Formats are just illusions, and it’s about the relationship between the person that makes music and the person that listens to music.
BJORKAnd then within the past 10 years Iceland discovered the stock market and it just went, went, went, went, went. I think it hit a roof and it’s just crashed. Just a small percentage of the nation did a lot of damage.
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When I was a teenager in Iceland people would throw rocks and shout abuse at me because they thought I was weird. I never got that in London no matter what I wore.
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People are always asking me about eskimos, but there are no eskimos in Iceland.
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Everything that a guy says once, you have to say five times.
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I 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.
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The reason I do interviews is because I’m protecting my songs.
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I’m no buddhist, but this is fu**ing enlightmentment
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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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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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Everything 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.
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We’re always mourning things that have died. It’s a bit much sometimes. These studios have no fresh air, and there’s this unwritten rule that they don’t have windows, either.
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It’s incredible how nature sets females up to take care of people, and yet it is tricky for them to take care of themselves.
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Most people’s eyes are much better developed than their ears. If they see a certain emotion in the photograph, then they’ll understand the music.
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Maybe I’ll be a feminist in my old age.
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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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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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