Lykke Li Quotes

My dad's a photographer, and my sister is a writer and a poet. My little brother is a mandolin player - he's a bluegrass musician. It's always been a part of the family.

Both of my parents are actually music teachers.

It was my love for the guitar that first got me into music and singing. Growing up, I was inspired by The Beatles and Bob Dylan. Damian Rice was a huge influence for me musically.

I made a good living for a teenager. And I had to learn all different kinds of music - jazz, swing, Motown, pop - and that inspired what kind of music I started to write.

I've been interested in music since I was a teenager, always writing songs.

I had always loved music. I grew up listening to classic country, Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard. My dad loved Vern Gosdin and Keith Whitley. So I kept going to class and started getting totally into playing guitar and teaching myself these songs.

I love many kinds of music: world music, jazz, classical, pop.

My family was all musicians. We jam all the time.

I love classical music. Yes, I was in a conservatory when I was younger and played guitar and all that stuff, so I also love rock.

I've always loved music, not necessarily just the Osmonds.

My family's a very musical family, so music's always been a part of my life.

Music history has flowed under the bridges for many years.

My parents worked for Exxon, and they gave me every chance to take part in music. I took guitar lessons, and I was in the choir at school.

My dad was a musician. He was a singer and he played the guitar, so music was always around.

I like all kinds of music, though I tend to prefer jazz and classics.

Music is my biggest passion aside from anything else.

I enjoy all forms of music - pop, classical and opera.

To me, music is music, and it's not limited by the medium; it just encompasses everything.

I think it had something to do with my love of music, especially rock music.

I played music my whole life - piano, saxophone.

I'm just inspired by music.

My favorite thing to do is make music. It's what I spend most of my free time doing.

If we're talking music I could go on and on and on.

When I was in school, you could pick any instrument you want, and they'd teach you how to play it. That changed my life. I loved playing music in school, and it sent me on my path as a musician.

I'll try not to let a day go by without making a song. I don't think I've created a lot of music.