Lykke Li

“If you take the hard facts of a failed relationship, it's pretty grim. But if you make an album out of it, and if the violins represent all the tears, you create something magical out of something very normal.”

“I went to 11 different schools. It was a fantastic adventure, but I was incredibly sensitive and needed a bit more stability.”

“I'm from Sweden, so I don't enjoy winter at all; there's nothing cute about it.”

“I felt such a deep connection with dolphins. I felt like they were the only ones who understood me.”

“I honestly kind of hate shopping. My favorite places to shop are rich old lady consignment stores.”

“The music that I listen to is very minimalistic. I listen to a lot of old blues that is just guitar and vocals.”

“My favourite festival experience is a show at midnight with the moon blazing and a crowd full of open hearts ready to dance.”

“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.”

“There's more discomfort being an old soul or a person who questions a lot of things. I'm young, but I'm old.”

“My favorite thing in the world is to have just a big dinner with friends and just sit and talk about their life and their difficulties and all of that.”

“I will grab any opportunity I can to learn something new.”

“I'm going to be like Benjamin Button; I'm just going to grow younger. I will probably be happy, fat, with kids and looking back and thinking, 'I was such a angry young woman.'”

“I'll always be in some type of turmoil. So what I've tried to do is just surrender to that.”

“It's in every person's life, around 27 to 29 years old, the stars and the planets align themselves to exactly the way they were when you were born. You're faced with yourself. There's no running away.”

“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.”

“Sometimes when I write songs, I don't know what they're about, and it just suddenly comes to me.”

“I don't think Neil Young has a beautiful voice, but it's something that grabs you, and the songs are so good.”

“I used to get really sick. I would go to the doctor with all these ailments, and they would tell me I needed to be at home. I didn't even really understand what that meant because since I was a baby, I've always been moving, moving, and then touring.”

“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.”

“I always strive for freedom: freedom of thought and expression.”