Mum is a photographer, and Dad does world music and plays almost every instrument except for drums. — Lykke Li Copy Share Image
The music that I listen to is very minimalistic. I listen to a lot of old blues that is just guitar and… — Lykke Li Copy Share Image
Sometimes when I write songs, I don't know what they're about, and it just suddenly comes to me. — Lykke Li Copy Share Image
Do you have to have emotional turmoil to create music? I'm not sure because I've never been without it — Lykke Li Copy Share Image
Because you're a woman, the music industry puts you in another corner. I want to be fighting with the men. I want… — Lykke Li Copy Share Image
I want to get my music out there. I enjoy playing shows; I just don't enjoy airports. I want to be more… — Lykke Li Copy Share Image
I knew I wanted to be an artist, but I never took music lessons. I was just playing around in front of… — Lykke Li Copy Share Image
Where I've been hasn't influenced my music. It's more what I listen to. You can find music everywhere, so moving hasn't really… — Lykke Li Copy Share Image
I had a period after touring the first record where I didn't agree with the way things worked in the music industry… — Lykke Li Copy Share Image
When I was very little, I was into Michael Jackson. At six or seven, it was Madonna, but she's not what she… — Lykke Li Copy Share Image
I want to do a stripped-down album. That style is actually where my heart is - storytelling and just letting the voice… — Lykke Li Copy Share Image
Music and fashion are a sign of the times and a reflection of what people want and need at this very day… — Lykke Li Copy Share Image
I do it live on tape with a band. It's not like I'm doing electronic music with a laptop. — Lykke Li Copy Share Image
I'm just not interested in getting judged or getting people to love me. Being seen and taking my photo and having to follow this… — Lykke Li Copy Share Image
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… — Lykke Li Copy Share Image
I always feel like I've been slightly misunderstood. As a woman, you get judged for appearances or things like that I don't really care… — Lykke Li Copy Share Image
You can become quite blase, and also, I have no sense of home; I don't have roots. I've never had that feeling that someone… — Lykke Li Copy Share Image
When I was very little, I was into Michael Jackson. At six or seven, it was Madonna, but she's not what she used to… — Lykke Li Copy Share Image
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… — Lykke Li Copy Share Image
I hate the fact you always feel like you have to be going somewhere, like the end destination is to be finished, or to… — Lykke Li Copy Share Image
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. — Lykke Li Copy Share Image
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… — Lykke Li Copy Share Image
It's the ultimate task to do something stripped back, so you're not hiding behind anything. — Lykke Li Copy Share Image
I've always been a person that is searching for truth and always wants to go further, deeper. — Lykke Li Copy Share Image
