My goal is to bring jazz and classical music to my generation through a more accessible road. — Laufey Copy Share Image
I hope I'm doing my part in making jazz and classical music more accessible! — Laufey Copy Share Image
Iceland is so small; classical musicians play on pop projects and pop musicians play with jazz musicians. — Laufey Copy Share Image
I'm breaking so many rules every single day, and I think that's where you make good music. — Laufey Copy Share Image
I'm just going to keep making the music I want and hope that it reaches as many ears as possible. — Laufey Copy Share Image
I like to say I listened to three genres of music growing up: classical, jazz and Taylor Swift. — Laufey Copy Share Image
Growing up in Iceland, it was very beautiful, very safe, but quite isolated. There was something about jazz music that had a… — Laufey Copy Share Image
I went to Berklee for college: a good musical training ground, but there's no direct line between that and the music industry. — Laufey Copy Share Image
Jazz music is all about performance, right? At least, to me, it's about the freedom of performance, the different inflections you do… — Laufey Copy Share Image
With 'Goddess,' I think the song itself tells such a strong story. And for the music video, we really wanted to do… — Laufey Copy Share Image
AWAL's steadfast commitment to my creative autonomy has been essential in providing me the space and freedom to create music on my… — Laufey Copy Share Image
I think music was always written in the stars for me. I feel like I really had no choice. If I dared… — Laufey Copy Share Image
I think jazz is a bit gatekept. Personally, I think that everyone has space in them to enjoy jazz and jazz-adjacent music.… — Laufey Copy Share Image
There are fans who've been listening to my music since the very beginning. Time is the most valuable resource, and the fact… — Laufey Copy Share Image
I have to live to write. But I try to discipline myself into writing on the spot as well. I think it's… — Laufey Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, what are genres? I've spent my whole life trying to fit into some sort of box.… — Laufey Copy Share Image
I would say I take a lot of inspiration from jazz and I borrow a lot of principles from it and classical… — Laufey Copy Share Image
Jazz songs have always been quite literal because many of them are taken from musical theater and you only have a couple… — Laufey Copy Share Image
Classical music was very much a part of my life growing up, and it was always playing in the house. And music… — Laufey Copy Share Image
I think the Gen Z audience has such a versatile palette. With streaming services and with the Internet, music isn't so boxed… — Laufey Copy Share Image
My whole life has been in classical music, I've been trained to become the best musician possible, play the piece the best,… — Laufey Copy Share Image
A large portion of my audience is younger - audiences that would primarily listen to pop music otherwise - so the fact… — Laufey Copy Share Image
I want to see if I can keep the integrity of my music but also allow myself to try out a bit… — Laufey Copy Share Image
That's why I always strive to make timeless, almost a bit cinematic music, because I guess I was looking for an escape… — Laufey Copy Share Image
Growing up in Iceland, it was very beautiful, very safe, but quite isolated. There was something about jazz music that had a way of… — Laufey Copy Share
I knew I was half Chinese, but Iceland is so homogenous that I wasn't able to identify with the Asian part of myself. Even… — Laufey Copy Share
A large portion of my audience is younger - audiences that would primarily listen to pop music otherwise - so the fact that they're… — Laufey Copy Share
Love is the one thing that everybody goes through, but nobody really has cracked the code, right? — Laufey Copy Share
I think it's always so magical when there's some sort of thing like that where an artist contributes musically, but also has a role… — Laufey Copy Share
Iceland is so small; classical musicians play on pop projects and pop musicians play with jazz musicians. — Laufey Copy Share
It is a funny thing to step on stage and wear beautiful clothing and lots of makeup and stand in front of thousands of… — Laufey Copy Share
At the end of the day, what are genres? I've spent my whole life trying to fit into some sort of box. Am I… — Laufey Copy Share
I'm very clearly a girl that spends a lot of time on the Internet, just like every other sad girl. — Laufey Copy Share
TikTok gives an artist a voice. I'm very careful to be very authentic on there - everything I do comes from me, nobody ever… — Laufey Copy Share
I never thought that people would look at me and try to copy my style, but I love it so much. — Laufey Copy Share
I mean, my dream would be to act in something, or even do kind of a guest role, and couple that with writing something… — Laufey Copy Share
I always had a very specific way or style of singing that definitely felt like it was something from an older time. — Laufey Copy Share
