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The fate of a song is often established in the first 15 minutes of writing.

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Jens Lekman
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: February 6
Musician
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Göteborg
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Established
Fate
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Song
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I had a period in my life when I was eight or nine when I was so scared of dying that I wouldn't go out of our house for a whole year.
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I had so many songs that were actually sort of finished. And I deleted them. I wrote on my website that I'd put them on the shelf, but that wasn't true. I actually deleted them from my computer. I got sort of trigger-happy and I think I deleted about 200 songs from my computer.
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I realized I needed to work with other people instead of doing everything myself.
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I think to find an escape route out of a music industry that is becoming more and more focused on making money.
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I would cut off my right arm to be someone's lover.
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Family and friends always need to be bigger than your music career, and in that sense, your music will be bigger because you respect your family and your friends more.
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I'm not too fond of the typical Australian activities or culture. I'm not into surfing.
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