“I always go in very emotionally when I'm doing music. Sad or happy, I'm always into it.” Quote by Erik Hassle
“I'm definitely a singer, but I play. I write music too, but it's all coming from the same source. I have never learned an instrument any other way than by myself.” Writing Author:Erik Hassle
“America and Europe are getting closer to each other. In the U.S. you've always had hip - hop, the blues, soul, and rock. For the last decade, there has always been a lot of electronic music in Europe. When I was just at Coachella, I noticed how the music they play there has become electronic, techno, deep house, more European - so I think it's more similar than before.” ThinkingSoulHouseElectronic Music Author:Erik Hassle
“I was brought up with a lot of love in my family, and I've always been supported. My family has always protected me in a sort of manic way.” My FamilyManic Author:Erik Hassle
“I stumbled into soul music at a very young age. It had something that really spoke to me. Nowadays it's not only American gospel or soul music, it's whenever somebody decides to do music in a way that's honest and passionate. I got into the Motown songs. It had to do with where I come from - we don't really have that where I come from, the sense of mystery and the pain. Sweden has been a wealthy and happy country for some time now. I think I got really drawn to that.” ThinkingSoulCountryAgePainSongMysteryHonestPassionateWealthyMotown Author:Erik Hassle
“For a long time I found myself calling so many things "genius." Sometimes you mean it literally and sometimes it's the opposite, but either way it is so heavy and has so much meaning.” MeanLongSometimesGenius Author:Nir Hod
“When you're about three years old, you start to learn how to be manipulative. I know this from my own experience - I created this expression between sadness and dissatisfaction to get people to make me feel better, to get me presents. I created this face based on movies without even understanding it. I felt attracted to faces and body language. I remember I was always fascinated with why some people are considered beautiful and some are not. Everybody's got two eyes and one nose, but it's the small details. It is why we fall in love or why we want to kill somebody we haven't even spoken to.” PeopleEyeBeautifulRememberFallLanguageUnderstandingSadnessFalling In LoveFeel BetterDissatisfactionBody LanguageManipulativeMake Me Feel Better Author:Nir Hod
“I believe there is some kind of magic that comes just from looking at somebody. In the beginning, I called it "Genius" in a very cynical way. Then I started to look at real geniuses in history and all of them have the same expression, of something very bitter. It's bitter because they have this kind of knowledge that they cannot share. They don't have the time or energy to deal with other people.” PeopleBelieveKindRealEnergyI BelieveMagicShareGeniusBitterCynical Author:Nir Hod
“There is a difference between being a bad child and being a wild child. Anybody can be wild, but to be bad you need some kind of knowledge.” KindChildren Author:Nir Hod
“Generally paintings are about technique, but I don't see myself as a painter. I am more of a storyteller and an image - maker.” PaintingPainterStoryteller Author:Nir Hod
“To me, paintings are about beauty. They are very feminine, and beauty is something very feminine. For a long time, people would talk with me about identity. I don't have issues with identity, I just follow this kind of feminine beauty because I became a victim of my art, which I think is the best thing for an artist. So many artists use their talent, but with the best artists, their talent uses them.” PeopleThinkingKindLongArtArtistTalentIdentityPaintingVictimFeminineBest Artist Author:Nir Hod