Tove Lo Quotes

The biggest thing that I hope people take away when they listen to my music is that they feel that there is an outlet being presented that allows them to be more authentic and for them to be more honest in their own lives.

As cliched as it sounds, music is my only form of expression. So I have to be honest with myself, and with that comes being vulnerable.

I don't mind finding these ugly sides to my personality and exaggerating them because that's something you can write towards.

In my music and my life, I'm honest with my feelings, and people appreciate that. That's just the way I am.

I just try to show up and be relaxed and present and honest. And that's my only trick. And sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't. Honestly, sometimes it really doesn't work.

We all try to pretend we're the person we want to be when we're really not, and you've just gotta be willing to say, 'Here are all my flaws; here's who I am - take it or leave it. If you love me still, then let's do this.'

A lot of the work I've done has been about being very raw and open with your emotions.

Comedy has so much to do with honesty, and women can be more open about their emotions.

I feel it's much easier to be honest or be myself in songs when I'm playing. That's why I felt, 'You know, I'm going to write the truth.'

I became Fantastic Negrito, and I felt like there was a rawness and an honesty in that music that I could relate to. That I was ready, finally, in my life to be that honest with myself.

Please understand that I make music to express myself, and if you know anything about me, you know that I'm nothing but honest.

I am an emotional guy. I try to be very honest.

If you're going to be transparent, you're going to have to let the music come that wants to come.

I felt like a failure for so long because I wasn't able to access myself in the way I knew I would have if I was going to make music that mattered. I knew I was going to have to learn how to be honest.

The most difficult thing in the world is to reveal yourself, to express what you have to. As an artist, I feel that we must try many things - but above all we must dare to fail. You must be willing to risk everything to really express it all.

There are quite a few honest songwriters out there writing about relationships and their own personality traits. But for some reason, once they step out of the bedroom, their honesty doesn't seem to come with them.

I don't like people who hide things. We're not perfect, we all have things that people might not like to see, and I like to show my faults.

Growing up, I wasn't as comfortable expressing myself as I am now, and I think that's why I chose acting: because it's acceptable to have your feelings. It's a place that they want you to feel. Whereas in life, growing up, it was 'Be quiet!' and 'Keep it to yourself.'

Strangely, I feel that I become increasingly reclusive in my normal life and more open and candid in my music.

I try to be a truthful artist and I try to show a level of courage. I enjoy that. I'm a messenger.

What's the point of a song if you can't be honest?

I think I have great responsibility, and when I do my music, when I try to relate to my audience, I just try to do it in an honest fashion, you know, just try to be as earnest as possible and sometime it may be self-effacing. Sometimes it may be finger-pointing. Sometimes it may be beautiful, and sometime it may be ugly.

I personally have a philosophy around authenticity and vulnerability.

I think the key to great art and great artists is to just fully be yourself and not be scared of that, and be the extremes of your personality. Show the extremes of your personality and embrace the imperfections. Embrace the things about yourself that you might not like.

I always write what feels really true and honest and me.