Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson Quotes
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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.
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I was 21 and homeless - such a broken, lost woman.
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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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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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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 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 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.
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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 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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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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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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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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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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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 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 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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I'm actually a really shy person. I just really enjoy being in studio; I don't go out much.
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I was totally romanticizing the idea of Los Angeles when the Doors, Joni Mitchell, and Neil Young were hanging out there.
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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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Being on tour really takes a toll, so you have to find ways to stay healthy.
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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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Sometimes when I write songs, I don't know what they're about, and it just suddenly comes to me.
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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 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.