Lauv

I love nostalgia.

— Lauv

I think a lot of pop music is escapist.

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I do feel like I'm a little too much of a bummer sometimes.

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I could never write a proper party song.

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I'm super-into sappy movies like 'La La Land' and 'Midnight in Paris.'

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The thing about Sheeran is that he is an incredibly real artist and songwriter. He is not trying to be anybody else…

— Lauv

In day-to-day life, there's so much that's calculated: so many fake, surface-level interactions that don't amount to anything.

— Lauv

Ever since I visited Paris when I was younger, the sappy side of me really wanted to write a song about it…

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Being vulnerable is the hardest thing for so many people, including myself, but it's also the most satisfying thing.

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It's tough to know what I'm going to write about. I never really know until it starts happening.

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For a lot of people going through their first love, you're both still figuring yourself out.

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I miss the energy of New York City and being able to step out of my apartment and see so much unique…

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'I Met You When I Was 18' is a collection of songs, a story about moving to New York City when I…

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One of my favorite cities is Tokyo because of sushi, and Asian food in general, but then also the way Tokyo operates,…

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'Chasing Fire' is about fighting for something that's already over. It's the beginning of the end. It's desperation. It's grand. But it's…

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I'm trying to basically just focus on sharing everything that I was feeling with other people, so I can hopefully inspire other…

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Kids can tell if you're being genuine or not.

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At the end of the day, we all want to fall in love.

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People come up to me with tattoos of my lyrics!

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I write a lot of sad songs!

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I love bodies of work and albums and stuff like that.

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I think streaming, in general, is democratising music in general.

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I love exploring the more complicated side of love. I feel like I've always gravitated toward that.

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Living in L.A. has been really good for me as a creator and musician.

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All of this music, It's definitely been the most freeing thing that I've ever done.

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I've always hated the feeling of trying to be cool or trying to fit in.

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Everybody in L.A. is a songwriter, producer, actor, creative. For some reason, you're supposed to go to a bar and all hang…

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I sort of feel that I have to constantly be really, really honest with the way I feel, and I have to…

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Any one thing can get in the way of you and your brain being comfortable and being inspired. It's the difference between…

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I've been through so many different phases, partly because I moved around so much. I never found my identity based on where…

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I went from playing for nobody and having awkward experiences at award shows to now being all over the place playing sold-out…

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'Lauv' comes from the Latvian word for lion, and my mom's side of the family is from Latvia - it's a place…

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All the best art and music feels like some type of truth - even if it's really simple - that you just…

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I really hope to give to other people who are listening to my music the same thing that it's done for me,…

— Lauv

With pretty much everything that I've done, in terms of going from being a songwriter and producer for other artists to doing…

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Growing up, I played in different bands and did a lot of self-booked touring and traveling around, and my sister was driving…

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I think everybody goes through that, especially... being in love for the first time. Some people, they're lucky enough that that ends…

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I am realising this now more as I grow up: that I never really felt connected to locations. In some sense, I…

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I just think that any person who wants music to be their career shouldn't focus on a record label. I have seen…

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I put out my first song, 'The Other,' in 2015 just on Soundcloud. It was always my most popular song but never…

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