People ask me questions like, “Oh, you look so theatrical in your photographs. Is that what you’re like when you walk down the street?” It’s like, “Of course not.” It’s such a silly question – it’s like being theatrical is a crime.
BJORKI want to support young girls who are in their 20s now and tell them: You’re not just imagining things. It’s tough. Everything that a guy says once, you have to say five times.
More Bjork Quotes
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Pedaling through the dark currents, I find an accurate copy. A blue print of the pleasure in me.
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Usually when you see females in movies, they feel like they have these metallic structures around them, they are caged in by male energy.
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I definitely can feel the third or fourth feminist wave in the air, so maybe this is a good time to open that Pandora’s box a little bit and air it out.
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Kids draw masterpieces – they’re the best painters ever. I think the same with music. They could totally write amazing music if they just had the right tools.
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I find it so amazing when people tell me that electronic music has no soul. You can’t blame the computer. If there’s no soul in the music, it’s because nobody put it there.
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I think every year brings unknowns that you have to deal with and handle, confront and embrace.
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People that complete other people’s vision are understated.
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I try not to record them on my Dictaphone when I first hear them. If I forget all about it and it pops up later on, then I know it’s good enough. I let my subconscious do the editing for me.
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As a singer-songwriter, what I do is write about how the human feels.
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Sometimes when I write lyrics there are images in them, usually on a quite simplistic level, like colors. But most often music comes first and then later I sit down with visual people and we chat about what we want to do. I don’t look at myself as a visual artist. I make music.
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I’ve written arrangements for choirs and strings in the past, but I usually write music with my voice or a keyboard and then I’ll get someone who is good at writing scores to write it out. Or, if I have the luxury of time.
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You’re a coward if you don’t stand up. Not for you, but for women. Say something.
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Declare independence, don’t let them do that to you!
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Being a musician is very easy. My house is full of musical instruments. There’s a lot of music, always.
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Seventy per cent humidity is ideal for vocal cords.
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