fortune of serenading me. It seems that I lived under a rock for the past few weeks because I did not know Sade had been working on a new album called ‘Soldier of Love’. It’s always a treat to stumble upon a Sade interview since they are so rare. Besides admiring the consistency, smoothness, and strength of her voice, I respect the fact that Sade has been able to maintain an aura of mystique; she has and always will be an enigma to me. Even her interviews come off cryptic at times; she both hides and reveals herself in these exchanges. In an age in which every celebrity clamors to attend every red carpet event and award show. Be featured on numerous magazine covers. Have a reality TV show. Promote their own fragrance. Live a life that resembles a constant press tour. Update the world about their opinions and the mundane on twitter account. I respect the artist that attempts to maintain some semblance of mystery and privacy. The mere fact that Sade has been “living in a cave” for 10 years makes me appreciate her presence and the gift of her music after such a long hiatus. Her timeless voice is needed in this musical landscape in which music is groomed for commercials and ringtones. It’s amusing for me to think that Sade and Madonna both came to prominence during the same time in the 1980s. While Madonna continues to chase youth, reinvention, and boytoys. Sade remained still and consistent – the perpetual ‘quiet storm’, and she even looks better at her age than Madonna. Sade transcends the concept of celebrity, entertainer, and singer. She is a true alchemist, mystic, and artist following her own path in this overly commercialized musical landscape.