Sometimes it's not like I write very specific, it's more like I add an atmosphere almost to something … - Jens Lekman

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The only reason I would stay away from a period piece is because sometimes the women are painted in a very stereotypical weakling, wallflower way - that's something I don't want to do. I want to show strength in the women I play, and a journey of some sort.

Jens Lekman

Sometimes it's not like I write very specific, it's more like I add an atmosphere almost to something that might have been quite awkward in my mind from the beginning. Something has happened and I want to force myself to think of it in a more positive way. And then I force myself to write something that convinces me that this is actually something pretty good or something that I learned something valuable from.

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I didn't have a home in the world, so I wanted a home in a person. I felt like I had found that, and then it was taken away from me.

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I think the cynicism that you have when you've just gone through a break-up is a luxury that you allow yourself for a while.

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I lived in a suitcase for a year, and then a relationship brought me to New York for about four months, then I lived in Melbourne. Then I moved back to Gothenburg because the immigrant laws are strict for both Australia and the U. S. , and I would have to marry someone to get into those countries. But I wouldn't really be able to get involved in a sham marriage without being able to tell anyone about it.

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I wanted the album to be aerodynamic, like an airplane taking off from a runway - all of a sudden you're in the air.

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I love a lot of old disco because it's aerodynamic, smooth, and very seductive.

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