"What TikTok and social media did for me was give me an even chance to pitch myself to the world. And..." — Laufey

TikTok gives an artist a voice. I'm very careful to be very authentic on there - everything I do comes from me, nobody ever tells me to make TikToks. I do everything on my own, and all the language is my own. And I wouldn't do it if someone was telling me to do it! It has to come from the heart, but I think it can give artists their own voice.

I went to Berklee for college: a good musical training ground, but there's no direct line between that and the music industry.

I have to live to write. But I try to discipline myself into writing on the spot as well. I think it's a misconception that you just have to wait for inspiration to strike you. I think musicians and writers can train themselves to see inspiration on the spot. And that's one of the greatest tools you can develop as a songwriter.

I took classical music very seriously as a kid.