Photo: Toby Jacobs
Photo: Toby Jacobs
Photo: Philip Wareborn
The 29th of December 1981 I arrived to this world.
Music was a big deal in my family and when I was 4 years old I got a tiny little sixteenth violin from my grandfather. By the age of 13, I decided to become a professional violinist, and now I'm living that dream. I perfected the craft by studying at the School of Music in Gothenburg, and Universität der Künste in Berlin. As a musician I have worked in the most diverse contexts, with many different styles and genres. I travelled the world with symphony orchestras as well as pop artists.
Somewhere along the road, I realised I’m a countryside person.
After many years in big cities like Stockholm and Los Angeles, I’ve ended up living in a house next to the forest in south of Sweden. I love having nature as my closest neighbour. And in the process, I happened to discover that I have a strong passion for gardening…
I’m happy when I write music.
Another discovery I made after years of being a musician, is that I love to compose music. When I sit down at the piano, with my violin next to me, I get absorbed, inspired and present in the moment. Through writing, I get to express my creativity, and channel whatever is going on inside.
Music has always spoken to me.
Music has a unique ability to get me in touch with my emotions. I often feel that music, in a powerful and wordless way, recognizes who I truly am, and what I truly feel. Music simply allows the truth to come forward, and helps me to see the real, authentic me. Not the one I wish I was, but the one I actually am. I believe it is crucial to learn to see and love yourself for who you really are - at least if you want harmony in your life.
I highly appreciate the value of my own joy.
That I’ve learned through my career and life so far. I’ve come to learn that feeling a need to be good, (or preferably the best) at everything you do, in order to prove yourself worthy of others' appreciation, is not a good recipe for happiness. Instead, I’ve found that less focus on my achievements, and less arrogance when it comes to my own joy, paradoxically create more success and productivity.
The beauty in it all…
I feel happy, and immensely grateful, to live and to learn. It might not be fun all the time, but I enjoy the insights and discoveries I’m coming upon along the way... A curious mind helps a lot. I enjoy seeing how one thing leads to another, how things suddenly can appear logical when you look in the rear-view mirror. Everything has its time, and is beautiful in its own way. In the end, however, I cannot but wonder at the mystical and enigmatic nature of life!