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I grew up in the '90s and remember the lyrics back then were so abstract and open to interpretation. That always drove me crazy.

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My aim is for every song to have a purpose - for you to be able to say, 'This song is about this.' But love and heartbreak are some of the most abstract subjects.

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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.

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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.

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

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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.'

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I struggled with a lot of doubts around my songwriting and around what I was and what my purpose and mission were.

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For me, it's sort of like a cultural democracy or musical socialism to take a stand and get out of the major cities if you can.

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I would love to hear Marilyn Manson's fans or something, what their stories would be like.

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I've never felt at home in Kortedala, or in Gothenburg, so I always felt like I needed to go somewhere and find some kind of perspective on things.

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Biography

Nationality: Swedish

Type: Musician

Born: February 6th, 1981

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