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Gustav Ejstes Biography

Gustav Ejstes (born 23 December 1979 in Lanna, Skövde Municipality, Västergötland) is a Swedish musician. He is the singer and frontman of the Swedish psychedelic rock band Dungen. Ejstes himselfs plays many of the instruments within his recordings, alongside bandmates Reine Fiske (guitar), Mattias "Tiaz" Gustavsson (bass) and Johan Holmegard (drums).

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If I hear a song that I love - how is the groove and how is the beat and what is the feeling of this? - I can make it my own.

Beat, Beats, Feeling, Feelings, Make, Song

The Swedish folk music - I can't hear any connection between my music and fiddle tunes, but I guess since I grew up with that, kind of, Swedish tone or harmony.

Connection, Connections, Grew, Music, Tone, Tunes

All my teenage years my punk was hip-hop - I just hated pop music.

Hated, Hip Hop, Pop, Teenage, Years

I questioned everything about music. I think it's a strange thing standing on a stage and making music. I just questioned it always: What's music? What's the meaning of it?

Thinking, Strange, Stage, Music, Questioned, Meaning

Music is for making people happy, lyrics tell them who they are. Everybody is free to interpret the music, as they want. The lyrics of my songs are about different things, but it's all about my issues.

Different, People, Song, Tell, Things

When I did the vocals, I always became so angry and pissed off.

Angry, Became, Pissed, Pissed Off, Vocal

When I played my own songs, I had to do everything myself to get it the right way, but now I think it's interesting to see how it becomes music.

Interesting, Song, Songs, Thinking, Way

I love music so much that I have to try to make my own music. And not copy music.

Copy, I Love Music, Make, Music, Music Love, Trying

I tried to find myself and become a happy person without all the drugs and alcohol. And then I got back to Stockholm and I got pissed one night and had to sing.

Alcohol, Back, Drug, Night

I'm inspired to keep on when people like what I do.

Inspired, Keep, Like, People

I've recorded myself for four or five years and have been doing lots of experiments. I'm not that good an engineer - so it always becomes a different song - but I have ideas.

Different, Ideas, Song, Years

Music is for making people happy, lyrics tell them who they are.

Lyrics, Making, Making People Happy, Music Is, People, Tell

I thought I had my feet on the ground, but if someone tells you every day you're going to be the next big thing then. . . So then if you aren't, you think, "Have I done something wrong?"

Day, Done, Feet, Thinking

Take it easy. Don't approach music as a religion.

Approach, Easy, Music, Take, Take It Easy

I love music so much that I have to try to make my own music. And not copy music. If I hear a song that I love - how is the groove and how is the beat and what is the feeling of this? - I can make it my own. So then I try, and I watch it become something totally different. But that's the way I have to do it.

Beat, Feelings, Song, Totally, Trying, Watch

I let everyone have [the] space to do what they want, but I think I'm still a bit of a perfectionist.

Everyone, Perfectionist, Space, Thinking, Want

I was into hip-hop when I was a teenager. Then I started to look for samples, and I started a long Hendrix period - I liked the drums and the beats.

Hip Hop, Long, Look, Period, Teenager

To play Swedish folk music is a lifetime achievement, but I'm well on my way.

Achievement, Music, Play, Swedish, Way