My parents were very relaxed about music. Agnes Obel More Quotes by Agnes Obel More Quotes From Agnes Obel I don't have the feeling of being motivated by anger, revenge or frustration. Agnes Obel frustrationrevengefeelings When I'm flying, I really like to listen to piano music. Something impressionistic, loud and beautiful. Flying can be such a claustrophobic experience, it's nice to open that up a bit with music. Agnes Obel piano-musicnicebeautiful I love the conversation between film and music. Agnes Obel film-and-musicfilmconversation There was a band very early on in our class, and I played in that band and as a teenager, I continued. It was more from my own relationship with the instruments at this time, figuring out the instrument and then having to learn different pieces that I really got into music. I really discovered the almost transcending power of music. And I think that is why I am so into it. Agnes Obel teenagerclassthinking On the last album, I didn't want to disturb the melody with too many stories. This time, I wanted to know if I was able to create images with words, with the sound of words.(...) I think that’s a good thing when the one who is listening, is feeling it in a different way that the one who creates. We are all listening with different perspectives.(...) I don’t want to impose my subjectivity to the listener. Agnes Obel perspectivefeelingsthinking The orchestral or symphonic music never interested me. Agnes Obel Sometimes I feel like a melody doesn't have anything to do with me, but it's just something that comes, is accumulated from me playing on the piano, and then this little creature just appears. Agnes Obel pianolittlessometimes Even though music is something I travel around doing, it is also a very private thing. A sort of escapism. Agnes Obel private-thingsescapismmusic-is The piano and the singing are two equal things to me - maybe not inseparable but very connected. You can say they are like two equal voices. Agnes Obel pianovoicetwo I learned that music should be fun and should be a way to express yourself, that there aren't really any rules. Agnes Obel express-yourselffunway The best thing about Berlin was that I got to be surrounded by people who pursue their ideas for themselves. Agnes Obel berlinpeopleideas Feelings such as loneliness, longing or love are sometimes hard to put into words; maybe that's why we all love music, because it resonates with something we can't share. Agnes Obel wordsmusiclonelinesslove I really believe it's not bad to look back within music. I don't mean retro, but using your own memories to make a song because our memories are what make us who we are. Agnes Obel lookmusicsongmemories When I started working on my own music, I didn't have the chance to record in a big music studio, so I had to record everything myself. Agnes Obel myselfmy-ownmusicchance What I discovered in Berlin was this immense freedom because it felt like you could start any kind of project and nobody would care... and that's what I sort of adopted to my own. Agnes Obel nobodyyoufreedomcare I love Denmark. But it is a very safe place, and it is easy to let the state look after everything for you. Agnes Obel placelookyoulove When I was in bands, I always liked the demo best. Agnes Obel demobandsbestalways I wish my parents had been more strict and made me learn more instruments. Agnes Obel i-wishparentsmewish I don't have a classical-music mentality. I haven't been taught that way, and it doesn't fit my character, either. Agnes Obel mentalitytaughtcharacterway I'm very happy that I got introduced to music only as something you got pleasure from. Agnes Obel youpleasuremusichappy
