I think every year brings unknowns that you have to deal with and handle, confront and embrace.
BJORKI think every year brings unknowns that you have to deal with and handle, confront and embrace.
BJORKI have to re-create the universe every morning when I wake up, and kill it in the evening.
BJORKI find it so amazing when people tell me that electronic music has no soul. You can’t blame the computer. If there’s no soul in the music, it’s because nobody put it there.
BJORKWhat probably confuses people is they know a lot about me, but it quite pleases me that there’s more they don’t know.
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.
BJORKI am one of the most idiosyncratic people around.
BJORKIf 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.
BJORKI get highs, to be totally honest, in second-hand shops. My hunting instinct, I expect, really kicks in.
BJORKI 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.
BJORKPeople 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.
BJORKPeople 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.
BJORKThere’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.
BJORKPedaling through the dark currents, I find an accurate copy. A blue print of the pleasure in me.
BJORKI want to support young girls who are in their 20s now and tell them: You’re not just imagining things. It’s tough.
BJORKSeventy per cent humidity is ideal for vocal cords.
BJORKIt’s nice and quiet but soon again starts another big riot!
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