Quotes from Sigrid

My favourite thing about being in nature is that I feel so small and kind of insignificant.

I really just like to sit alone at the piano. I need my me time.

I have sunglasses; that is very important when you're out traveling.

Not being treated OK is something everyone can relate to, no matter what age or gender.

I am inspired by many young women, not only in my industry but across others.

I'm a huge fan of Renaissance art. It's very direct. They're paintings that hit you in the face in the same immediate way that a huge pop tune hits you in the face.

My favorite thing to do is to get something good out of something bad.

My sister's job does not involve music, but she is an amazing singer and songwriter.

I remember when I started writing lyrics, I was very grand. I tried to use a lot of symbols,because I thought that's how songwriting should be - with imagery and metaphor. I figured, after a while, maybe I should just write it as I would say in real life.

There are two places where I can completely relax: in nature and by the piano.

When a different type of music is put in front of you, you can choose for yourself what you're supposed to like.

Festival line-ups should have all types of music. It's part of cultural growth.

I would love to meet or work with Sofia Coppola. Or Wes Anderson or Spike Jonze. I'd love to meet them. The way they film, it's all so geometric.

My family didn't push me into the music industry; they just wanted me to do something I loved.

Whenever my friend says something cool, and especially if my team says something, like a cool line in English, I'll write it down, and maybe I'll rephrase or use in a different way or something.

My mum is the biggest Joni Mitchell fan, and my dad loves Neil Young.

I didn't grow up listening to him - my parents listened more to Neil Young and Joni Mitchell - but I lived in a flatshare for two years, and my flatmate loved Leonard Cohen. He would always play him when he got home from the studio or something.

I try to, like, hang out with my family as much as possible. Hang out with the band, go hiking when I'm in the mood for that. Watch Netflix. It's really important for me; like, health comes before everything else.

The first time I listened to Coldplay, I was at a train station in Paris with my family on holiday. I put on 'Clocks' on my discman, and I fell in love.

The thing I love about Norwegian cities is that you often have nature right at your doorstep - you don't need to go that far. That makes it a lot easier to just get out.

There's a Norwegian equivalent to 'BBC Introducing' called 'P3 Untouched,' and I remember when they played the first song I ever wrote that I'd put online. I was 16 at that point. That was the first moment where I was like, 'Oh, maybe this is something I want to do more of.'

I love shifting between being super cute and aggressive. It's funny.

I'm very ambitious. But my overall goal, above ambition, is that I want to be happy with what I'm doing, and I want to be happy with myself.

If there's only one genre that it's possible to listen to or possible to see live, then how can you explore different styles? How can you evolve, musically?