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> [You carry all these hurts and breakups with you forever. But there is this sort of joyful realization that the things that caused you pain were real. There is something beautiful and invigorating in holding onto that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jens-lekman/you-carry-all-these-hurts-and-breakups-with-you-forever-but-there-is/)

[Jens Lekman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jens-lekman/)

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## More by Jens Lekman

> [I have a very nice voice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jens-lekman/i-have-a-very-nice-voice/)

[Jens Lekman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jens-lekman/)

> [I think there are definitely a lot of subjects I don't share with people, but I'm not sure where that border is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jens-lekman/i-think-there-are-definitely-a-lot-of-subjects-i-don-t-share-with/)

[Jens Lekman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jens-lekman/)

> [When I performed the songs in front of an audience at the end of each project and I knew the storytellers were in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jens-lekman/when-i-performed-the-songs-in-front-of-an-audience-at-the-end-of-each/)

[Jens Lekman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jens-lekman/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jens-lekman/getting-my-hair-cut-is-just-a-very-special-moment-for-me-i-don-t-know/)

[Jens Lekman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jens-lekman/)

> [I must admit that it seems like my mind really reconstructs some things, and in a very - I just know that it seems…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jens-lekman/i-must-admit-that-it-seems-like-my-mind-really-reconstructs-some/)

[Jens Lekman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jens-lekman/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jens-lekman/i-ve-established-a-certain-voice-over-my-albums-it-can-be-an-obstacle/)

[Jens Lekman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jens-lekman/)

> [Family and friends always need to be bigger than your music career, and in that sense, your music will be bigger because you respect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jens-lekman/family-and-friends-always-need-to-be-bigger-than-your-music-career/)

[Jens Lekman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jens-lekman/)

> [I think when you get into your 30s, you start to realize all of the patterns you have in your life and all of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jens-lekman/i-think-when-you-get-into-your-30s-you-start-to-realize-all-of-the/)

[Jens Lekman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jens-lekman/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jens-lekman/it-s-not-difficult-getting-into-the-charts-in-sweden-it-s-a-very/)

[Jens Lekman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jens-lekman/)

> [I became paranoid for a long time: I thought that people were out to harm me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jens-lekman/i-became-paranoid-for-a-long-time-i-thought-that-people-were-out-to/)

[Jens Lekman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jens-lekman/)

> [Making albums is a very lonely process sometimes. Sitting around working on songs, feeling the pressure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jens-lekman/making-albums-is-a-very-lonely-process-sometimes-sitting-around/)

[Jens Lekman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jens-lekman/)

> [I've always been interested in listening to people's stories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jens-lekman/i-ve-always-been-interested-in-listening-to-people-s-stories/)

[Jens Lekman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jens-lekman/)

> [If you come to the conclusion that there is no conclusion, well, that's a conclusion, too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jens-lekman/if-you-come-to-the-conclusion-that-there-is-no-conclusion-well-that-s/)

[Jens Lekman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jens-lekman/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jens-lekman/i-really-think-i-need-to-find-a-home-i-don-t-know-if-that-includes-a/)

[Jens Lekman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jens-lekman/)

> [I was trying to actively get away from music, I guess. But I recorded a whole bunch of instrumental piano songs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jens-lekman/i-was-trying-to-actively-get-away-from-music-i-guess-but-i-recorded-a/)

[Jens Lekman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jens-lekman/)

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