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.
BJORKSeventy per cent humidity is ideal for vocal cords.
More Bjork Quotes
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Nature is our chapel.
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I don’t expect people to get me. That would be quite arrogant. I think there are a lot of people out there in the world that nobody gets.
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People are always asking me about eskimos, but there are no eskimos in Iceland.
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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 get inspired and you can go write one song from that, and then you go back and play a few shows. If I could’ve done that in the 90s, I would have.
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I have always had a certain song in my head, a certain chemistry of sounds.
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The English can be a very critical, unforgiving people, but criticism can be good. And this is a country that loves comedy.
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Personally, I think choosing between men and women is like choosing between cake and ice cream. You’d be daft not to try both when there are so many different flavours.
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I love England. It’s no coincidence it’s the first place I moved to for a more cosmopolitan life, which is the only thing Iceland lacks.
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i thrive best hermit style. with a beard and a pipe.
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Over the last 10 years, there have been so many incredible albums created in bedrooms by people who never would’ve gotten an album deal.
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I am grateful… grapefruit.
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Part of me is probably more conservative than people realise. I like my old string quartets, I don’t like music that’s trippy for trippy’s sake.
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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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I learned what a lot of women have to do is make the guys in the room think it was their idea, and then you back them up.
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