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.
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.
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Now that rock is turning 50, it’s become classical in itself. It’s interesting to see that development.
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I’d done three solo albums in a row, and that’s quite narcissistic.
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National Geographic contacted me about getting on their label, and I was like, ‘Wow, I want to be label mates with the sharks and lemurs!’
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You get inspired and you can go write one song from that, and then you go back and play a few shows. If I could’ve done that in the 90s, I would have.
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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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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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Everything that a guy says once, you have to say five times.
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I have always had a certain song in my head, a certain chemistry of sounds.
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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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I learned what a lot of women have to do is make the guys in the room think it was their idea, and then you back them up.
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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 am grateful… grapefruit.
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I’m self-sufficient. I spend a lot of time on my own and I shut off quite easily. When I communicate, I communicate 900 per cent, then I shut off, which scares people sometimes.
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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 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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