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I struggle with myself every day - I am a lonesome person. I talk to my family - and I connect to some people deeply along the way - but I am a restless soul. Singing is the most immediate relief.

- Lykke Li

Soul, Some, Restless, Lonesome

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.

- Lykke Li

Artist, Own, See, Slapped

I was a total floral hippie as a child so when I finally could make my own choices, I've been living in different black suit jackets and been really drawn to masculine clothes.

- Lykke Li

Own, Been, Total, Hippie

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

- Lykke Li

Nepal, Spent, Winters, Portugal

I was totally romanticizing the idea of Los Angeles when the Doors, Joni Mitchell, and Neil Young were hanging out there.

- Lykke Li

Young, Idea, Angeles, None

I'm a vagabond. I live out of one suitcase. I feel very comfortable in black. I feel very uncomfortable in anything else than black.

- Lykke Li

Black, Feel, Very, Suitcase

I don't live anywhere. I have always dreamed of moving out of my country because Sweden is boring.

- Lykke Li

Country, Always, Anywhere, Moving Out

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

- Lykke Li

Some, Always, Tried, Turmoil

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.

- Lykke Li

Want, Some, Heartbreaking, Break-Up

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.

- Lykke Li

Been, Very, Joe, Tribe Called Quest

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

- Lykke Li

Young, Old, More, Discomfort

The profession I have keeps dragging me into drama and taking me away from baking, flowering and gardening.

- Lykke Li

Gardening, Away, Profession, Dragging

I always feel like I've been slightly misunderstood. As a woman, you get judged for appearances or things like that I don't really care about.

- Lykke Li

Always, Been, Slightly, Misunderstood

I felt such a deep connection with dolphins. I felt like they were the only ones who understood me.

- Lykke Li

Deep, Like, Felt, Understood

I do everything: I'll have a green juice, then a melted chocolate ice cream. I stay up very late, I get up very early.

- Lykke Li

Green, Ice, Very, Ice Cream

My dream is to one day just be me and my guitar. I'm working myself to the core. Who am I, underneath everything else? I'm still on that journey, to find that core.

- Lykke Li

Journey, Myself, Still, Who Am I

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.

- Lykke Li

Love, Want, About, Pouring

I honestly kind of hate shopping. My favorite places to shop are rich old lady consignment stores.

- Lykke Li

Kind, Shop, Honestly, Old Lady

I went to 11 different schools. It was a fantastic adventure, but I was incredibly sensitive and needed a bit more stability.

- Lykke Li

Sensitive, More, Needed, Stability

I think pop culture underestimates people. The message is, 'Being yourself is the worst thing you could possibly be.' But people are still attracted to it.

- Lykke Li

Think, Worst Thing, Still, Possibly

It's in every person's life, around 27 to 29 years old, the stars and the planets align themselves to exactly the way they were when you were born. You're faced with yourself. There's no running away.

- Lykke Li

Away, Exactly The Way, Align, Faced

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.

- Lykke Li

Perfect, Through, Shop, Shoe

It's amazing, coconut oil. I use it as a moisturizer. I put it in my hair when I want a kind of greasy look. I take off my makeup with it. I put a little bit in my coffee. I have coconut oil with everything.

- Lykke Li

Makeup, Kind, Use, Coconut

The first thing you do when you get off tour is let off some steam and, you know, have some type of big breakdown.

- Lykke Li

Big, Some, Breakdown, Steam

The music that I listen to is very minimalistic. I listen to a lot of old blues that is just guitar and vocals.

- Lykke Li

Music, Very, Lot, Vocals

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

- Lykke Li

Learn, New, Will, Grab

If you're being ignored, that's a good time to concentrate on finding yourself and creating your own mystery.

- Lykke Li

Finding Yourself, Ignored, Concentrate

People comment on how you look; it's so unnecessary. I just wanted people to listen to what I have to say instead of focusing on anything else.

- Lykke Li

Say, Unnecessary, Focusing, Comment

I don't relate to the 'Twilight' books or movies at all, but I'm obsessed with it as a pop culture phenomenon - all these people just screaming like it was the Beatles.

- Lykke Li

Like, Obsessed, Phenomenon, Screaming

If you take the hard facts of a failed relationship, it's pretty grim. But if you make an album out of it, and if the violins represent all the tears, you create something magical out of something very normal.

- Lykke Li

Normal, Pretty, Very, Represent

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