With the kind of music I make, I make very individualistic choices. — Laufey Choices Copy Share Image
I'll take any opportunity to kind of put my own spin on a jazz standard. — Laufey Jazz Copy Share Image
I like to say I listened to three genres of music growing up: classical, jazz and Taylor Swift. — Laufey Growing up Copy Share Image
Bossa nova is about how you can express yourself without being too loud. It's a quiet way of singing, almost spoken. That… — Laufey Express yourself Copy Share Image
Most of my friends' experience has been everything in between - all the confusion and the questions and the 'Oh, am I… — Laufey Experience Copy Share Image
I went to Berklee for college: a good musical training ground, but there's no direct line between that and the music industry. — Laufey Good Copy Share Image
When I started out, people were always asking me, 'Who do you want to be like?' I had no idea what to… — Laufey Always Copy Share Image
You know, I think so much about relatability when it comes to songwriting, and this experience of being in the limelight isn't… — Laufey Experience Copy Share Image
My whole life has been in classical music, I've been trained to become the best musician possible, play the piece the best,… — Laufey Best Copy Share Image
I never look back after finishing a song and think, 'Damn, why did I do that?' — Laufey Back Copy Share Image
If anything, I thought I would go the conservatory route, practice cello and try to get into the best orchestra I could,… — Laufey Best Copy Share Image
I know my position now as a role model for many, and I want to do them justice. — Laufey Justice Copy Share Image
I would say I take a lot of inspiration from jazz and I borrow a lot of principles from it and classical… — Laufey Broken Copy Share Image
I never want to stay stagnant, but also want to stay true to myself and true to my sound. — Laufey Myself Copy Share Image
I think there will be a song for everyone on every album that I do. — Laufey Everyone Copy Share Image
It's so special to hear a room full of thousands of kids who are usually between 15 and 25 screaming along to jazz standards. — Laufey Jazz Copy Share Image
Jazz music is all about performance, right? At least, to me, it's about the freedom of performance, the different inflections you do… — Laufey Freedom Copy Share Image
I love clothes, I love fashion, and I love how much it can give a person an identity. — Laufey Fashion Copy Share Image
When I started singing, I had this lower register alto sound, which resonated with the darker timbres of voices like Ella Fitzgerald,… — Laufey Billie holiday Copy Share Image
All I hope is I can move forward with the same 'I have nothing to lose' mindset. — Laufey Forward Copy Share Image
Jazz songs have always been quite literal because many of them are taken from musical theater and you only have a couple… — Laufey Jazz Copy Share Image
