What is your idea of perfect happiness?

 

I think many people think of happiness as highlights in your life, adventures you go on etc. There´s truth to that, by I find that waking up everyday excited about something you want to do is really close to what happiness is for me.

 

What is your most marked characteristic?

 

Probably my insatiable drive to keep pushing the limits of what you think is possible. Boundaries are made up by no one but yourself.

 

What do you consider your greatest achievement? What is your greatest fear?

 

My greatest fear would be waking up one day and realising the you never went for your dream. What I consider to be my greatest achievement would probably be that I ignored what everyone else thought and decided upon what I would want to do with my life, on my own terms.

 

Which historical figure do you most identify with?

 

That´s a tough one.. probably some great musician, since we would share a love for that.

 

Which living person do you most admire?

 

I think that everyday heroes are worth all the admiration in the world. Parents, teachers, doctors, those who coach soccer on their days off. It´s so easy to point to someone famous but forget the people that live around us.

 

Who are your heroes in real life?

 

Whatever I choose to put through my headphones and into my ears.

 

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?

 

The “Is this good enough” feeling that creeps up on everyone from time to time.

 

What is the trait you most deplore in others?

 

Cowardice.

 

What is your favorite journey?

 

Traveling the world with nothing but a backpack.

 

What do you consider the most overrated virtue?

 

Patience.

 

Which words or phrases do you most overuse?

 

“This is the best thing i´ve heard”

 

What is your greatest regret?

 

Not appreciating youth / childhood enough.

 

What is your current state of mind?

 

Focused.

 

What is your most treasured possession?

 

My first guitar. I still record with it constantly, and I´ll probably never get rid of it.

 

If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be?

 

That we would all live in the same country

 

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?

 

Feeling like everything is out of your control, and not knowing how to change that.

 

Where would you like to live?

 

I quite like living in Sweden, but I would love to live somewhere warmer for a time, or perhaps in New York.

 

What is your favorite occupation?

 

Musician!

 

What is the quality you most like in a man?

 

Selfassurance

 

What is the quality you most like in a woman?

 

Selfassurance

 

What are your favorite names?

 

I like Xavier.

 

What is your motto?

 

“If you want something, go out there and grab it.”

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