Tusen änglar sjunga
Idag är mina tankar i Paris

Ut ur bubblan in i dimman

Fågelsången & sommarnatten
Majregn
Nystart
Finally!
Gothenburg. Nr5
Håkan is Gothenburg and Gothenburg is Håkan. Beautiful lyrics of life itself.
Saturday warm up. Video nr 4
What can be better a Saturday night then the legendary Talking heads live? Nada!:)
Friday night! Video nr 3
Inspiration 2
Today I´ll share a video with the great French/Finnish band The Dø, that I discovered when me and my band were the supporting act for them when they played in Gothenburg!
Inspiration
For a while my focus has been just to listen to other artists. A period of time just to get inspired is important sometimes I think:-) Anyhow I have been getting inspiration from watching videos of all kinds. I´ve been looking at artists and bands that I already know of and also them that are new to me. So for a week I will share a couple of the best ones with you! Let´s start out with the excellent Frida Hyvönen!
Singing keeps me warm
I hoped it would be spring by now, but I should of course know better. Winter came back. Nice with the snow and all but it´s sooo could. Luckily I sing! And write. And that’s what keeps me warm. I do new experiments with my voice now; for the next album and for new projects. I´ve written some songs and I´ve decided more or less how I am going to make this album. I love when the pieces fall in to place. I have also some people that I really want to work with in this new album. And as for the musicians I already have my dream team, but I think there will be additional two or three or thirty musicians on the recording:). Other things that keep me warm is the thought of Patti Smith coming to Gothenburg this summer and Fleetwood Mac to Stockholm in the fall! You will find me there!

Music makes my world go around!
That´s what it did to me when I dropped my pattern of fulfilling others expectations in me and decided to make my own music.
I thought that people may think whatever they want about my music but for me, it can only get better and so I made up my mind that I should build up my confidence and don´t let anyone break it down.
When spring and summer arrives I always smell the flowers as much as I can so that I can keep the smell and feeling inside of me through the winter and until next spring. Now I try to do the same with every positive feeling, just catch it when it comes and hope that it keeps the darkness out of sight.
When I sometimes fall, I go out just wandering around, walking the streets in my hometown and maybe talk to a sister of mine to make me feel better. Then again and again I come to the conclusion that music is what makes my world go around, helps me breath and walk tall. So I´ll stay in my world of music and joy and this will be my last goodbye to my old bullies and bad confidence!
I wrote this to remind my self the importance of my albums and my music and yes, to remind the rest of the world! But wait.. you don´t need to be reminded because you read this, so you already know..:)
***Those of you who have listened to my album Again and again knows that the marked words in this text are the names of the songs in the album and those of you who haven´t heard it- now you know:):):) See you!

Do do do what you wanna do
And so I forgot again. That I have a blog I mean. Well, better late than never- I´m writing!
I´m not just writing my blog, I also write new music! After a long time, I got back in to my studio yesterday, to sing and to meet a student of mine and to write. I just love being in the studio! It´s such calm there to think and to write and there are also people there to get inspired by. Inspiration is so important! People are important. And sometimes when you feel lost yourself you can find inspiration in other people.
So here´s a couple of them:
My grandma! She turns 86 today and is one of the coolest people I´ve met. She is still creative and writes poems and sings and bakes the best cakes ever!
Olof Palme! I saw a very good documentary about him this Christmas and I liked him before but this made me like him even more. A really good politician! I wish we had someone like him in Sweden today.
Patti Smith! Always. So creative and a great musician!
People! Who do what they want to do and believes in themselves.
People! Who do good things for others!
ME! Well not always. Sometimes I´m so tired of myself and I think that I´m the worst ever but at times I´m pretty proud. I keep on writing music, believing in love and what is right and in always doing what I want to do even though I may not make a lot of money. I´m rich anyway.
You! For supporting me by reading this blog:-)
Here´s one of the best Swedish pop songs ever according to me! Listen to the words yourself and after that let your heart decide and do what you want to do!
Hello darkness my old friend
It´s half past four in the afternoon and it´s dark outside. I´m on the train thinking about the things I pass by without seeing them. Thinking about time that passes. Thinking about things that need to be done, things I haven’t had the time to do. I´ve decided something though. Every November for as long as I can remember, the darkness has gotten a hold on me. Literally. This is the year that won’t happen. I´m going to focus on the few hours everyday that the sun shines and on the things that makes my mind shine.
Today someone thought that I´m 19 yeas old! Haha, made me smile all the way to the mirror...

Yesterday I was in an antique shop. With old mirrors and lamps and furniture and clocks. It smelled tobacco and coffee and was like a world of it´s own. Like stepping in to a fairytale. That made me smile. I got lights for my bike also, so I can ride it even when it´s dark, to the train or to the yoga class or to rehearsal or wherever. And one more thing: Obama! That made me happy! So from now on see this as a blog with vitamin pills from far up in the cold and dark and rainy north! This year darkness won´t catch me, this year darkness will be my friend. There you go.

October
I kind of like all the cold and dark mornings that I take my bike to go to work a couple of days a week. It’s a far way to go and it takes time to get there, but I love the travelling. Gives me time to think. Time to start and wake up and later time to evaluate the day. But now I also feel the darkness and cold is getting closer. And on top of everything, I fell like I´m getting old. Positive thinking is really my thing today!
Anyhow today the sun is shining and I´m singing and my kid is healthy and happy and I didn’t start work until now, so I got to ride my bike through a sunny Gothenburg. I guess life’s quit good when you look at the whole picture. And I found a video that really made me laugh. Take a look and have a great weekend!
Moving pictures
Video making and country life
It´s been a while. Yet again I´ve been busy and I guess so have you. I´ve been recording a new video for the song Again and again that I will publish any day now. It was great fun when the recoding started but before it was kind of a mess. Carrying loads of bags with food and wine and clothes in the rain can be fun but also quit stressing when you have a schedule to follow. Anyhow thanks to everyone in it, and thanks to the photographer Cecilia and of course thanks to ME it´s going to be great!:) I have also been singing and helping other singers to take care of their voices. And I´ve been taking care of my kid and I´ve done a make over of the apartment and living country life. I really, really love living by the sea, but I´m starting to miss the city and everything that comes with it. Here´s a pic from the video recording and one from my daily view. See you soon.


I´m not gone, I was just resting
…in case any one was wondering:). So… autumn is here and I´m back to sing and write and play. Feels good though I will miss summer. Already longing for next spring when the flowers start to bloom again. Next stop anyhow, is my old hometown Örebro and the Live at heart festival the 8:th of September. It´s gonna be great! I cant wait to see the band again and also there will be one or two very special secret guests appearing on stage...
Until then, you can listen to the album and look at this lovely picture of me…. By the sea!