Of all noises, I think music is the least disagreeable.
I never set out to be part of a genre, because I listen to all types of music.
There's a lot of crappy music that people like, you know, all over the world, and Norway is definitely not an exception.
When I first started playing music in 1955, there was just a small body of people that knew it. It was a very esoteric type of thing.
Sometimes I listen to music and I wonder how did they get certain sounds.
I was a pretty insecure kid, didn't have a lot of friends, and was picked on a lot, and music gave me confidence.
The Smiths was an incredibly personal thing to me. It was like launching your own diary to music.
I'm in a band, and we play music. And that's sort of my way of still being a rock star.
As a musician myself, it annoys the hell out of me to watch an actor trying to play a guitar out of time with the music.
I guess one thing that makes my music stand out is that it is quite hard to determine what genre it is.
In many ways I'm an experimental and new music composer that comes from a rural tradition rather than an urban one.
If you have music that sounds like what you cover, people won't be able to differentiate who you are.
The only reason that you do visual is solely for the visual. That's the only reason. It doesn't sell your music for you.
I write the music, produce it and the band plays within the parameters that I set.
When I sit behind that electronic drum, it dominates me; there is no innovation in composing music like that.
What I look for in music is artistry, sincerity, and simplicity, and Tom Waits has all of that. I want to make a connection to the creator.
I was raised in a Christian household and heard a lot of praise music, so that's what helps me get to an emotional place.
I guess you could say the beginning of my career as an actress was when I started performing in music videos.
This was a time frame when dance music and clubs were having a real impact on culture, and it had an impact on me.
I'm not trying to pull the rug out from under anybody, but the music really does tell you where to go.
I think the Internet is going to open up a lot of possibilities with music, and the shake-up of power is exciting to me.
