Lykke Li
Lykke Li
Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson, known as Lykke Li, is a Swedish singer, songwriter and model. Her music often blends elements of indie pop, dream pop and electronic; instruments in her songs include violins, synthesisers, tambourines, trumpets, saxophones, cellos, and African drums. Li possesses the vocal range of a soprano. Li's debut album, Youth Novels, was released in 2008. Her second album, Wounded Rhymes, was released in 2011, followed by her third album, I Never Learn, in 2014...
NationalitySwedish
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth18 March 1986
CityYstad, Sweden
CountrySweden
The music that I listen to is very minimalistic. I listen to a lot of old blues that is just guitar and vocals.
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.
I don't feel Swedish. In fact, my father tells me to get out of here as soon as I can.
Some people watch comedy to relax. I watch '21 Grams.' I can recognize sadness and tragedy really easily because it's been with me forever.
Where I've been hasn't influenced my music. It's more what I listen to. You can find music everywhere, so moving hasn't really influenced my music, more me as a person.
I wanted to create something really aggressive and psychedelic
I felt such a deep connection with dolphins. I felt like they were the only ones who understood me.
Еhe older you get, the more baggage you have, and the harder it is to just split.
After you've been wounded a few times, it's hard to let somebody get that deep again.
I know that I'm dealing with some kind of wound through my music.
I don't love all hip-hop, but I do relate to stuff like early Nas, 2Pac, Biggie, and MF Doom because they're also trying to escape a scenario.
I'm not so interested in being indie just for the sake of being indie.
I do it live on tape with a band. It's not like I'm doing electronic music with a laptop.
The profession I have keeps dragging me into drama and taking me away from baking, flowering and gardening.