Lykke Li Quotes

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Lykke Li

Profession : Musician

Birth : March 18, 1986

For men, it's about finding the perfect shoe or the perfect pants that will last you through the years. That's how I want to shop: sustainable, classic, great quality.

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I'm more old school: I want to be like Keith Richards on stage. It's not interesting to see straight-from-runway clothes slapped on an artist. It's more interesting when you see people who have their own style.

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The thing is, if you're in this world, you have to do things for yourself, not for others, because everyone will judge you for anything.

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I'm a very melancholic kind of person. I don't know why; I think certain people are born a certain way.

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I'm going to be like Benjamin Button; I'm just going to grow younger. I will probably be happy, fat, with kids and looking back and thinking, 'I was such a angry young woman.'

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I remember watching films in my teenage years, and you'd be in love with Leonardo DiCaprio, and then a song would come on. You'd love that song forever; it changed your life.

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There's more discomfort being an old soul or a person who questions a lot of things. I'm young, but I'm old.

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I always strive for freedom: freedom of thought and expression.

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I'm always looking for silhouettes that seem 'invisible' to the eye, as in that it's so well-tailored to your body that you won't even notice what you're wearing. It needs to be dramatic in a subtle way.

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I will grab any opportunity I can to learn something new.

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It's important that the way you dress tells a story and reveals something about you and your philosophy.

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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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You can become quite blase, and also, I have no sense of home; I don't have roots. I've never had that feeling that someone else is going to take care of me, ever. I don't trust people.

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I'm just not interested in getting judged or getting people to love me. Being seen and taking my photo and having to follow this schedule all the time, I don't enjoy it.

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I don't want to break someone's heart, but you can't control that. A broken heart happens; that's inevitable.

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I will never get to Lady Gaga's status. That's not something I want.

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Driving, for me, means power and freedom. The feeling that I can go anywhere I want at any time is exhilarating.

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The first tape I got was Madonna's 'Immaculate Collection.' I'm inspired by the way she started from nothing and didn't have a big musical talent, but had a big dream.

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I want people to have a good time. It's boring only to hear singer/songwriters spilling their guts.

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I am such a complex person. I have so many different layers of my personality to choose from. I am super-sensitive, and I am super-strong.

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