Jens Lekman

I have a very nice voice.

— 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.

— Jens Lekman

When I performed the songs in front of an audience at the end of each project and I knew the storytellers were…

— 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,…

— Jens Lekman

I must admit that it seems like my mind really reconstructs some things, and in a very - I just know that…

— 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,…

— Jens Lekman

Family and friends always need to be bigger than your music career, and in that sense, your music will be bigger because…

— Jens Lekman

I think when you get into your 30s, you start to realize all of the patterns you have in your life and…

— 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…

— Jens Lekman

I became paranoid for a long time: I thought that people were out to harm me.

— Jens Lekman

Making albums is a very lonely process sometimes. Sitting around working on songs, feeling the pressure.

— Jens Lekman

I've always been interested in listening to people's stories.

— Jens Lekman

If you come to the conclusion that there is no conclusion, well, that's a conclusion, too.

— 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…

— Jens Lekman

I was trying to actively get away from music, I guess. But I recorded a whole bunch of instrumental piano songs.

— Jens Lekman

A lot of my songs are written prophetically: I write something, and then I make it happen.

— Jens Lekman

I lived in a suitcase for a year, and then a relationship brought me to New York for about four months, then…

— Jens Lekman

I'm not too fond of the typical Australian activities or culture. I'm not into surfing.

— Jens Lekman

Older men in my family - back to my grandpa - were basically completely bald.

— Jens Lekman

I think South Korea was one of the best shows I've ever done in my whole life. The people there were crazy.…

— Jens Lekman

When I was between seven and 13, I hated music. I wasn't interested in music at all. I'd tried to listen to…

— Jens Lekman

I need to write a sitcom, but something with warmth, not one where the dad comes home and he's treated like an…

— Jens Lekman

I think a lot of my songs are very silly and very stupid, written to entertain people, but in the end, I…

— Jens Lekman

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

My songs don't deal with locations that specifically, even if there are very specific references to them in there; they're sort of…

— Jens Lekman