I don’t expect people to get me. That would be quite arrogant. I think there are a lot of people out there in the world that nobody gets.
BJORKI love England. It’s no coincidence it’s the first place I moved to for a more cosmopolitan life, which is the only thing Iceland lacks.
More Bjork Quotes
-
-
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.
BJORK -
I think every year brings unknowns that you have to deal with and handle, confront and embrace.
BJORK -
If you wake up / And the day feels broken / Just lean into the crack
BJORK -
I have always had a certain song in my head, a certain chemistry of sounds.
BJORK -
I 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.
BJORK -
All we had ever heard about record company people is that they were vampires and criminals…and they killed Elvis Presley.
BJORK -
I’ve always had as many powerful, creative ladies in my life as I have men, and you could probably describe some of those relationships as romantic.
BJORK -
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.
BJORK -
For a person as obsessed with music as I am, I always hear a song in the back of my head, all the time, and that usually is my own tune. I’ve done that all my life.
BJORK -
i thrive best hermit style. with a beard and a pipe.
BJORK -
I just feel like making things solar-powered and wind-powered should be as easy as using an iPad.
BJORK -
It’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.
BJORK -
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.
BJORK -
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.
BJORK -
You’re a coward if you don’t stand up. Not for you, but for women. Say something.
BJORK