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.
BJORKEverything is so designed and airbrushed and Botoxed, it makes us think, ‘Oh, everybody’s perfect except me. Everything’s smooth except me.’ But nothing is smooth.
More Bjork Quotes
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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 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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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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A lot of it is really bad sound, really low quality. So the librarian in me wants it at least to exist there so that in 20 years when I’m sitting in my rocking chair, it will still exist in the best sound quality possible, even though it only sold 1000 units or whatever.
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It’s nice and quiet but soon again starts another big riot!
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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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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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I try not to record them on my Dictaphone when I first hear them. If I forget all about it and it pops up later on, then I know it’s good enough. I let my subconscious do the editing for me.
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I want to support young girls who are in their 20s now and tell them: You’re not just imagining things. It’s tough.
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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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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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I get highs, to be totally honest, in second-hand shops. My hunting instinct, I expect, really kicks in.
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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.
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It’s funny how the hippies and the punks tried to get rid of the conservatives, but they always seem to get the upper hand in the end.
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If you wake up / And the day feels broken / Just lean into the crack
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