I love being a very personal singer-songwriter, but I also like being a scientist or explorer.
BJORKI’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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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.
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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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It’s nice and quiet but soon again starts another big riot!
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People that complete other people’s vision are understated.
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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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A lot of it is really bad sound, really low quality. So the librarian in me wants it at least to exist there so that in 20 years when I’m sitting in my rocking chair, it will still exist in the best sound quality possible, even though it only sold 1000 units or whatever.
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Pedaling through the dark currents, I find an accurate copy. A blue print of the pleasure in me.
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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 feel like the people from Iceland have a different relationship with their country than other places.
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We’re always mourning things that have died. It’s a bit much sometimes. These studios have no fresh air, and there’s this unwritten rule that they don’t have windows, either.
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You’re a coward if you don’t stand up. Not for you, but for women. Say something.
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If you were really good and practiced your violin for a few hours a day for ten years you might be invited to this VIP elite club.
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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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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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I’m a fountain of blood. In the shape of a girl.
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