{"id":15161,"date":"2025-07-23T15:52:34","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T13:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/helensjoholm.nu\/_eng\/?page_id=15161"},"modified":"2025-07-24T08:23:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T06:23:29","slug":"helen-sjoholm-i-think-its-nice-to-have-silence-around-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/helensjoholm.nu\/_eng\/press-clips\/interviews-2025\/helen-sjoholm-i-think-its-nice-to-have-silence-around-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Helen Sj\u00f6holm: \u201cI think it’s nice to have silence around me\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Femina 2025-07-07<\/strong><\/p>\n

By: LOU MIKKO<\/p>\n

She is one of Sweden’s leading singers, but prefers silence around her and rarely listens to music in private.<\/strong>
\nFor Femina, Helen Sj\u00f6holm \u2013 currently on a summer tour with Tommy K\u00f6rberg \u2013 tells us about her first summer job and what her signature dish is.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Do you listen to music when you’re not working?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u2013 Extremely rarely, which is strange. I go to concerts and enjoy the live experience of music. But I’m more of a quiet person, I think it’s nice to have silence around me. It happens very rarely, so maybe I’ll seek it out more.<\/p>\n

Do you have an unexpected favorite artist?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u2013 I was listening to Billie Eilish with my daughter and then fell in love with Tom Odell, a British singer & songwriter who played backing vocals. He was incredibly good live \u2013 I listen to him quite a bit now.<\/p>\n

How did you earn your first money?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u2013 I mimed to Lasse Berghagen’s BH-samlaren Knut (Bra collector Knut)<\/em> at a housewives’ association in Sundsvall in 1981. It was my grandmother who had hired me and I got 20 bucks for it.<\/p>\n

What do you like to do in your free time?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u2013 I love having time to read, but I rarely have it. I enjoy good conversations, watching movies, cooking. I don’t have green fingers but I can like raking and weeding flower beds. It clears my head.. I like hiking in the mountains!<\/p>\n

Do you have a signature dish?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u2013 I’m an everyday dish type. Baked sausage with apples and good cheese, preferably a pork stew with root vegetables. I think that’s delicious.<\/p>\n

What is the most common misconception about you?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u2013 I don\u2019t feel that people have that many preconceptions or misconceptions about me.<\/p>\n

What trait do you dislike most in others?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u2013 The inability to see others. Egoism and lack of empathy. I find that dangerous and unattractive.<\/p>\n

What trait do you like?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u2013 Access to joy, being able to quickly see laughter and humor. And then on the contrary, being able to see others, being interested in other people. Empathy.<\/p>\n

Which movie have you seen more than three times?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u2013 I saw Grease<\/em> maybe 40 times when I was twelve, thirteen, haha… I have seen a British series Cold Feet<\/em> twice. And you can watch some episodes of Seinfeld<\/em> as many times as you want!<\/p>\n

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Where do you prefer to spend your free time during the summer?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u2013 At Hartungviken on Aln\u00f6 outside Sundsvall and in \u00d6sterlen. These are two places that we always reconnect with in the summer.<\/p>\n

What is the key to a successful relationship?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u2013 It changes all the time. Patience and curiosity about each other. Continuing to give each other space. There are no universal answers unfortunately, otherwise it would have been a little easier to live together.<\/p>\n

What is the best thing about being a mother?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u2013 The best thing is that you have three fascinating, completely different people that you live closely with and learn a lot from. It’s tough, but educational. It’s also loving. There is both worry and love in the equation of having children.<\/p>\n

(The entire interview is not reproduced for copyright reasons)<\/em><\/p>\n

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