I've never been good at being nostalgic, and I've never been able to focus on sound without having a voice that's very here-and-now.

I've studied film a lot, so I know much more about film than music, but I don't think I could have made films.

Norway's a very gender-aware country, and we're very liberal. There are lots of women's voices being heard here compared to many other countries.

I'm inspired by that rawness in very direct communication. My work is not meant to keep people happy or give them an escape.

I've always been a fan of reading art catalogues from exhibitions, and plays, and I've worked with a surrealist German playwright, Heiner Müller.

I took interest in Paris Hilton at one point and got fascinated with her voice.

On an emotional level, I don't want to be a guide. I want people to hear things and experience them their own way.