--- title: "22 People Quotes By Lykke Li" description: "22 People quotes by Lykke Li. Plus more from Lykke Li and more People sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d3/lykke-li-3123_care_i-can-cry-myself-to-sleep-because-i-m-no_284770.png" --- > [I can cry myself to sleep because I'm not as great as Leonard Cohen, but who cares? Maybe you can't be as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lykke-li/i-can-cry-myself-to-sleep-because-i-m-not-as-great-as-leonard-cohen/) [Lykke Li](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lykke-li/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d3/lykke-li-3123_care_i-can-cry-myself-to-sleep-because-i-m-no_284770.png) > [Music and fashion are a sign of the times and a reflection of what people want and need at this very day…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lykke-li/music-and-fashion-are-a-sign-of-the-times-and-a-reflection-of-what/) [Lykke Li](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lykke-li/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53c/lykke-li-3123_age_music-and-fashion-are-a-sign-of-the-time_2783053.png) > [I want people to have a good time. It's boring only to hear singer/songwriters spilling their guts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lykke-li/i-want-people-to-have-a-good-time-it-s-boring-only-to-hear-singer/) [Lykke Li](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lykke-li/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c21/lykke-li-3123_boring_i-want-people-to-have-a-good-time-it-s-b_1239943.png) > [I think pop culture underestimates people. The message is, 'Being yourself is the worst thing you could possibly be.' But people are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lykke-li/i-think-pop-culture-underestimates-people-the-message-is-being/) [Lykke Li](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lykke-li/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1e/lykke-li-3123_attracted_i-think-pop-culture-underestimates-peopl_2106739.png) > [I'm just not interested in getting judged or getting people to love me. Being seen and taking my photo and having to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lykke-li/i-m-just-not-interested-in-getting-judged-or-getting-people-to-love/) [Lykke Li](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lykke-li/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/337/lykke-li-3123_being_i-m-just-not-interested-in-getting-judge_17802.png) > [People comment on how you look; it's so unnecessary. I just wanted people to listen to what I have to say instead…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lykke-li/people-comment-on-how-you-look-it-s-so-unnecessary-i-just-wanted/) [Lykke Li](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lykke-li/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e5/lykke-li-3123_anything_people-comment-on-how-you-look-it-s-so-u_3172986.png) > [I'm really depressing. Some people watch comedy to relax. I watch 21 Grams. I can recognize sadness and tragedy really easily because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lykke-li/i-m-really-depressing-some-people-watch-comedy-to-relax-i-watch-21/) [Lykke Li](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lykke-li/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/605/lykke-li-3123_comedy_i-m-really-depressing-some-people-watch_1008236.png) > [I don't relate to the 'Twilight' books or movies at all, but I'm obsessed with it as a pop culture phenomenon -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lykke-li/i-don-t-relate-to-the-twilight-books-or-movies-at-all-but-i-m/) [Lykke Li](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lykke-li/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/301/lykke-li-3123_beatles_i-don-t-relate-to-the-twilight-books-or_1375628.png) > [My whole art is based on escaping life and reality, which might not the best tendency to have when you're trying to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lykke-li/my-whole-art-is-based-on-escaping-life-and-reality-which-might-not/) [Lykke Li](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lykke-li/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b5/lykke-li-3123_art_my-whole-art-is-based-on-escaping-life-a_1902548.png) > [I'm more old school: I want to be like Keith Richards on stage. It's not interesting to see straight-from-runway clothes slapped on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lykke-li/i-m-more-old-school-i-want-to-be-like-keith-richards-on-stage-it-s/) [Lykke Li](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lykke-li/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/641/lykke-li-3123_art_i-m-more-old-school-i-want-to-be-like-ke_2218525.png) > [The problem is, when I talk about heartbreak or whatever, people want to melt it down to some break-up of a relationship,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lykke-li/the-problem-is-when-i-talk-about-heartbreak-or-whatever-people-want/) [Lykke Li](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lykke-li/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/633/lykke-li-3123_about_the-problem-is-when-i-talk-about-heartbr_2843420.png) > [It's not a very sane thing to try to be great all the time. You want to make something magical; you want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lykke-li/it-s-not-a-very-sane-thing-to-try-to-be-great-all-the-time-you-want/) [Lykke Li](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lykke-li/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee6/lykke-li-3123_easy_it-s-not-a-very-sane-thing-to-try-to-be_1417794.jpg) > [I hung out with some crazy desert people. One guy was just walking around with only shorts on - he'd been walking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lykke-li/i-hung-out-with-some-crazy-desert-people-one-guy-was-just-walking/) [Lykke Li](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lykke-li/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac3/lykke-li-3123_bare-feet_i-hung-out-with-some-crazy-desert-people_1978745.jpg) > [I would want to create an amphitheater outside of California where I would play everyday, and then people would have to come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lykke-li/i-would-want-to-create-an-amphitheater-outside-of-california-where-i/) [Lykke Li](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lykke-li/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65d/lykke-li-3123_california_i-would-want-to-create-an-amphitheater-o_2965688.jpg) > [I struggle with myself every day - I am a lonesome person. I talk to my family - and I connect to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lykke-li/i-struggle-with-myself-every-day-i-am-a-lonesome-person-i-talk-to-my/) [Lykke Li](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lykke-li/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ae/lykke-li-3123_along_i-struggle-with-myself-every-day-i-am-a_2435432.png) > [I don't necessarily love all the collaborations that I've done; the more I work with other people, the more I realize that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lykke-li/i-don-t-necessarily-love-all-the-collaborations-that-i-ve-done-the/) [Lykke Li](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lykke-li/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efa/lykke-li-3123_collaboration_i-don-t-necessarily-love-all-the-collabo_447037.jpg) > [I love pouring my heart out. People don't want to hear you whine when you're with friends, so you can sing about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lykke-li/i-love-pouring-my-heart-out-people-don-t-want-to-hear-you-whine-when/) [Lykke Li](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lykke-li/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/016/lykke-li-3123_about_i-love-pouring-my-heart-out-people-don-t_3159941.png) > [I'm a very melancholic kind of person. I don't know why; I think certain people are born a certain way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lykke-li/i-m-a-very-melancholic-kind-of-person-i-don-t-know-why-i-think/) [Lykke Li](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lykke-li/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e35/lykke-li-3123_born_i-m-a-very-melancholic-kind-of-person-i_1730448.png) > [It would be amazing if people listened to it when they needed shelter; it would be lovely if they didn't spit on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lykke-li/it-would-be-amazing-if-people-listened-to-it-when-they-needed-shelter/) [Lykke Li](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lykke-li/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c76/lykke-li-3123_ifs_it-would-be-amazing-if-people-listened-t_2457993.png) > [You can become quite blase, and also, I have no sense of home; I don't have roots. I've never had that feeling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lykke-li/you-can-become-quite-blase-and-also-i-have-no-sense-of-home-i-don-t/) [Lykke Li](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lykke-li/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73f/lykke-li-3123_also_you-can-become-quite-blase-and-also-i-ha_35012.png) > [I want people to have a good time. Its boring only to hear singer/songwriters spilling their guts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lykke-li/i-want-people-to-have-a-good-time-its-boring-only-to-hear-singer/) [Lykke Li](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lykke-li/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12e/lykke-li-3123_boring_i-want-people-to-have-a-good-time-its-bo_1874246.png) > [Some people watch comedy to relax. I watch '21 Grams.' I can recognize sadness and tragedy really easily because it's been with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lykke-li/some-people-watch-comedy-to-relax-i-watch-21-grams-i-can-recognize/) [Lykke Li](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lykke-li/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c3/lykke-li-3123_because_some-people-watch-comedy-to-relax-i-watc_190702.png) ## Other authors on People - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-sunday-adelaja-87912.jpg) Sunday Adelaja 856 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/sunday-adelaja/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-rush-limbaugh-81741.jpg) Rush Limbaugh 843 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/rush-limbaugh/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-donald-trump-30060.jpg) Donald Trump 724 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/donald-trump/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-barack-obama-16275.jpg) Barack Obama 624 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/barack-obama/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-frederick-lenz-36205.jpg) Frederick Lenz 488 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/frederick-lenz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-hillary-clinton-42043.jpg) Hillary Clinton 367 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/hillary-clinton/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-w-bush-38036.jpg) George W. 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Maxwell 249 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/john-c-maxwell/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-terry-pratchett-89528.jpg) Terry Pratchett 244 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/terry-pratchett/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bill-gates-17911.jpg) Bill Gates 223 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/bill-gates/) ## More by Lykke Li > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lykke-li/i-m-just-not-interested-in-getting-judged-or-getting-people-to-love/) [Lykke Li](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lykke-li/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lykke-li/touring-is-really-about-being-on-edge-the-whole-time-you-re-like-a/) [Lykke Li](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lykke-li/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lykke-li/i-always-feel-like-i-ve-been-slightly-misunderstood-as-a-woman-you/) [Lykke Li](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lykke-li/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lykke-li/you-can-become-quite-blase-and-also-i-have-no-sense-of-home-i-don-t/) [Lykke Li](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lykke-li/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lykke-li/when-i-was-very-little-i-was-into-michael-jackson-at-six-or-seven-it/) [Lykke Li](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lykke-li/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lykke-li/when-i-play-i-m-so-in-the-moment-that-i-can-t-really-remember-what/) [Lykke Li](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lykke-li/) > [I hate the fact you always feel like you have to be going somewhere, like the end destination is to be finished, or to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lykke-li/i-hate-the-fact-you-always-feel-like-you-have-to-be-going-somewhere/) [Lykke Li](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lykke-li/) > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lykke-li/some-people-watch-comedy-to-relax-i-watch-21-grams-i-can-recognize/) [Lykke Li](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lykke-li/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lykke-li/i-am-deeply-in-tune-with-my-heart-and-core-and-it-s-made-me-a-better/) [Lykke Li](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lykke-li/) > [It's the ultimate task to do something stripped back, so you're not hiding behind anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lykke-li/it-s-the-ultimate-task-to-do-something-stripped-back-so-you-re-not/) [Lykke Li](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lykke-li/) > [I've always been a person that is searching for truth and always wants to go further, deeper.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lykke-li/i-ve-always-been-a-person-that-is-searching-for-truth-and-always/) [Lykke Li](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lykke-li/) > [I always strive for freedom: freedom of thought and expression.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lykke-li/i-always-strive-for-freedom-freedom-of-thought-and-expression/) [Lykke Li](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lykke-li/) > [If anything, I want to be seen as a singer-songwriter rather than a pop artist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lykke-li/if-anything-i-want-to-be-seen-as-a-singer-songwriter-rather-than-a/) [Lykke Li](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lykke-li/) > [I remember watching Romeo + Juliet when I was 14 and listening to the soundtrack. When I hear that soundtrack now, all those emotions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lykke-li/i-remember-watching-romeo-juliet-when-i-was-14-and-listening-to-the/) [Lykke Li](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lykke-li/) > [It's not about being a sex prostitute. It's about this power play in the war of the sexes. It's a rat race, like, "I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lykke-li/it-s-not-about-being-a-sex-prostitute-it-s-about-this-power-play-in/) [Lykke Li](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lykke-li/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/lykke-li/#itemlist", "name": "22 People Quotes By Lykke Li", "numberOfItems": 22, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I can cry myself to sleep because I'm not as great as Leonard Cohen, but who cares? 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