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" I've been through so many different phases, partly because I moved around so much. I never found my identity based on where I was from. It was always pick up and explore something else. "

Lauv

Explore

Always

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Lauv

You

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" I am realising this now more as I grow up: that I never really felt connected to locations. In some sense, I always kind of felt a little lost in that I never had any hometown pride. While I experience a lot different places and experiences, I always felt a little detached. "

" I sort of feel that I have to constantly be really, really honest with the way I feel, and I have to get that out. "

" All the best art and music feels like some type of truth - even if it's really simple - that you just can't deny. A listener can feel that. "

" I could never write a proper party song. "

" The thing about Sheeran is that he is an incredibly real artist and songwriter. He is not trying to be anybody else other than himself. "

Lauv

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Other

" I really hope to give to other people who are listening to my music the same thing that it's done for me, which is make me feel more free and more accepting of myself. "

" Kids can tell if you're being genuine or not. "

" Being vulnerable is the hardest thing for so many people, including myself, but it's also the most satisfying thing. "

" I'm super-into sappy movies like 'La La Land' and 'Midnight in Paris.' "

Lauv

Movies

Midnight

" I think a lot of pop music is escapist. "

" In day-to-day life, there's so much that's calculated: so many fake, surface-level interactions that don't amount to anything. "

" I went from playing for nobody and having awkward experiences at award shows to now being all over the place playing sold-out shows for people who know all of the words. "

" I do feel like I'm a little too much of a bummer sometimes. "

" 'Lauv' comes from the Latvian word for lion, and my mom's side of the family is from Latvia - it's a place I've been probably 15 times or more. I'm also a Leo, and my real name, Ari, means lion. "

" It's tough to know what I'm going to write about. I never really know until it starts happening. "

" I love exploring the more complicated side of love. I feel like I've always gravitated toward that. "

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" Ever since I visited Paris when I was younger, the sappy side of me really wanted to write a song about it someday. "

Lauv

Paris

Write

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" I'm trying to basically just focus on sharing everything that I was feeling with other people, so I can hopefully inspire other people to free themselves. "

" I put out my first song, 'The Other,' in 2015 just on Soundcloud. It was always my most popular song but never really went far in a mainstream way. Then, a couple years after it came out, I watched it go from 8 million to, like, 100 million. "

Lauv

Way

Always

" I love nostalgia. "

" One of my favorite cities is Tokyo because of sushi, and Asian food in general, but then also the way Tokyo operates, because it's so clean, and there's space for a lot of variety of stores. "