The "Read All About It" hitmaker says some people's response to her success left her feeling like she should change her career, reported Femalefirst.
"It hurt, and I didn't know what to do. I was like, 'Should I stop? Should I continue? Should I just go away?' I considered it now and again, but I was never serious.
"I knew I'd never break away from music, but I felt that if people didn't want to see me singing then I could do other things. It's very hard to get the balance right, and I never want to force anything on anyone. But I was also very proud of what I was representing, as when I was a kid I didn't see many women who looked like me on TV," Sande says.
"I needed to build my confidence up. I came into the industry with lots of it, because I didn't know any different. Then you (come to) London and (join) the industry and you're like, 'Am I doing it right?'
"You have lots of people behind you and a lot of opinions, but you forget the only opinion that got you here was your own...
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