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Jens Lekman
Jens Lekman
Swedish Musician
Born: Feb 6, 1981
About Me Music People Think You
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Contemporary Swedish artists that chose Swedish as their language tended to sing about certain topics and use words I wanted to avoid. Jens Lekman
Words Language Topics About Contemporary Sing Artists Wanted Swedish Certain Use Avoid Chose
There's so much nostalgia for music from the past. Jens Lekman
Music Past Nostalgia Much
I don't want music to be a museum. Jens Lekman
Music Want Museum
Summer is always best through a window. Jens Lekman
Best Summer Window Through Always
I need to write a sitcom, but something with warmth, not one where the dad comes home and he's treated like an idiot. Jens Lekman
Home Idiot Something Write He Like Sitcom Where Warmth Dad Treated Need
I have a very nice voice. Jens Lekman
Nice Voice Very
I think a lot of my songs are very silly and very stupid, written to entertain people, but in the end, I always come to that last line, and I feel that I have to wrap this up with a bit of dignity and a little tear in the eye; otherwise, the joke would be on the characters in the song. Jens Lekman
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I realised that music controls me more than I control music. I had to write songs that were convincing me that things would get better. Jens Lekman
Music Me Better Control Would More Write Had Songs Were Than Get Controls Realised Convincing Things
When I was working on 'Night Falls Over Kortedala,' I was listening a lot to 'Graceland,' the Paul Simon record. I really got into the lyrics on that album. The opening line is so brilliant, the way he sets the scene. Jens Lekman
Listening Brilliant Sets Lyrics Way Record Scene Simon He Over Opening Got Line Falls Lot Paul Paul Simon Really Working Album Night
I've started listening to music in a new way after I started running. When it comes to running, I really got into the idea of track listings that way, too. Jens Lekman
Music Listening Too Way Running Idea New Track Got New Way After Really Started
I remember when I grew up and Dad would take me to kindergarten in the morning, and you could smell the chips in the air from the factory nearby. Jens Lekman
Morning Me You Remember Smell Air Would Kindergarten Could Factory Take Remember When Up Grew Chips Dad Nearby
I think of the Jens Lekman in the songs as a completely different person who's stealing my stories. Jens Lekman
Think Stealing Songs Person Different Stories Different Person
I think that's a responsibility I have, to not leave the listener with complete dread or depressing, dark thoughts, but to leave a little door open so that you can dance your way out if you want to. Jens Lekman
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I try and take it for what it is, and I'm very at peace with the fact that when I'm done with the songs, they don't belong to me anymore. They belong to the listeners. Jens Lekman
Me Peace Try Fact Take Songs Very Done Listeners Anymore Belong
I still love touring rock clubs around the world, and that's something that's really a part of me. I love making albums, and I'm a wedding singer on the side; that's my parallel career. So I love all those aspects of making music. Jens Lekman
Love Music Me World Side Those Parallel Something Wedding Touring Part Singer Around Rock Making Still Clubs Really Aspects Albums Career
It's good to let go of control. That's probably something all artists and song writers will say at some point. Jens Lekman
Good Song Will Control Say Some Something Point Writers Go Artists Let Go
When I was a kid, I had a period in my life when I was eight or nine when I was so scared of dying that I wouldn't go out of our house for a whole year. I refused to step out of the door because I thought something would happen. I had all these compulsive thoughts or whatever, and my head was really messed up. Jens Lekman
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'Postcards' was just a way of slapping myself in the face and saying, 'You can do anything! Just go for it!' Jens Lekman
Saying Myself You Face Way Postcards Go Go For It Just Anything Slapping
I really love the idea of stepping into another character and being able to sing maybe stuff that is not my thought and my own opinions, but be able to portray someone else and take a walk in their shoes for a while. Jens Lekman
Love Character Walk Thought Shoes Own Else Able Someone My Own Take Idea Stepping Stuff Sing Another Opinions Maybe Being While Really Portray
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
People Think Definitely Border Share Sure Lot Subjects Where
In the past, I used to rely on the randomness of working with samples, which was a good way because it threw you in a completely different direction. You just thought, 'What if I take this samba drum and combined it with an '80s synth line or something from this record?' Jens Lekman
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I'm not too fond of the typical Australian activities or culture. I'm not into surfing - that's what I'm trying to say. Jens Lekman
Culture Too Typical Say Fond Surfing Australian Trying Activities
I think South Korea was one of the best shows I've ever done in my whole life. The people there were crazy. It was literally Beatlemania. Jens Lekman
Life Best Crazy People Think Korea Were South South Korea Done Literally Whole Shows Ever
I think a lot of my anxieties and fears are things that are very abstract. Jens Lekman
Fears Think Abstract Lot Very Anxieties Things
The whole thing with playing on a stage with mics and all that has always been kind of uncomfortable to me. Jens Lekman
Me Stage Kind Uncomfortable Always Been Whole Thing Playing
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 experience. I'm very careful with who gets to cut my hair. Jens Lekman
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