Angel Olsen
Angel Olsen
Angel Olsenis an American folk and indie rock singer and guitarist who was raised in St. Louis, Missouri and currently lives in Asheville, North Carolina. She has recorded and toured as a backing singer with Bonnie "Prince" Billy and the Cairo Gang...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFolk Singer
Date of Birth22 January 1987
CitySt. Louis, MO
CountryUnited States of America
song children lame
I know it sounds so lame, but the songs are like my children.
song believe people
I don't believe people when they say their songs have nothing to do with their personal life.
care want honest
I just want to scream: "I'm being honest, I swear!" Maybe it's embarrassing, but I don't care anymore.
player car nostalgic
I listen to tapes a lot. I have a car that only (has a cassette player). I like the nostalgic factor.
interesting people different
People are buying more vinyl now than they did in the late '90s or 2000s. I like having different mediums of the record. It's always interesting to see how the tapes end up looking because they are so tiny.
running school home
In high school I was in a band called Goodfight, but it was more me running around on stage. It was very punk inspired. Then I started to get into indie-rock and older music and decided I wanted to write my own stuff. I quit the band. Around 16 or 17, I started recording myself at home on keyboard and piano.
mean trying different
If, you know, all your life you're making films or whatever, and somehow along the way you lose meaning in whatever you're doing when you're making the films, they're just not the same as they used to be to you. That doesn't mean your life is over; it just means maybe go try to live a different life.
different culture different-cultures
Different cultures have different audiences.
song years long
I'm sure that the meaning of the songs that I've written will change for me over the years, the same way that I can't even say what inspired some of the songs that I've been singing for a long time anymore.
people grace lucky
My first ever tour of my music was in the Netherlands. I didn't really have a grace period to grow or anything; people just started booking for me. I feel pretty lucky.
expectations kind unfair
There's a lot of expectation after you do something that seems to have been well received. It's kind of unfair.
people
It's a bit of a weird thing to know that (my music) has translated to that many people.
song writing people
I enjoy singing the songs a certain way, but I don't even know how the writing even began. To me, it's work that is kind of invisible; it's a weird kind of work to have because you're not working, but it's not not work. Formulating your thoughts and making a melody that's catchy enough for people to listen to what you're saying is really hard!
responsibility people want
When people disappoint you, it's just as much your responsibility to be aware of it and what you don't want.