Emeli Sande calls herself a lamb, wants to collab w/ Mariah
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For me, Mariah Carey's "Butterfly" album made me feel that way. I identified with a song on that album, "Outside". For you, what was...
(laughs) Me too! I love that album, equally. It's so funny you mention that song, too, because it was one of my favorites.
Have you been able to share that with Mariah?
I have never been able to speak to her about the music, but I met her a couple of times. I met her on "American Idol" once and she said, "You're the girl who's writing all those songs!" and I'm like, "Mariah Carey knows that I write songs!" (laughs) I was completely starstruck. And I remember "Hero". I remember that song she did on the "Rainbow" album, "Can't Take That Way". I would love one day to meet her properly and tell her how much her music influenced me.
Do you call yourself a "lamb" like the rest of her hardcore fans?
I didn't even know that's what we were called, but yeah!
I'm envisioning a collaboration.
That would be a dream.