“I'm from a rural town outside of Stockholm, so in coming to L.A., I've...” — Erik Hassle Quote

I'm from a rural town outside of Stockholm, so in coming to L.A., I've been able to not think that much about my background. It's much easier for me in this big town, this big bubble to isolate myself from that and be a little more self-confident. I'm here to do my take on soul.

I grew up listening to a lot of soul music, which has probably informed the way that I sing on my tracks.

The first time I got into the studio, when I was 17, 18, I got to work with people who were some part of the Cheiron thing, who did all the early Britney Spears stuff, all the early 'NSync stuff.

I always go in very emotionally when I'm doing music. Sad or happy, I'm always into it. I have a hard time writing for other people, writing with someone else in mind.

In English films, they concentrate more on background scores and the music will be the main highlight of movie. When it comes to our local language, we have comedy, emotion, hero buildups, etc., and the music for each will be different from the other.

Time is but the shadow of the world upon the background of Eternity.

I grew up in Fall River, Massachusetts. My background was modest, and I worked at a Portuguese bakery in town.

You typically find stereotypical female characters that are people pleasers, where they are wives and girlfriends, typically, who are in the background.