I feel like a lot of artists these days are going out with being a feminist and making it cool, and being outspoken and letting it be mainstream, which is a great thing. I absolutely think it should be mainstream to be a feminist, it should be a no-brainer to speak up about stuff and have a voice.

Zara Larsson

Categorized in : Thinking Artist Feminist

I recorded a lot of songs that I knew I didn't like just because maybe part of me wanted to be nice, maybe part of me just wanted to be in the studio, but I've been learning that it's really important to do what you want to do. Even though I might not write all of it, I am still picking out the songs that I want to do. A lot of people who are writing for me are people I have worked with for a while so they know who I am and what I want. I have a lot of opinions and I have learned that it is absolutely okay to express them and to say, "No, I don't want this."

Zara Larsson

nice writing song

It's both a blessing and a curse. It's great having that goal and never settling, but at the same time I am rarely satisfied with things. I usually walk off stage thinking I can do better next time, it has to be more, more, more. Sometimes you have to just sit down and be like, "I'm in New York right now doing what I love." Look at all these things - I won a EMA last week.

Zara Larsson

goal blessing thinking

I wear jewellery that I never take off. I have a ring and two necklaces. I always have them on and get scared when I have to take them off for photo shoots. The ring is my mum's mum's mum's, and she gave it to me for my 18th birthday. The necklace is the same one that my sister has. She's called Hannah, and the name is the chain.

Zara Larsson

name me sister birthday

I like to spend as much time with my friends and family as possible.

Zara Larsson

possible friends family time

I love eyebrows, so brow pencils and brow shadow are really important to me.

Zara Larsson

me shadow important love

I love to go all out - once I start doing my makeup, I kind of tend to do a lot of it. So like foundation, contour, highlight, eyeliner, shadow, lashes, lipstick - everything! But I really, really love my contours.

Zara Larsson

start makeup shadow love

I don't really have a type. I don't want to be a cliche. But personality is a big thing for me. You can find cute guys all over. But he's got to have some sort of sense of humor, which is so hard to find in a guy. He's got to be a bit smart.

Zara Larsson

me you personality cute

If it's a good song, it's a good song. I'll take it.

Zara Larsson

good-song good take song

In the car on my way to the studio, I was listening to 'Where Are U Now' with Justin Bieber and Jack U, so I was like, 'Wow, this is such a banger.' I loved the thought of having a ballad at the beginning and then just a massive drop.

Zara Larsson

loved beginning car way

It really is a dream coming true, being on Billboard.

Zara Larsson

coming true being dream

I work so hard, but... everything just goes my way! It's insane!

Zara Larsson

everything hard work way

I think life is a chain of events.

Zara Larsson

life-is-a think events life

My dream is to stand in front of 60,000 people in an arena and know that everyone came because they wanted to make memories with me.

Zara Larsson

me dream memories people

I love to have a band, but dancers are my priority because I really want a show, you know?

Zara Larsson

know you want love

Sweden will always be my home, since my childhood there was like a fairytale, so I'll always go back to it.

Zara Larsson

will go childhood home

I've always wanted to be a singer.

Zara Larsson

singer always wanted

When I was little, I had concerts on the subway, and old ladies came up to me like, 'You are so good!'

Zara Larsson

good like me you

If I have a day off, I'll get up at three in the afternoon and make some noodles. I fix my makeup and then party until 5 A.M.

Zara Larsson

day makeup party three

The only person I'd cry if I met would be Beyonce.

Zara Larsson

met person only cry

We're here for a little, little bit of time, and I just wanna make the most out of it.

Zara Larsson

here make just time