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We’re always mourning things that have died. It’s a bit much sometimes. These studios have no fresh air, and there’s this unwritten rule that they don’t have windows, either.

Bjork

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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Back Done Few Inspired Show
I’m a fountain of blood. In the shape of a girl.
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Blood Body Girl
There’s something about the rhythm of walking, how, after about an hour and a half, the mind and body can’t help getting in sync.
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Body Half Mind
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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Air Feminist Littles Pandora
I’m not that keen on fierce dictatorship. I think that sort of the point of working with somebody is them coming up with stuff and feeling free to do that.
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Feelings Stuff Thinking
In 2008, I was more just thinking about using the touchscreen for writing the songs. From there I started thinking about how I visualised music.
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Song Thinking Visualized Writing
I am grateful… grapefruit.
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Fruit Grapes Grateful Honor
There are certain emotions in your body that not even your best friend can sympathize with, but you will find the right film or the right book, and it will understand you.
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Book Movie Ourselves Understanding
People that complete other people’s vision are understated.
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People Understated Vision
Icelandic people are really educated. But maybe we are at where the people in the States were 50 years ago, where they think that stuff that isn’t done with a hammer or physical power is not a job. It’s that backwards.
BJORK

Done Educate People Thinking Year
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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Generation Parent Strong Thinking
i’m back at my cliff still throwing things off i listen to the sounds they make on their way down i follow him with my eyes ’till they crash imagine what my body would sound like slamming against those rocks.
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Eye Eyes Harm Self Slamming Sound Suicide
But I’m not interested in politics. I lose interest the microsecond it ceases to be emotional, when something becomes a political movement. What I’m interested in is emotions.
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Emotional Movement Political
You shouldn’t let poets lie to you.
BJORK

Life Lying Poet
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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Everybody Friend Glue Technology
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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Arrogant People Quiet Thinking

We’re always mourning things that have died. It’s a bit much sometimes. These studios have no fresh air, and there’s this unwritten rule that they don’t have windows, either.

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We’re always mourning things that have died. It’s a bit much sometimes. These studios have no fresh air, and there’s this unwritten rule that they don’t have windows, either.

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