On the last album, I didn't want to disturb the melody with too many stories. This time, I wanted to know if I was able to create images with words, with the sound of words.(...) I think thatโs a good thing when the one who is listening, is feeling it in a different way that the one who creates. We are all listening with different perspectives.(...) I donโt want to impose my subjectivity to the listener.
Agnes ObelEven though music is something I travel around doing, it is also a very private thing. A sort of escapism.
Agnes ObelThe best thing about Berlin was that I got to be surrounded by people who pursue their ideas for themselves.
Agnes ObelSometimes I feel like a melody doesn't have anything to do with me, but it's just something that comes, is accumulated from me playing on the piano, and then this little creature just appears.
Agnes ObelThe piano and the singing are two equal things to me - maybe not inseparable but very connected. You can say they are like two equal voices.
Agnes ObelOn the last album, I didn't want to disturb the melody with too many stories. This time, I wanted to know if I was able to create images with words, with the sound of words.(...) I think thatโs a good thing when the one who is listening, is feeling it in a different way that the one who creates. We are all listening with different perspectives.(...) I donโt want to impose my subjectivity to the listener.
Agnes Obel