Maybe it’s just a personal thing, but I get so much grounding from Iceland because I know it’s always going to be there.
BJORKWhen 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.
More Bjork Quotes
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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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It’s nice and quiet but soon again starts another big riot!
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Singing is like a celebration of oxygen.
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I have a very happy, healthy relationship with the country, so it’s really easy to go everywhere because I always have Iceland to go back to. It’s sort of a contradiction, but that’s how it works somehow.
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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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Sometimes when I write lyrics there are images in them, usually on a quite simplistic level, like colors. But most often music comes first and then later I sit down with visual people and we chat about what we want to do. I don’t look at myself as a visual artist. I make music.
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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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There’s more to Life than this
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I lose energy and I can’t do as many things as I want. So I have to plan days when I’m not doing anything. I find that a bit boring, but it’s necessary.
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I miss you, but I haven’t met you yet!
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If I had a philosophy, it’s that I support the beautiful side of anarchy.
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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.
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It’s important at that age to set up something, and then maybe afterwards you can go study your violin for 500 hours a week. But at least in the beginning you know about the options.
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I am grateful… grapefruit.
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People that complete other people’s vision are understated.
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