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" The music that I listen to is very minimalistic. I listen to a lot of old blues that is just guitar and vocals. "
Lykke Li
Just
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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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" Mum is a photographer, and Dad does world music and plays almost every instrument except for drums. "
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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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" 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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" 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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" I don't think Neil Young has a beautiful voice, but it's something that grabs you, and the songs are so good. "
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" I'm a very melancholic kind of person. I don't know why; I think certain people are born a certain way. "
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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'll always be in some type of turmoil. So what I've tried to do is just surrender to that. "
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" I don't want to break someone's heart, but you can't control that. A broken heart happens; that's inevitable. "
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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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" 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 felt such a deep connection with dolphins. I felt like they were the only ones who understood me. "
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" For men, it's about finding the perfect shoe or the perfect pants that will last you through the years. That's how I want to shop: sustainable, classic, great quality. "
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" It's the ultimate task to do something stripped back, so you're not hiding behind anything. "
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" If anything, I want to be seen as a singer-songwriter rather than a pop artist. "
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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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" Touring is really about being on edge the whole time - you're like a racing horse: you've just got to be on. You've got to pull it together. "
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" I'm interested in a lot of different sounds and types of music. "
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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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" I always strive for freedom: freedom of thought and expression. "
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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 relate to the 'Twilight' books or movies at all, but I'm obsessed with it as a pop culture phenomenon - all these people just screaming like it was the Beatles. "
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" I was a total floral hippie as a child so when I finally could make my own choices, I've been living in different black suit jackets and been really drawn to masculine clothes. "
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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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" 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 love listening to demos. They're so raw. "
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" I struggle with myself every day - I am a lonesome person. I talk to my family - and I connect to some people deeply along the way - but I am a restless soul. Singing is the most immediate relief. "
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" The first thing you do when you get off tour is let off some steam and, you know, have some type of big breakdown. "
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