I’d done three solo albums in a row, and that’s quite narcissistic.
BJORKI 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.
More Bjork Quotes
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I am one of the most idiosyncratic people around.
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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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You shouldn’t let poets lie to you.
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People are always asking me about eskimos, but there are no eskimos in Iceland.
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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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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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Solar power, wind power, the way forward is to collaborate with nature – it’s the only way we are going to get to the other end of the 21st century.
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Every time there’s a new format, the iron is hot, and you can mold it.
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I’m a fountain of blood in the shape of a girl . . . leave me now return tonight tide will show you the way if you forget my name you will go astray like a killer whale trapped in a bay
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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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I’m a whisper in water.
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Formats are just illusions, and it’s about the relationship between the person that makes music and the person that listens to music.
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I’m a fountain of blood. In the shape of a girl.
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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.
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If you were really good and practiced your violin for a few hours a day for ten years you might be invited to this VIP elite club.
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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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People that complete other people’s vision are understated.
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I don’t really have an ego. I’m not that bothered.
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It’s a sign that you have a good work relationship if you don’t have to analyze. That’s usually a good sign within creative work.
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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 think every year brings unknowns that you have to deal with and handle, confront and embrace.
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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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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’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.
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When I was 20, political music was the uncoolest thing on earth. But when Bush got elected, that was the first time I started actually reading the news.
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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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