Lauv Quotes

I would imagine after the first recording session with Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and Atlantic Records I began to realize that this is going to be like this for the rest of my life and I knew that what, what they were doing was going to be successful because with each session that we would do, it would get better and better and better, the songs would become better, the, ah, the feeling of success was there and we were all in the middle of that as well.

That's what's great about the arts. Everything inspires you, and you get a chance to grow from watching other people and how they do their work.

I want to show the world that you do have some artists that are ready to go to the next level, and instead of being selfish with their career they'll open up the door to other people. I'm in a position to open up the door to help other people do what I do.

If I work with Bjork, then I'll be a happy soul, man.

As a working musician, your first instinct is to try and do your job. It wasn't always my aspiration to sing; I just wanted to be a great working musician. But then Flying Lotus suggested I try, and nothing has ever been the same since.

My peers inspire me, especially being a newer artist.

The moment I made that decision to get in the studio and actually work and study the culture of hip-hop, then everything just started to open up and blossom for me.

Only by pairing knowledge with inspiration will art evolve. Without these conditions any musician will remain a flawed artist, if one may speak of an artist at all.

I always like to grow, and I recognise that the Yellow Submarine have helped me.

I really love working with Ramona from Nite Jewel. We've kind of grown up together.

I've been writing since I came to Nashville when I was 17. I've been blessed to have written with so many of the biggest names around. They took me under their wing and taught me the ways of writing. They saw something special in me, which feels great. Every song on my record is going to be original, and that's just a really cool feeling.

I don't know how to measure success. I have been fortunate that I got exciting films to do and work with talented directors who brought out the best in me.

I was 19 when I wrote 'Dreams,' and that would have been when it started to happen. The band got signed, and I was probably beginning to see different things besides my small town of Ballybricken.

After the first album, I felt like I needed to one up myself - get even bigger features - and I spent six months thinking about that and not making any music.

You tend to find the best in yourself as an artist when you're challenged.

I've been lucky to have been given opportunities in different genres. And most of the time I've felt that the exploration, the composing, the collaboration, was a move forward.

I've been fortunate to work with artists that are at the top of their respective genres. That allowed me to learn from them and their success.

Luck has a lot to do with being a musician.

Invariably, collaboration leads to new forms of self-expression and to the things that move you.

We're always trying to outdo ourselves, trying to do better, trying to write better songs. I think we want to inspire other people as well, so that's what we'll try to do through future songs.

Mos is a true artist who has a story to tell and gives back through his music. He remixed my song 'Different' in 2005, and the song we're working on now will be one of my future projects.

As songwriters, we can go in and write for other artists in a time where you aren't necessarily feeling inspired for yourself.

I'd love to work with Prince. He's such an amazing musician.

I come to America because if you're a rock 'n' roll musician you should come here every chance you get.

The beautiful thing about art is that there's always somewhere to go. There's always something new to explore and, as an artist, that's just what I want to do. I wanna keep exploring new things with different directors with different producers and different styles and tones.