I find it quite hard to connect with the songs where I portray myself as this clumsy, adorable, love-struck man-child. — Jens Lekman Copy Share Image
A lot of my songs are written prophetically: I write something, and then I make it happen. — Jens Lekman Copy Share Image
I think all the best songs do that: they offer some sort of hope and light in the darkness. — Jens Lekman Copy Share Image
My old songs used to take place in Gothenburg; then, when I lived in Melbourne, the songs just naturally took place more… — Jens Lekman Copy Share Image
I think to find an escape route out of a music industry that is becoming more and more focused on making money. — Jens Lekman Copy Share Image
It's good to let go of control. That's probably something all artists and song writers will say at some point. — Jens Lekman Copy Share Image
Vocal arrangements are something I'm working a lot with for the new songs. — Jens Lekman Copy Share Image
Ever since I started writing music, I've wanted to know what the songs are about and to be able to tell stories. — Jens Lekman Copy Share Image
I've started listening to music in a new way after I started running. When it comes to running, I really got into… — Jens Lekman Copy Share Image
When you're writing about difficult things and darker issues, it's nice to offer some sort of light at the end of the… — Jens Lekman Copy Share Image
I still love touring rock clubs around the world, and that's something that's really a part of me. I love making albums,… — Jens Lekman Copy Share Image
It was never part of how I imagined my music, and I watched in awe at how this ukulele troubadour image suddenly… — Jens Lekman Copy Share Image
I think it's because Toronto is the Gothenburg of Canada, with the trends and the music and everything. I feel very at… — Jens Lekman Copy Share Image
When I went through the break-up, I really looked for some kind of music, or art or literature that could say, "I've… — Jens Lekman Copy Share Image
Christmas music is usually more concentrated pop music in a way. It's meant to make us feel good, and it's meant to… — Jens Lekman Copy Share Image
When I performed the songs in front of an audience at the end of each project and I knew the storytellers were… — Jens Lekman Copy Share Image
I had a drummer in my band who started teaching me tricks to come up with interesting rhythms. Because I don't come… — Jens Lekman Copy Share Image
I had so many songs that were actually sort of finished. And I deleted them. I wrote on my website that I'd… — Jens Lekman Copy Share Image
Some very silly songs can have an almost melancholy feeling when you put it in a different perspective. — Jens Lekman Copy Share Image
I kind of like polishing the songs that I'm working on. I'm really working hard on some specific songs. — Jens Lekman Copy Share Image
I realised that music controls me more than I control music. I had to write songs that were convincing me that things… — Jens Lekman Copy Share Image
I was trying to actively get away from music, I guess. But I recorded a whole bunch of instrumental piano songs. — Jens Lekman Copy Share Image
The way to write really good songs is to write about the things that happen in your life and where you are… — Jens Lekman Copy Share Image
When I was between seven and 13, I hated music. I wasn't interested in music at all. I'd tried to listen to… — Jens Lekman Copy Share Image
I wanted to write songs about other people because I was sick of myself, basically. I didn't like myself very much. 'Ghostwriting'… — Jens Lekman Copy Share Image
My first single was based around the mishearing of the words 'make believe' - 'I thought she said maple leaves.' That kind… — Jens Lekman Copy Share Image
I think all of my songs are either based on personal experience or will be based on personal experience, because I do… — Jens Lekman Copy Share Image
Family and friends always need to be bigger than your music career, and in that sense, your music will be bigger because… — Jens Lekman Copy Share Image
I think there are definitely a lot of subjects I don't share with people, but I'm not sure where that border is. — Jens Lekman Copy Share
When I performed the songs in front of an audience at the end of each project and I knew the storytellers were in the… — Jens Lekman Copy Share
Getting my hair cut is just a very special moment for me. I don't know exactly why, but it's such an intimate, almost religious… — Jens Lekman Copy Share
I must admit that it seems like my mind really reconstructs some things, and in a very - I just know that it seems… — Jens Lekman Copy Share
I've established a certain voice over my albums. It can be an obstacle, but in the end, I think it's a strength, because I… — Jens Lekman Copy Share
Family and friends always need to be bigger than your music career, and in that sense, your music will be bigger because you respect… — Jens Lekman Copy Share
I think when you get into your 30s, you start to realize all of the patterns you have in your life and all of… — Jens Lekman Copy Share
It's not difficult getting into the charts in Sweden. It's a very different musical climate, and in a very good way, I think, because… — Jens Lekman Copy Share
I became paranoid for a long time: I thought that people were out to harm me. — Jens Lekman Copy Share
Making albums is a very lonely process sometimes. Sitting around working on songs, feeling the pressure. — Jens Lekman Copy Share
If you come to the conclusion that there is no conclusion, well, that's a conclusion, too. — Jens Lekman Copy Share
I really think I need to find a home. I don't know if that includes a girlfriend or not, but first I need to… — Jens Lekman Copy Share
I was trying to actively get away from music, I guess. But I recorded a whole bunch of instrumental piano songs. — Jens Lekman Copy Share
