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.
BJORKPart 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’m no buddhist, but this is fu**ing enlightmentment
BJORKWith tons of chaotic supply on the internet, you’re going to have people who become very good at being curators or stylists. It’s the same sort of people that I used to go to record shops for.
BJORKI get embarrassed listening to my last CDs. I’ve got a lot of work to do, let’s put it that way.
BJORKI 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.
BJORKIf 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.
BJORKI lose energy and I can’t do as many things as I want. So I have to plan days when I’m not doing anything. I find that a bit boring, but it’s necessary.
BJORKBeing a musician is very easy. My house is full of musical instruments. There’s a lot of music, always.
BJORKI am one of the most idiosyncratic people around.
BJORKOver the last 10 years, there have been so many incredible albums created in bedrooms by people who never would’ve gotten an album deal.
BJORKI 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.
BJORKIt seems that most the world is driven by the eye, right? They design cities to look great but they always sound horrible …
BJORKIt’s important at that age to set up something, and then maybe afterwards you can go study your violin for 500 hours a week. But at least in the beginning you know about the options.
BJORKI get highs, to be totally honest, in second-hand shops. My hunting instinct, I expect, really kicks in.
BJORKThere’s more to Life than this
BJORKIt’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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