39 Quotes by Angel Olsen

I'm sure that the meaning of the songs that I've written will change for me over the years, the same way that I can't even say what inspired some of the songs that I've been singing for a long time anymore.

My first ever tour of my music was in the Netherlands. I didn't really have a grace period to grow or anything; people just started booking for me. I feel pretty lucky.

There's a lot of expectation after you do something that seems to have been well received. It's kind of unfair.

It's a bit of a weird thing to know that (my music) has translated to that many people.

I enjoy singing the songs a certain way, but I don't even know how the writing even began. To me, it's work that is kind of invisible; it's a weird kind of work to have because you're not working, but it's not not work. Formulating your thoughts and making a melody that's catchy enough for people to listen to what you're saying is really hard!

When people disappoint you, it's just as much your responsibility to be aware of it and what you don't want.

I'm not trying to prove that I'm capable of doing many things.

Share yourself with others after you have first spent some time with yourself.

I guess that in a lot of ways, my writing is more of a character to me than something that I feel personally attached to.