It's so crazy to see people singing along to songs that aren't even released yet. I'm like, 'How do you even know the lyrics? Have you been watching YouTube?' Seinabo Sey crazylyricpeople Change image and share on social
I guess one thing that makes my music stand out is that it is quite hard to determine what genre it is. Seinabo Sey determinegenreguess Change image and share on social
Sometimes it might seem like I'm using my songs to give other people pointers. But mainly, they're for me, just little notes to myself that I collected, and the wisdom that I've read. I give myself a lot of advice. Seinabo Sey advicecollectgive share on social
It was the part of Gambian culture where they give each other advice a lot, how they're always comparing things in order to get a message across... that really influenced the way I write. Seinabo Sey advicecompareculture Change image and share on social
We moved to Gambia from Sweden when I was six years old because my dad was from there. It was definitely a culture shock. Seinabo Sey culturedadgambia Change image and share on social
I'm a big fan of skilled singers. Some of my favorites are Cee-Lo Green, Donny Hathaway, James Fauntleroy, and Kim Burrell. Seinabo Sey bigburrellcee Change image and share on social
At the beginning, at my shows, there were a lot of press and people from record companies. Now there are people who are there to just listen to the music and are genuine fans. Seinabo Sey begincompanyfan Change image and share on social
Since I'm not good at anything else, I hope I can keep singing for a long time. Seinabo Sey goodhopelong Change image and share on social
I got along with mostly everyone, but music school does that to you. We had to sing in a choir all the time, so we had to get along with everyone. Seinabo Sey choirmusicschool Change image and share on social
Some days, I think maybe we should try and be a little more conventional, but every time I try, I fail, so I'm learning to not even entertain that thought anymore. Seinabo Sey anymoreconventionalday Change image and share on social
