100 Quotes by Jens Lekman

'Postcards' was just a way of slapping myself in the face and saying, 'You can do anything! Just go for it!'

This is one of the reasons I'm so interested in stories. Because everyone has a story in their life, and when their story doesn't make sense, that's when we get depressed, I think.

It's weird talking about the album as a living being with its own thoughts and direction, especially if you're the one creating it.

I feel like the few times in my life when I really felt like I love my own story is when I've been the happiest.

The 'sent' folder of my email program is really my biggest inspiration and my biggest source of lyrics. That's where I go to pick up a lot of the lyrics that I'm writing.

I find it quite hard to connect with the songs where I portray myself as this clumsy, adorable, love-struck man-child.

I really love the idea of stepping into another character and being able to sing maybe stuff that is not my thought and my own opinions, but be able to portray someone else and take a walk in their shoes for a while.

You always try different versions of yourself through songwriting. It can get a bit annoying to see them walk around and do their thing when you feel like, 'I'm not that person any more.'

I found a favorite chord, which is B flat 7 - that's my favorite chord.