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.
BJORKI 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.
More Bjork Quotes
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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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Singing is like a celebration of oxygen.
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I am grateful… grapefruit.
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Seventy per cent humidity is ideal for vocal cords.
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People from the rock and roll world have felt for years that electronic music had no soul, but now electronic music can not only have soul but have all the shapes in the world.
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It takes a long time to fully become who you are.
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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’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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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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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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People that complete other people’s vision are understated.
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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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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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Girls now are also faced with different problems. I’ve been guilty of one thing: After being the only girl in bands for 10 years.
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Maybe it’s just a personal thing, but I get so much grounding from Iceland because I know it’s always going to be there.
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