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.
Jens LekmanI wanted the album to be aerodynamic, like an airplane taking off from a runway - all of a sudden you're in the air.
Jens LekmanI kind of like polishing the songs that I'm working on. I'm really working hard on some specific songs.
Jens LekmanI think all of my songs are either based on personal experience or will be based on personal experience, because I do write a lot of songs prophetically.
Jens Lekman