“You write music for yourself and if you just open that door and let people in, the audience is going to grow and it's going to become more accessible.” PeopleIfsWritingGrowsAudienceDoors Author:Yukimi Nagano
“Gothenburg's definitely a music city as well, but I think just because of the weather - it's so cold and miserable - people stay in. Coming to the States and going into the store and people are like, "Hi, can I help you?" - I'm not used to people randomly talking to me that I don't know.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWellsStatesHelpingUsedCitiesTalkingColdStoresWeatherMiserableMiserable PeopleMusic City Author:Yukimi Nagano
“We've been fortunate enough to have a lot of people to ask us to be on their records - so many artists and musicians that we really respect and look up to. And it's been really special. But from our side, there's so much that we in the Little Dragon are still learning about ourselves writing-wise that I guess we haven't had that need.” PeopleEnoughArtistSpecialMusicianLook Up Author:Yukimi Nagano
“A good collaboration I think it's really, truly a vibe thing. The people who are most excited about collaborations are people in the business, people who are thinking, "This is going to be great press," or, "This is going to expose you to all these people you haven't reached before." I prefer not to think like that. I'm more, if you meet the person, you like the person, you've talked to them, you feel connected, you feel like there's a creative exchange, then it kind of happens by itself. I'm open to it, but it has to feel right. If it feels forced, then I'm fearful of doing it.” PeopleThinkingKindCreativeExcitedCollaborationFearful Author:Yukimi Nagano
“There were choices that we've made as a Little Dragon, that we had to make at the time because we needed the money. I think everything has its context. It is way easier to say no to things now then it was five years ago, for sure. Back then we were grabbing at every opportunity we could just to sustain a name and let people know, "Hello, hello! We're here! Look at us!" It's really sort of taken its time and grown, and it's been a very step-by-step process.” PeopleThinkingChoicesOpportunityTakenHello Author:Yukimi Nagano
“I think we're a little bit protective in that way. You're always trying to balance between what's spreading the word about the band and what's good money and what's a shitty look. Is this good for the longevity of the band? Do people even care these days? We care, but do we care more about the money? We've had a lot of discussions about things. It gets us into a lot of fights, but it also makes you question your own morals in a really good way.” PeopleThinkingTryingCareFightingMoralBalanceDiscussionLongevityGood Money Author:Yukimi Nagano
“I think most people are many-sided; you have your evil side, your happy side, your spaced-out side. You try to stay on the positive side more - I mean, I try to - but I think we all have those different faces of ourselves.” PeopleThinkingTryingMeanDifferentEvil Author:Yukimi Nagano
“I think most people get hit by the music first and you can be singing along and realize a song has this melancholy feel. As Swedes, I think we see a beauty in melancholy. You're heartbroken, you're looking out the window and you feel really at ease in the pain. I have so many memories as a teenager with music, sad music, but I was just so into it.” PeopleThinkingPainSongRealizingMemoriesSingingWindowTeenagerMelancholyHeartbroken Author:Yukimi Nagano
“Partly I think it's always a challenge to travel a lot. If I could choose to never travel again but still do all my shows - I mean, who wouldn't want to do that? That's the work aspect of it. Maybe people don't think about it this way, but it makes it feel like a job when you're playing late and getting up really early for a lobby call, and flying around.” PeopleThinkingMeanChallengesFlying Author:Yukimi Nagano
