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Jenny Hval Quotes

When I was growing up, I would try to sing out of key very consciously. I was probably afraid of trying too hard to do something beautiful, and then I just wasn’t good enough. But I’ve learned that I was also on the outside - wanting more challenge by living in that more conventional world Picture Quote #1

I’ve never been good at being nostalgic, and I’ve never been able to focus on sound without having a voice that’s very here-and-now Picture Quote #1

Norway is pretty forward thinking in terms of gender equality, but we don’t seem to practice it as well as we think. I’m constantly thinking: How much power have we really gained? We have to keep fighting to even keep what we’ve fought for already Picture Quote #1

I’m obsessed with voices in film. I have this memory of how people say words, even on the most intensely stupid reality TV show Picture Quote #1

I’ve studied film a lot, so I know much more about film than music, but I don’t think I could have made films Picture Quote #1

On an emotional level, I don’t want to be a guide. I want people to hear things and experience them their own way Picture Quote #1

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I’m not trying to be a solution or create a freer, utopian world. I think my music dreams of it, though Picture Quote #1

I’m inspired by that rawness in very direct communication. My work is not meant to keep people happy or give them an escape Picture Quote #1

I really hated being the Norwegian girl in every single conversation in Australia, so I tried to make my Norwegian-ness invisible, speaking like whoever was around me Picture Quote #1

Norway’s a very gender-aware country, and we’re very liberal. There are lots of women’s voices being heard here compared to many other countries Picture Quote #1

I’m always going back and forth between wanting to do stuff that’s abstract and stuff that’s just telling everybody to listen Picture Quote #1

I’ve always seen myself as the person listening to alternative music and all that - generic indie person. I always tried to be the least pretty I could be Picture Quote #1

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I’m constantly reading and trying to enlighten myself to how the world works in its silent ways to make everything seem normal when it’s actually incredibly discriminating Picture Quote #1

Gym is a center of capitalist breakdown, and everything is focused on the individual Picture Quote #1

The body should not just be something you see. It’s also the inside of it. It’s frightening and abstract and much more than pretty or not pretty. The shape of it is boring Picture Quote #1

Norway is pretty forward thinking in terms of gender equality, but we don’t seem to practice it as well as we think. I’m constantly thinking: How much power have we really gained? We have to keep fighting to even keep what we’ve fought for already Picture Quote #1

Everybody needs to read a lot of revolutionary stuff, because the revolution is a big part of our will to live Picture Quote #1

If you believe that you have nothing to fight for, that just means the people in power, and the people with money, can sneak anything into your life. Everything can be taken away from you Picture Quote #1

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Everything you do is so personal. In the end, it doesn’t matter so much if you write about your own life or not. It’s going to be as much artifice when it comes out as a piece of music. Everything is in character in a way. But that’s a great thing Picture Quote #1

Very devoted religious people are so extroverted, but at the same time, they’re so repressed sexually and so conservative. I’ve never been able to understand that combination, but I’m fascinated by it Picture Quote #1

Soft things are terrifying. They’re the real signals of death. Images of strength can never be that terrifying. It’s the images of weakness that are a real apocalypse Picture Quote #1

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When I was growing up, I would try to sing out of key very consciously. I was probably afraid of trying too hard to do something beautiful, and then I just wasn’t good enough. But I’ve learned that I was also on the outside - wanting more challenge by living in that more conventional world (Jenny Hval Quotes) I’ve never been good at being nostalgic, and I’ve never been able to focus on sound without having a voice that’s very here-and-now. (Jenny Hval Quotes) Norway is pretty forward thinking in terms of gender equality, but we don’t seem to practice it as well as we think. I’m constantly thinking: How much power have we really gained? We have to keep fighting to even keep what we’ve fought for already. (Jenny Hval Quotes) I’m obsessed with voices in film. I have this memory of how people say words, even on the most intensely stupid reality TV show. (Jenny Hval Quotes) I’ve studied film a lot, so I know much more about film than music, but I don’t think I could have made films. (Jenny Hval Quotes) On an emotional level, I don’t want to be a guide. I want people to hear things and experience them their own way. (Jenny Hval Quotes) I’m not trying to be a solution or create a freer, utopian world. I think my music dreams of it, though. (Jenny Hval Quotes) I’m inspired by that rawness in very direct communication. My work is not meant to keep people happy or give them an escape. (Jenny Hval Quotes) I really hated being the Norwegian girl in every single conversation in Australia, so I tried to make my Norwegian-ness invisible, speaking like whoever was around me. (Jenny Hval Quotes) Norway’s a very gender-aware country, and we’re very liberal. There are lots of women’s voices being heard here compared to many other countries. (Jenny Hval Quotes) I’m always going back and forth between wanting to do stuff that’s abstract and stuff that’s just telling everybody to listen. (Jenny Hval Quotes) I’ve always seen myself as the person listening to alternative music and all that - generic indie person. I always tried to be the least pretty I could be (Jenny Hval Quotes) I’m constantly reading and trying to enlighten myself to how the world works in its silent ways to make everything seem normal when it’s actually incredibly discriminating (Jenny Hval Quotes) Gym is a center of capitalist breakdown, and everything is focused on the individual (Jenny Hval Quotes) The body should not just be something you see. It’s also the inside of it. It’s frightening and abstract and much more than pretty or not pretty. The shape of it is boring (Jenny Hval Quotes) Norway is pretty forward thinking in terms of gender equality, but we don’t seem to practice it as well as we think. I’m constantly thinking: How much power have we really gained? We have to keep fighting to even keep what we’ve fought for already (Jenny Hval Quotes) Everybody needs to read a lot of revolutionary stuff, because the revolution is a big part of our will to live (Jenny Hval Quotes) If you believe that you have nothing to fight for, that just means the people in power, and the people with money, can sneak anything into your life. Everything can be taken away from you (Jenny Hval Quotes) Everything you do is so personal. In the end, it doesn’t matter so much if you write about your own life or not. It’s going to be as much artifice when it comes out as a piece of music. Everything is in character in a way. But that’s a great thing (Jenny Hval Quotes) Very devoted religious people are so extroverted, but at the same time, they’re so repressed sexually and so conservative. I’ve never been able to understand that combination, but I’m fascinated by it (Jenny Hval Quotes) Soft things are terrifying. They’re the real signals of death. Images of strength can never be that terrifying. It’s the images of weakness that are a real apocalypse (Jenny Hval Quotes)