I was big into grunge, like Nirvana and Hole, when I was younger, which has been a really huge inspiration because of its rawness and honesty. Tove Lo More Quotes by Tove Lo More Quotes From Tove Lo My main inspirations are the people around me, heartbreaks, frustration and everything that makes you feel stronger than you should. Tove Lo frustrationinspirationpeople For me, everything that you're passionate about always comes with a little pain. That's how life is, and that's how I want to live it. I don't want it to be balanced and ordinary. Tove Lo passionatepainordinary A good song stays in your head because it's catchy, a great song stays because it means something to you. Tove Lo catchysongmean There's this cliché of always falling in love with the latest song, and I'm kind of like that. Tove Lo falling-in-lovesongfall Writing the songs is always emotional and most of the vocals on there are the first three takes from the demos, because they give so much more. You're in that moment, so it speaks for itself. Tove Lo emotionalwritingsong I want the feeling where you don't really know what to do with yourself - in the vocals, in the production. Everything. Tove Lo knowswantfeelings I want people to FEEL something... If it's sadness, anger, horny, happiness whatever! As long as it doesn't just pass you by. Tove Lo sadnesslongpeople When I'm on stage, I turn into this rock person. I give everything I have. I sing with emotion, I'm loving it up there, and I think there's a lot of energy. In the same way that I'm open when I speak, I'm that open on stage. I feed off the energy of the audience too, so they're feeling what I'm feeling. And the set up is great - I have two drummers and a bass guy so it's just us four. Tove Lo guygivingthinking I've had a love/hate relationship with performing. I was an attention seeker as a kid, doing all this stupid stuff to get attention in general, but it all depends where I am in my life. If I'm having a bad few months I'll hide away. But I've always loved acting too - I like having all the eyes on me, I guess! Tove Lo hatestupidkids I like the fact that a lot of people get to hear the music and I love performing with people cheering you on and you're feeling the love for what you're doing, but there's also the other side where if you give away as much personal information as I do it's hard not to take it personally when people are saying mean things about you. But I try not to read any comments. Right now I'm just feeling a lot of love. Tove Lo cheermeanpeople It's important to tell the artist's story. It's their song! And it's always more fun to write together with the artist! Tove Lo writingsongfun I'd love to come to New Zealand!! I've been to Australia a few times - I'm well aware it's not the same country. I've heard from people it's beautiful - great diving, music and no scary animals. Tove Lo animalbeautifulcountry Sometimes it starts with a random lyric idea that sets the tone for the whole song. Chords and sounds build from the lyric and rhythm, kind of. Sometimes it's a track I fall I love with... but writing my own songs, I rarely write on tracks. Tove Lo writingsongfall I am an open book, and I'm fine being me: I'm not a perfect person. Tove Lo i-ammeperfectbook Both my best and my worst habit is that I'm very impulsive. Tove Lo verybestworsthabit I think there's always a bit of pain in everything that's ecstatic - relationships and love, they always come with pain. Tove Lo thinkalwayspainlove The thing that I love about pop music is the simplicity and the directness of it. Tove Lo aboutsimplicitymusiclove If you say, 'I listen to pop,' you picture this kind of perfect, colorful, polished song. I want to have that, but when you open it, you see this gritty dark - kind of like dancing your tears away. Disguise the sadness in a pop beat. Tove Lo yousadnesstearssong Everything that has to do with sex is somehow... it's the best thing in the world, and it's still the one thing people don't want you to talk about. Tove Lo bestyoupeopleworld I'm from a fancy, well-raised background. We were very well-behaved and not allowed to swear. It's the kind of place where people hide their problems under the rug and pretend it's all perfect. Eventually, you get sick of that. Tove Lo problemsyousickpeople
