The English can be a very critical, unforgiving people, but criticism can be good. And this is a country that loves comedy.
BJORKIcelandic people are really educated. But maybe we are at where the people in the States were 50 years ago, where they think that stuff that isn’t done with a hammer or physical power is not a job. It’s that backwards.
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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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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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Icelandic people are really educated. But maybe we are at where the people in the States were 50 years ago, where they think that stuff that isn’t done with a hammer or physical power is not a job. It’s that backwards.
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As a singer-songwriter, what I do is write about how the human feels.
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I feel like the people from Iceland have a different relationship with their country than other places.
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If you wake up / And the day feels broken / Just lean into the crack
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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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I guess I’m quite used to not being understood rather than being understood.
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Most people’s eyes are much better developed than their ears. If they see a certain emotion in the photograph, then they’ll understand the music.
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I’m not going to talk like I know about politics, because I’m a total amateur, but maybe I can be a spokesperson for people who aren’t normally interested in politics.
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Solar power, wind power, the way forward is to collaborate with nature – it’s the only way we are going to get to the other end of the 21st century.
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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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I miss you, but I haven’t met you yet!
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Sometimes, when I have a lot of ideas and I want to do a lot of things, or when I’m traveling,
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Maybe I’ll be a feminist in my old age.
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