I am one of the most idiosyncratic people around.
BJORKThere’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.
More Bjork Quotes
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I don’t really have an ego. I’m not that bothered.
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You want people to take risks, and OK, they fail, but you don’t get the great stuff unless people are willing to risk and not play it safe. And maybe the Icelandic characteristic is better harnessed in these places than on the stock market.
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I’ve written arrangements for choirs and strings in the past, but I usually write music with my voice or a keyboard and then I’ll get someone who is good at writing scores to write it out. Or, if I have the luxury of time.
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If I had a philosophy, it’s that I support the beautiful side of anarchy.
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I am grateful… grapefruit.
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It’s nice and quiet but soon again starts another big riot!
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Usually when you see females in movies, they feel like they have these metallic structures around them, they are caged in by male energy.
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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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But I’m not interested in politics. I lose interest the microsecond it ceases to be emotional, when something becomes a political movement. What I’m interested in is emotions.
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I will go in a room and hear the people perform and then change it through what I hear, not on paper. I can read music OK, but I probably rebelled a little – music changes into something else when you read it.
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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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Pedaling through the dark currents, I find an accurate copy. A blue print of the pleasure in me.
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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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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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Declare independence, don’t let them do that to you!
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