Quotes from Lykke Li

I've always been a person that is searching for truth and always wants to go further, deeper.

I'm from Sweden, so I don't enjoy winter at all; there's nothing cute about it.

I lived five years in Portugal and then spent winters in Nepal or India.

Most things in life come as a surprise.

If you're being ignored, that's a good time to concentrate on finding yourself and creating your own mystery.

Life is greater when I'm dealing with something than when I'm just dreaming away.

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 love listening to demos. They're so raw.

I think everything in life comes in threes: heartbreak and all that. You've got to do the full round in order to learn.

Mum is a photographer, and Dad does world music and plays almost every instrument except for drums.

I probably thought that about most of the things I did. But you wind up in situations where you have to make decisions very quickly, and you just go for it a lot of the time.

It's not a very sane thing to try to be great all the time.

I want people to have a good time. Its boring only to hear singer/songwriters spilling their guts.

I was 21 and homeless - such a broken, lost woman.

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.

I was a total floral hippie as a child so when I finally could make my own choices, I've been living in different black suit jackets and been really drawn to masculine clothes.

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.

The first thing you do when you get off tour is let off some steam and, you know, have some type of big breakdown.

Being on tour really takes a toll, so you have to find ways to stay healthy.

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.

Touring is really about being on edge the whole time - you're like a racing horse: you've just got to be on. You've got to pull it together.

I'm actually a really shy person. I just really enjoy being in studio; I don't go out much.

Music and fashion are a sign of the times and a reflection of what people want and need at this very day and age.

I'm not so interested in being indie just for the sake of being indie.