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" It's the ultimate task to do something stripped back, so you're not hiding behind anything. "
Lykke Li
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" The first tape I got was Madonna's 'Immaculate Collection.' I'm inspired by the way she started from nothing and didn't have a big musical talent, but had a big dream. "
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" It's important that the way you dress tells a story and reveals something about you and your philosophy. "
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" It's a very proactive thing to be dealing with your darkness and getting it out of your system. So it doesn't have to be in your system. "
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" I think pop culture underestimates people. The message is, 'Being yourself is the worst thing you could possibly be.' But people are still attracted to it. "
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" I'm not so interested in being indie just for the sake of being indie. "
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" I think everything in life comes in threes: heartbreak and all that. You've got to do the full round in order to learn. "
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" I am deeply in tune with my heart and core, and it's made me a better writer, artist, and most of all woman. It's made me more myself. "
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" You can become quite blase, and also, I have no sense of home; I don't have roots. I've never had that feeling that someone else is going to take care of me, ever. I don't trust people. "
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" During the day, I don't wear much makeup; I only put on makeup for the show. "
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" I want people to have a good time. It's boring only to hear singer/songwriters spilling their guts. "
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" It's amazing, coconut oil. I use it as a moisturizer. I put it in my hair when I want a kind of greasy look. I take off my makeup with it. I put a little bit in my coffee. I have coconut oil with everything. "
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" I'll always be in some type of turmoil. So what I've tried to do is just surrender to that. "
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" The thing is, if you're in this world, you have to do things for yourself, not for others, because everyone will judge you for anything. "
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" People comment on how you look; it's so unnecessary. I just wanted people to listen to what I have to say instead of focusing on anything else. "
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" Music and fashion are a sign of the times and a reflection of what people want and need at this very day and age. "
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" I love listening to demos. They're so raw. "
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" I always feel like I've been slightly misunderstood. As a woman, you get judged for appearances or things like that I don't really care about. "
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" I love pouring my heart out. People don't want to hear you whine when you're with friends, so you can sing about it instead - it's the best outlet. "
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" When I play, I'm so in the moment that I can't really remember what happened afterwards. It's a rare experience for a thinking person like me. "
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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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" Where I've been hasn't influenced my music. It's more what I listen to. You can find music everywhere, so moving hasn't really influenced my music, more me as a person. "
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" I'm interested in a lot of different sounds and types of music. "
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" I'm from Sweden, so I don't enjoy winter at all; there's nothing cute about it. "
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" I'm just not interested in getting judged or getting people to love me. Being seen and taking my photo and having to follow this schedule all the time, I don't enjoy it. "
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" Driving, for me, means power and freedom. The feeling that I can go anywhere I want at any time is exhilarating. "
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" I am such a complex person. I have so many different layers of my personality to choose from. I am super-sensitive, and I am super-strong. "
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" I don't necessarily love all the collaborations that I've done; the more I work with other people, the more I realize that I want to work with myself. "
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" I lived five years in Portugal and then spent winters in Nepal or India. "
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