You realise that the social structure is made for men. And touring, music, and all these things. How does that dictate the way you plan to raise your son, as opposed to how you would raise a daughter? All his friends are girls. We are shifting the paradigm, so I am excited. I think I was also, somehow, destined to have a boy.
It depends on the situation. Sometimes, yes, but I also know how difficult it was. My circumstances were not the most fun, my mom passed away, da, da, da.
I realised that quitting, having a baby, I was kind of still—I wanted to write. I wanted to do more things. It depends on my ambition—and fertility.
What do you mean? I am a socialist. The problem in Sweden is that everything has to be so equal. If one poppy grows bigger than the rest, it must be squashed. When I was younger and in school, I got a lot of shit for wanting to do things. Most artists have that similar story like you are describing, of being teased or feeling like an outcast.
How important to creativity and independence is it to be bullied and survive it? Was being picked on integral to who you are? I had a challenging childhood. It could take me another 35 years to be somewhat normal! I suffer from romanticism. Exactly, and being a dreamer in general. Of course. We have to talk about it and remove the stigma for the next generation. Look, I may be failing at both motherhood and my career, but at least I am trying to do it. You know what I mean?
How was yours? No, no. My water broke and I had to sit in Saturday night traffic to get to the hospital. Contractions are the craziest, most indescribable pain. I pushed for two hours, then gave in and got the epidural. Once I got the epidural, I was in bed and it was night, there were lights in the sky, and I felt like I was in heaven.
My water broke at 6pm and by midnight I knew I was ready to push. I waited an hour, then it was three pushes and he was out. I think I had prepared for the birth to be so hard that I was in shock about how I felt afterwards.
No one tells you that you will feel like someone ran you over with a bus for about three weeks. I was in so much pain. The breastfeeding was chaos.
It was so physical. Do you feel like your relationship to music has changed now that you are a mom? You told a few publications recently that you were at the end of your career. Sexy Trippy All Moods. Drinking Hanging Out In Love. Introspection Late Night Partying.
Rainy Day Relaxation Road Trip. Romantic Evening Sex All Themes. Articles Features Interviews Lists. Streams Videos All Posts. My Profile. That is the only thing I strive for. But that means I also have to be very honest to myself. People also connect with the lyrics in a different way that is less dreamy. But you still relate to the songs. Yeah, oh my God. A lot of what I write now is just fragments of what I am experiencing at the moment.
MB: So do you believe in God? It feels sometimes like we are the lost generation. And there is a reason for religion, you know. It keeps people from going crazy. Well, if you can shift focus from your miseries towards something else that is bigger, that makes it all worth it, or at least manageable, if you believe in that.
Yeah but you have to do this in your own way. There is no other option. This story originally appeared on Skandiastyle. I miss Sweden more and more the older I get. Sometimes we talk to each other without feeling heard. Honesty—a most intimate interaction—can be just as thrilling as its more devious inverse.
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