--- title: "Best Tove Lo Quotes" description: "Ebba Tove Elsa Nilsson, known professionally as Tove Lo, is a Swedish singer-songwriter. She is known for her raw, grunge-influenced take on pop music." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-tove-lo-91985.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Tove Lo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-tove-lo-91985.jpg) # Tove Lo (1987) Singer Sweden **61** quotes in **460** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Tove Lo is a singer from Sweden, best known for *Talking Body Sheet Music*. ## Quick Facts About Tove Lo Born October 29, 1987 Nationality Sweden Profession Singer Notable works Talking Body Sheet Music ## About Tove Lo Ebba Tove Elsa Nilsson, known professionally as Tove Lo, is a Swedish singer-songwriter. She is known for her raw, grunge-influenced take on pop music. Referring to her autobiographical lyrics, Out called Lo "the saddest girl in Sweden", while Rolling Stone called her "Sweden's darkest pop export". ## Awards & Honors Q10680191 Musikexportpriset Q118799190 ## Quotes by Tove Lo · Page 2 > [A good song stays in your head because it's catchy, a great song stays because it means something to you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tove-lo/a-good-song-stays-in-your-head-because-it-s-catchy-a-great-song-stays/) [Tove Lo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tove-lo/) [Catchy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/catchy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/060/tove-lo-11260_catchy_a-good-song-stays-in-your-head-because-i_2703380.jpg) > [I definitely feel I'm outside of the polished pop girl group, which feels right. I don't think I could keep up that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tove-lo/i-definitely-feel-i-m-outside-of-the-polished-pop-girl-group-which/) [Tove Lo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tove-lo/) [Could](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/could/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4f/tove-lo-11260_could_i-definitely-feel-i-m-outside-of-the-pol_3091121.jpg) > [I've always liked music that has a darker vein to it. I come from such a safe upbringing - very stable, classic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tove-lo/i-ve-always-liked-music-that-has-a-darker-vein-to-it-i-come-from-such/) [Tove Lo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tove-lo/) [Always](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/341/tove-lo-11260_always_i-ve-always-liked-music-that-has-a-darke_993582.jpg) > [There was this lynx at a zoo that was called Tove, and that I totally fell in love with. It was my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tove-lo/there-was-this-lynx-at-a-zoo-that-was-called-tove-and-that-i-totally/) [Tove Lo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tove-lo/) [After](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/after/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bd/tove-lo-11260_after_there-was-this-lynx-at-a-zoo-that-was-ca_2258837.jpg) > [Your gone and I gotta stay high all the time to keep you off my mind I spend my days locked ina…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tove-lo/your-gone-and-i-gotta-stay-high-all-the-time-to-keep-you-off-my-mind/) [Tove Lo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tove-lo/) [Psychology](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/psychology/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/77b/tove-lo-11260_psychology_your-gone-and-i-gotta-stay-high-all-the_607592.jpg) > [A rock star is expected to act like a mess, sound like a mess and look like a mess. People don't expect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tove-lo/a-rock-star-is-expected-to-act-like-a-mess-sound-like-a-mess-and-look/) [Tove Lo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tove-lo/) [Act](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/act/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/886/tove-lo-11260_act_a-rock-star-is-expected-to-act-like-a-me_1103905.jpg) > [I find it really cool when people have this artist persona they can put on. They can go out and act like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tove-lo/i-find-it-really-cool-when-people-have-this-artist-persona-they-can/) [Tove Lo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tove-lo/) [Act](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/act/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f58/tove-lo-11260_act_i-find-it-really-cool-when-people-have-t_555565.jpg) > [I fight the same way as my dad! I've picked that up from him. We both get angry really fast and very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tove-lo/i-fight-the-same-way-as-my-dad-i-ve-picked-that-up-from-him-we-both/) [Tove Lo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tove-lo/) [Angry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/angry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b42/tove-lo-11260_angry_i-fight-the-same-way-as-my-dad-i-ve-pick_2296033.jpg) > [I've always wanted my music to have that desperation, where you just want to strip your clothes off and run down the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tove-lo/i-ve-always-wanted-my-music-to-have-that-desperation-where-you-just/) [Tove Lo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tove-lo/) [Always](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c7/tove-lo-11260_always_i-ve-always-wanted-my-music-to-have-that_2727343.jpg) > [Sometimes it starts with a random lyric idea that sets the tone for the whole song. Chords and sounds build from the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tove-lo/sometimes-it-starts-with-a-random-lyric-idea-that-sets-the-tone-for/) [Tove Lo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tove-lo/) [Chords](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chords/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71f/tove-lo-11260_chords_sometimes-it-starts-with-a-random-lyric_1507826.jpg) > [I was big into grunge, like Nirvana and Hole, when I was younger, which has been a really huge inspiration because of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tove-lo/i-was-big-into-grunge-like-nirvana-and-hole-when-i-was-younger-which/) [Tove Lo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tove-lo/) [Because](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/because/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e15/tove-lo-11260_because_i-was-big-into-grunge-like-nirvana-and-h_73539.jpg) > [I thought 'Twinkies' was just a word for 'cookies,' not a specific thing. They kind of scare me a little bit because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tove-lo/i-thought-twinkies-was-just-a-word-for-cookies-not-a-specific-thing/) [Tove Lo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tove-lo/) [Because](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/because/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1b/tove-lo-11260_because_i-thought-twinkies-was-just-a-word-for-c_2975580.jpg) > [I started to use music almost like a therapist, where it's like, everything that I don't really dare to say or speak…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tove-lo/i-started-to-use-music-almost-like-a-therapist-where-it-s-like/) [Tove Lo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tove-lo/) [About](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f1/tove-lo-11260_about_i-started-to-use-music-almost-like-a-the_470721.jpg) > [In the same way that I'm open when I speak, I'm that open on stage. I feed off the energy of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tove-lo/in-the-same-way-that-i-m-open-when-i-speak-i-m-that-open-on-stage-i/) [Tove Lo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tove-lo/) [Audience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/audience/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/137/tove-lo-11260_audience_in-the-same-way-that-i-m-open-when-i-spe_2985536.jpg) > [My main inspirations are the people around me, heartbreaks, frustration and everything that makes you feel stronger than you should.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tove-lo/my-main-inspirations-are-the-people-around-me-heartbreaks-frustration/) [Tove Lo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tove-lo/) [Feel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/feel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/029/tove-lo-11260_feel_my-main-inspirations-are-the-people-arou_268186.jpg) > [I'm from a fancy, well-raised background. We were very well-behaved and not allowed to swear. It's the kind of place where people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tove-lo/i-m-from-a-fancy-well-raised-background-we-were-very-well-behaved-and/) [Tove Lo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tove-lo/) [Allowed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/allowed/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff6/tove-lo-11260_allowed_i-m-from-a-fancy-well-raised-background_1043821.jpg) > [When people like your music because it has vulnerable honesty, and you're able to comfortably admit to flaws and imperfections, then that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tove-lo/when-people-like-your-music-because-it-has-vulnerable-honesty-and-you/) [Tove Lo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tove-lo/) [Able](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/able/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6fa/tove-lo-11260_able_when-people-like-your-music-because-it-h_3088536.jpg) > [Writing the songs is always emotional and most of the vocals on there are the first three takes from the demos, because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tove-lo/writing-the-songs-is-always-emotional-and-most-of-the-vocals-on-there/) [Tove Lo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tove-lo/) [Emotional](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/emotional/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ed/tove-lo-11260_emotional_writing-the-songs-is-always-emotional-an_617679.jpg) > [I wanted to write about relationships in a more honest, raw sort of way. Get away from all those cliches about how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tove-lo/i-wanted-to-write-about-relationships-in-a-more-honest-raw-sort-of/) [Tove Lo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tove-lo/) [About](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b68/tove-lo-11260_about_i-wanted-to-write-about-relationships-in_2474940.jpg) > [It's OK to joke about yourself and have self-perspective, but, like, when you constantly put yourself down to get other people to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tove-lo/it-s-ok-to-joke-about-yourself-and-have-self-perspective-but-like/) [Tove Lo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tove-lo/) [About](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ad/tove-lo-11260_about_it-s-ok-to-joke-about-yourself-and-have_1945825.jpg) > [The very first song I ever wrote was a song called 'Crazy' when I was 11 or 12 with my best girlfriends…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tove-lo/the-very-first-song-i-ever-wrote-was-a-song-called-crazy-when-i-was/) [Tove Lo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tove-lo/) [About](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f37/tove-lo-11260_about_the-very-first-song-i-ever-wrote-was-a-s_2636126.jpg) ## Tove Lo by topic [You (15)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/you/tove-lo/) [Song (14)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/tove-lo/) [Like (13)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/like/tove-lo/) [People (12)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/tove-lo/) [Music (12)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music/tove-lo/) [Me (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/me/tove-lo/) [About (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/tove-lo/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tove-lo/#itemlist", "name": "Tove Lo Quotes", "numberOfItems": 21, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A good song stays in your head because it's catchy, a great song stays because it means something to you.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tove Lo" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tove-lo/a-good-song-stays-in-your-head-because-it-s-catchy-a-great-song-stays/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/060/tove-lo-11260_catchy_a-good-song-stays-in-your-head-because-i_2703380.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/060/tove-lo-11260_catchy_a-good-song-stays-in-your-head-because-i_2703380.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/060/tove-lo-11260_catchy_a-good-song-stays-in-your-head-because-i_2703380.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A good song stays in your head because it's catchy, a great song stays because it means something to you.” — Tove Lo", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I definitely feel I'm outside of the polished pop girl group, which feels right. 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