Laufey

“Every new album for me is a blank book of stories to write.”

“I mean, my dream would be to act in something, or even do kind of a guest role, and couple that with writing something for a film or for TV.”

“My songwriting is just journaling out my life via song.”

“I would say I take a lot of inspiration from jazz and I borrow a lot of principles from it and classical music. Both of those genres are rigid, and I've broken so many rules - I don't improvise the way a lot of jazz musicians do, and a lot of the chord progressions I use don't technically make sense.”

“With 'Goddess,' I think the song itself tells such a strong story. And for the music video, we really wanted to do something different and not necessarily work with a director that only does music videos.”

“I don't reject social media at all. Social media is the way to reach an audience and have it be in your own power.”

“I know what I know, and I know what I'm good at, so that's enough for me.”

“Classical music was very much a part of my life growing up, and it was always playing in the house. And music was almost like another class in school. Every day, I'd come home and do an hour of piano and cello.”

“I think it's always so magical when there's some sort of thing like that where an artist contributes musically, but also has a role in the film as well.”

“I like to say I listened to three genres of music growing up: classical, jazz and Taylor Swift.”

“I remember the first time I had this kind of debilitating crush. My first thought was just, 'Oh my God, everybody goes through this?' It's this thing that we all share, but nobody can really figure out.”

“I love vintage designer bags that are at a good price.”

“I'm just going to keep making the music I want and hope that it reaches as many ears as possible.”

“I hope I can always hold on to a sense of youth.”

“As a kid, I was running around the conservatory, playing with my grandparents' students who were like babysitters, taking cello and piano lessons, eating good food, and making sure I didn't completely forget my Chinese every summer.”

“It is a funny thing to step on stage and wear beautiful clothing and lots of makeup and stand in front of thousands of fans and be depicted as this goddess, this character.”

“Growing up, I really struggled with finding a group of people that I really understood and that understood me. The fact that I've kind of summoned an audience of exactly that - it just makes my younger self really, really happy.”

“I want to see if I can keep the integrity of my music but also allow myself to try out a bit of what modern technology allows.”

“TikTok gives an artist a voice. I'm very careful to be very authentic on there - everything I do comes from me, nobody ever tells me to make TikToks. I do everything on my own, and all the language is my own. And I wouldn't do it if someone was telling me to do it! It has to come from the heart, but I think it can give artists their own voice.”

“I love clothes, I love fashion, and I love how much it can give a person an identity.”