A lot of my songs are written prophetically: I write something, and then I make it happen. — Jens Lekman Copy Share Image
I could've written songs about, for example, the Paris attacks as they happened and have the song out the day after, but… — 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
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 start writing songs first as an entertainer, and I like funny stories that wrap up with dignity. — Jens Lekman Copy Share Image
A lot of people would write to me long stories from their lives, and I felt they were thinking of me as… — 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
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
Sometimes it's not like I write very specific, it's more like I add an atmosphere almost to something that might have been… — Jens Lekman Copy Share Image
The 'sent' folder of my email program is really my biggest inspiration and my biggest source of lyrics. That's where I go… — Jens Lekman Copy Share Image
The fate of a song is often established in the first 15 minutes of writing. — Jens Lekman Copy Share Image
I like telling stories with a sense of humor. But humor can also distance you from the subject you're writing about. I'm… — Jens Lekman Copy Share Image
I think sometimes when I sit down to write a song, it doesn't come out naturally, but when you are writing an… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
I became paranoid for a long time: I thought that people were out to harm me. — Jens Lekman Copy Share Image
Making albums is a very lonely process sometimes. Sitting around working on songs, feeling the pressure. — Jens Lekman Copy Share Image
