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We always had a guitar at home, but it wasn't until I was 14 when I picked it up myself when my father handed me these sheets of music of the Beatles and some other classics. That's where I learned all the chords and learned how to play and sing at the same time.

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I always start with the music and then try to figure out what I want to write about lyrically.

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It was a big surprise when I started to get attention in Sweden, going from biochemistry studies to touring and living from music only. There were a couple of years while I went to university when I was OK with thinking of music as just a nice recreation.

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When your hair is rising, that's when you know it's a good song - that's happened to me with some artists and some songs, John Lennon songs or when Nina Simone sings. It's great to make those moments yourself.

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Ever since I released my first album, I've tried not to use minor chords as the main element in songs. The way I sing is too melancholic.

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People often expect me to be very serious, but it's not like my record company told me not to smile in photographs, because I was like that anyway.

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I guess I am actually quite shy, and I've always felt very self-conscious during interviews.

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If you're not critical about your history, that can be a problem because there are religious leaders, politicians and all kinds of powerful people who can take advantage of a population that isn't really thinking.

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I don't want to be too harsh, but there's very little evidence for 'intelligent design' or any sort of creator.

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Biography

Nationality: Swedish

Type: Musician

Born: July 31st, 1978

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