Lykke Li

The problem is, when I talk about heartbreak or whatever, people want to melt it down to some break-up of a relationship, but it's not about that. If you're a sensitive person, just stepping outside can be heartbreaking.

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It's the ultimate task to do something stripped back, so you're not hiding behind anything.

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Most things in life come as a surprise.

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I'll always be in some type of turmoil. So what I've tried to do is just surrender to that.

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When I was very little, I was into Michael Jackson. At six or seven, it was Madonna, but she's not what she used to be. I've been into everything from Edith Piaf to Joe Strummer to the Velvet Underground to Suicide to A Tribe Called Quest to African music.

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I love pouring my heart out. People don't want to hear you whine when you're with friends, so you can sing about it instead - it's the best outlet.

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I lived five years in Portugal and then spent winters in Nepal or India.

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Mum is a photographer, and Dad does world music and plays almost every instrument except for drums.

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Quotes by Lykke Li