I let everyone have [the] space to do what they want, but I think I'm still a bit of a perfectionist.

I tried to find myself and become a happy person without all the drugs and alcohol. And then I got back to Stockholm and I got pissed one night and had to sing.

When I did the vocals, I always became so angry and pissed off.

I'm inspired to keep on when people like what I do.

I've recorded myself for four or five years and have been doing lots of experiments. I'm not that good an engineer - so it always becomes a different song - but I have ideas.

The Swedish folk music - I can't hear any connection between my music and fiddle tunes, but I guess since I grew up with that, kind of, Swedish tone or harmony.

All my teenage years my punk was hip-hop - I just hated pop music.

I was into hip-hop when I was a teenager. Then I started to look for samples, and I started a long Hendrix period - I liked the drums and the beats.

To play Swedish folk music is a lifetime achievement, but I'm well on my way.

When I played my own songs, I had to do everything myself to get it the right way, but now I think it's interesting to see how it becomes music.

I thought I had my feet on the ground, but if someone tells you every day you're going to be the next big thing then...So then if you aren't, you think, 'Have I done something wrong?'

I really like to live my life in a low-key fashion.

If you can neither accept it or change it, try to laugh at it.

My drawings are the result of my sculpture.

I had got to the dawn of the beautiful not caring, but fully aware, stage, which degenerates so imperceptibly into the doing something unpermissible stage.

You get kind of bored being in catalogues all the time.

Keep us little and unknown, prized and loved by God alone.

When I make records I have full control of everything and I know how it sounds before it comes out, with films it's outta my hands.

Those who are nothing particular are noble people. Don't strive - just be ordinary.

It seems totally unfair that the way we look matters so much. I mean, why can't we just get over this gotta-be-thin-and-beautiful thing? Why can't we just accept ourselves and others for what we are?

Lady Liberty and Sarah Palin are lit by the same torch.