When I was in bands, I always liked the demo best. 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 frustration revenge feelings 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-music nice beautiful I love the conversation between film and music. Agnes Obel film-and-music film conversation 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 teenager class thinking 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 perspective feelings thinking 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 piano littles sometimes Even though music is something I travel around doing, it is also a very private thing. A sort of escapism. Agnes Obel private-things escapism music-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 piano voice two 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-yourself fun way The best thing about Berlin was that I got to be surrounded by people who pursue their ideas for themselves. Agnes Obel berlin people ideas 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 words music loneliness love 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 look music song memories 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 myself my-own music chance 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 nobody you freedom care 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 place look you love My parents were very relaxed about music. Agnes Obel about parents relaxed music I wish my parents had been more strict and made me learn more instruments. Agnes Obel i-wish parents me wish 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 mentality taught character way I'm very happy that I got introduced to music only as something you got pleasure from. Agnes Obel you pleasure music happy
