Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson Quotes
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I love listening to demos. They're so raw.
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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 interested in a lot of different sounds and types of music.
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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'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 was 21 and homeless - such a broken, lost woman.
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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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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 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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It's the ultimate task to do something stripped back, so you're not hiding behind anything.
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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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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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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 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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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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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 love pouring my heart out. People don't want to hear you whine when you're with friends, so you can sing about it instead - it's the best outlet.
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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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There's more discomfort being an old soul or a person who questions a lot of things. I'm young, but I'm old.
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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.
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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.
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I am deeply in tune with my heart and core, and it's made me a better writer, artist, and most of all woman. It's made me more myself.