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" I'm interested in a lot of different sounds and types of music. "
Lykke Li
Different
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" When I was very little, I was into Michael Jackson. At six or seven, it was Madonna, but she's not what she used to be. I've been into everything from Edith Piaf to Joe Strummer to the Velvet Underground to Suicide to A Tribe Called Quest to African music. "
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" My favourite festival experience is a show at midnight with the moon blazing and a crowd full of open hearts ready to dance. "
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" The problem is, when I talk about heartbreak or whatever, people want to melt it down to some break-up of a relationship, but it's not about that. If you're a sensitive person, just stepping outside can be heartbreaking. "
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" I don't feel Swedish. In fact, my father tells me to get out of here as soon as I can. "
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