As a singer-songwriter, what I do is write about how the human feels.
BJORKSometimes 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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In school, I guess I was a difficult, know-it-all type of student… I was always complaining that music education was too academic.
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I 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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In 2008, I was more just thinking about using the touchscreen for writing the songs. From there I started thinking about how I visualised music.
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All we had ever heard about record company people is that they were vampires and criminals…and they killed Elvis Presley.
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Kids draw masterpieces – they’re the best painters ever. I think the same with music. They could totally write amazing music if they just had the right tools.
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I want to support young girls who are in their 20s now and tell them: You’re not just imagining things. It’s tough.
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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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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’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.
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I get embarrassed listening to my last CDs. I’ve got a lot of work to do, let’s put it that way.
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Maybe I’ll be a feminist in my old age.
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I love being a very personal singer-songwriter, but I also like being a scientist or explorer.
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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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I definitely can feel the third or fourth feminist wave in the air, so maybe this is a good time to open that Pandora’s box a little bit and air it out.
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Our times seem to be so much about redefining where we are physical and where we’re not.
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