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.
BJORKWhen 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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I don’t really have an ego. I’m not that bothered.
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Now that rock is turning 50, it’s become classical in itself. It’s interesting to see that development.
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Maybe I’ll be a feminist in my old age.
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Maybe that was a strange, personal job between me and myself, to show how overreaching I was being as a woman. The only way I could express that was by comparing it to the universe.
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People ask me questions like, “Oh, you look so theatrical in your photographs. Is that what you’re like when you walk down the street?” It’s like, “Of course not.” It’s such a silly question – it’s like being theatrical is a crime.
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When I started writing, I fought against it. I thought it was way too boring and predictable. But most of the time, it just happens; there’s nothing you can do. You have to let it be what it is.
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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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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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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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Everything that a guy says once, you have to say five times.
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It wasn’t just one journalist getting it wrong, everybody was getting it wrong.
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Emotions weren’t created to just lie around. You should experience things to the full. I’ve got a sense of the clock ticking.
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You’re a coward if you don’t stand up. Not for you, but for women. Say something.
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People are always going to need physicality; they’re going to want to meet other people even more. I’ve got faith in the physical angle. People have their needs. They won’t forget about them.
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I just feel like making things solar-powered and wind-powered should be as easy as using an iPad.
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