I was a punk when I was 15 - I was definitely into it in a big way and loved it - but I came to London when punk was maybe where you'd say punk is dead. Neneh Cherry bigdeadlondon Change image and share on social
When I'm singing or on stage, I become complete all of a sudden. I'm whole. I don't think I've really had that in so many other things in my life. Neneh Cherry completehavelife Change image and share on social
Some people might be groomed for success; I've just always thought I've got a hell of a lot of things to learn and places to go. Creatively, I couldn't stay on the same treadmill. I chose to be off-centre and do collaborative work. Neneh Cherry centrechoosecollaborative share on social
I don't live my life through my kids, nor do I expect them to live theirs through mine. But of course, they're everything. Neneh Cherry expectkidlife Change image and share on social
I've never been very good at fitting into boxes. Neneh Cherry boxfitgood Change image and share on social
I've always worked with my partner, my husband, Cameron, since 'Raw Like Sushi,' and in a way, I feel very free with what I do, but he also has an amazing insight in having intuitions that tend to be right a lot of the time, about where we should go next. Neneh Cherry amazecameronfeel share on social
I'm quite a particular singer, and I need to feel like I can bite into the song, in a way, to make it my own. You want the challenge of the songs having some attitude. Neneh Cherry attitudebitechallenge Change image and share on social
When I was going to school, I just wanted to be like everybody else. I would pull at my hair to try and get it to lie straight. America was where I would consume and absorb black culture, buy Ultra Sheen and watch 'Soul Train,' but I still had that weird in-between thing. Neneh Cherry absorbamericablack share on social
When 'Raw Like Sushi' came out in the U.S., I wasn't considered to be black enough. They didn't really know where to put me. The music wasn't 'black black' sounding. It wasn't R&B; it wasn't straight up hip-hop, although obviously in that dimension and world. Neneh Cherry blackconsiderdimension share on social
I've never really thought of my real life - you know, the one I wake up to and fall asleep to at night - as being a pop star's life. Neneh Cherry asleepfallhave Change image and share on social
