“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.” AbleSoundVoiceFocusHere And NowNostalgic Author:Jenny Hval
“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.” CountryVoiceHeardGenderOther CountriesNorway Author:Jenny Hval
“I couldn't even have a guitar. But I got a three-track recorder that was so small that I could take it with me. Then I started recording and writing properly. I recorded lots of voices, not just my own. I was interested in people speaking and singing English and trying out words.” PeopleWritingTryingThreeVoiceMy OwnSingingGuitarTrackRecorders Author:Jenny Hval
“I went through various phases of different accents - I get ridiculously obsessed with different accents, different regional ways of using the voice, different types of singing. It's all tied together. Speaking is a kind of singing, as are crying and laughing.” WayKindDifferentTogetherVoiceLaughingCryTypeSingingVariousObsessedTiedPhasesAccents Author:Jenny Hval
“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.” PeopleShowsRealityFilmVoiceMemoriesStupidTvsObsessedTv ShowsReality Tv Author:Jenny Hval
“I took interest in Paris Hilton at one point and got fascinated with her voice.” VoiceInterestParisFascinated Author:Jenny Hval