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People comment on how you look; it's so unnecessary. I just wanted people to listen to what I have to say instead of focusing on anything else.
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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.
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If you're being ignored, that's a good time to concentrate on finding yourself and creating your own mystery.
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I don't feel Swedish. In fact, my father tells me to get out of here as soon as I can.
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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'm interested in a lot of different sounds and types of music.
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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.
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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 always strive for freedom: freedom of thought and expression.
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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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I love listening to demos. They're so raw.
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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.'
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I was 21 and homeless - such a broken, lost woman.
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I'm more old school: I want to be like Keith Richards on stage. It's not interesting to see straight-from-runway clothes slapped on an artist. It's more interesting when you see people who have their own style.
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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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The first tape I got was Madonna's 'Immaculate Collection.' I'm inspired by the way she started from nothing and didn't have a big musical talent, but had a big dream.
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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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Being on tour really takes a toll, so you have to find ways to stay healthy.
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I don't live anywhere. I have always dreamed of moving out of my country because Sweden is boring.
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I'm actually a really shy person. I just really enjoy being in studio; I don't go out much.
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Some people watch comedy to relax. I watch '21 Grams.' I can recognize sadness and tragedy really easily because it's been with me forever.
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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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It's the ultimate task to do something stripped back, so you're not hiding behind anything.
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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.