A biography for Lykke Lihasn’t been written yet.
“I knew I wanted to be an artist, but I never took music lessons. I was just playing around in front of the mirror and being silly, then suddenly I started making songs.”
“If anything, I want to be seen as a singer-songwriter rather than a pop artist.”
“Music and fashion are a sign of the times and a reflection of what people want and need at this very day and age.”
“My dream is to one day just be me and my guitar. I'm working myself to the core. Who am I, underneath everything else? I'm still on that journey, to find that core.”
“I remember watching films in my teenage years, and you'd be in love with Leonardo DiCaprio, and then a song would come on. You'd love that song forever; it changed your life.”
“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.”
“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.”
“Most things in life come as a surprise.”
“Mum is a photographer, and Dad does world music and plays almost every instrument except for drums.”
“I don't want to break someone's heart, but you can't control that. A broken heart happens; that's inevitable.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”