There is this stereotype of Icelanders all believing in spirits, and I’ve played up to that a bit in interviews.
BJORKAll we had ever heard about record company people is that they were vampires and criminals…and they killed Elvis Presley.
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It’s important at that age to set up something, and then maybe afterwards you can go study your violin for 500 hours a week. But at least in the beginning you know about the options.
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When I met Apple, I made it very clear that I am an old punk and I have never done commercials or been sponsored. And I wasn’t after their money.
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A lot of it is really bad sound, really low quality. So the librarian in me wants it at least to exist there so that in 20 years when I’m sitting in my rocking chair, it will still exist in the best sound quality possible, even though it only sold 1000 units or whatever.
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If travel is searching and home what’s been found, I’m not stopping. I’m going hunting.
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All we had ever heard about record company people is that they were vampires and criminals…and they killed Elvis Presley.
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I’m self-sufficient. I spend a lot of time on my own and I shut off quite easily. When I communicate, I communicate 900 per cent, then I shut off, which scares people sometimes.
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I mean, I’ve never been thinking that if you’re a fan you have to buy everything that somebody puts out. I mean, you’ve got a choice. If you don’t want it, just don’t buy it. It’s also a reaction to YouTube and sharing of files.
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I miss you, but I haven’t met you yet!
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I think after Iceland’s independence in 1944, we were not very sure of ourselves and our confidence was really low. It took one generation to sort of get over that. I’m second generation.
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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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I want to support young girls who are in their 20s now and tell them: You’re not just imagining things. It’s tough.
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I have always had a certain song in my head, a certain chemistry of sounds.
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If you wake up / And the day feels broken / Just lean into the crack
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If you can make nature and technology friends, then you can make everyone friends; you can make everyone intact. That’s what women do a lot – they’re the glue between a lot of things.
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Most people’s eyes are much better developed than their ears. If they see a certain emotion in the photograph, then they’ll understand the music.
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