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" I can't live just being content. I can't have a routine. I can't be settled because then I just get really frustrated. "

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" Both my best and my worst habit is that I'm very impulsive. "

" Everything that has to do with sex is somehow... it's the best thing in the world, and it's still the one thing people don't want you to talk about. "

" There are some nights where I don't get enough sleep, or we're traveling a lot. And then I'll go do a radio show, and the DJs are usually so energetic. And they're like, 'Why aren't you excited?' I say, 'I am excited. I'm just Swedish. This is my excited. I can't get to an American excitement level.' "

" Singing gives me a lot of energy. "

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