I’ve always had as many powerful, creative ladies in my life as I have men, and you could probably describe some of those relationships as romantic.
BJORKSometimes 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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Everything that a guy says once, you have to say five times.
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People are always asking me about eskimos, but there are no eskimos in Iceland.
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I’ve always appreciated working with people I have chemistry with, who are friends, and where you feel that the work is growing while you are getting to know each other better.
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I’m not as religious as some people about “the album.” To be honest, that was a product of a format. You had vinyl, and you could fit five songs on each side, and that’s 45 minutes.
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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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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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What probably confuses people is they know a lot about me, but it quite pleases me that there’s more they don’t know.
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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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When I was a teenager in Iceland people would throw rocks and shout abuse at me because they thought I was weird. I never got that in London no matter what I wore.
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I’ve never done an album like this. With Biophilia, I was being like Kofi Annan – I had to be the pacifist to try to unite the impossible.
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With tons of chaotic supply on the internet, you’re going to have people who become very good at being curators or stylists. It’s the same sort of people that I used to go to record shops for.
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If I had a philosophy, it’s that I support the beautiful side of anarchy.
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They design telephones to look great, but they sound horrible. I think it was about time that the other senses were celebrated.
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People that complete other people’s vision are understated.
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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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