If you wake up / And the day feels broken / Just lean into the crack
BJORKI knew if certain people recommended something, it would be good. There’s always going to be those people. It just depends on what they’re called: curators or radio jockeys or bloggers.
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When I write a song, I see a tunnel, and then the chorus is an open space, or the bassline is doing this shape. I see songs as a more of a geometric, spacial experience.
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i thrive best hermit style. with a beard and a pipe.
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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 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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I don’t like records that are the same from beginning to end, that are too styled and slick.
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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’m no buddhist, but this is fu**ing enlightmentment
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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 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.
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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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There’s something about the rhythm of walking, how, after about an hour and a half, the mind and body can’t help getting in sync.
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The English can be a very critical, unforgiving people, but criticism can be good. And this is a country that loves comedy.
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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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Singing is like a celebration of oxygen.
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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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