I’m not as religious as some people about “the album.” To be honest, that was a product of a format. You had vinyl, and you could fit five songs on each side, and that’s 45 minutes.
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More Bjork Quotes
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All we had ever heard about record company people is that they were vampires and criminals…and they killed Elvis Presley.
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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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I’ve always appreciated working with people I have chemistry with, who are friends, and where you feel that the work is growing while you are getting to know each other better.
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I was very aware when I went to the Academy Awards that it would probably be my first and last time. So I thought my input should really be about fertility, and I thought I’d bring some eggs.
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People 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.
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And 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 met Apple, I made it very clear that I am an old punk and I have never done commercials or been sponsored. And I wasn’t after their money.
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You shouldn’t let poets lie to you.
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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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Declare independence, don’t let them do that to you!
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They design telephones to look great, but they sound horrible. I think it was about time that the other senses were celebrated.
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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 just feel like making things solar-powered and wind-powered should be as easy as using an iPad.
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There is this stereotype of Icelanders all believing in spirits, and I’ve played up to that a bit in interviews.
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People are always asking me about eskimos, but there are no eskimos in Iceland.
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I feel the 21st century is another new age. Not only can we collaborate again with nature, but we have to. It’s an emergency.
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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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If you wake up / And the day feels broken / Just lean into the crack
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There’s more to Life than this
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I’m a whisper in water.
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When I was 18, science, physics, and math were my favorite. I was a bit of a nerd – the only girl with a lot of boys at chess championships.
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Every time there’s a new format, the iron is hot, and you can mold it.
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It wasn’t just one journalist getting it wrong, everybody was getting it wrong.
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I’m a fountain of blood. In the shape of a girl.
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As a singer-songwriter, what I do is write about how the human feels.
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Love is a two way dream.
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