Quotes

“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.” Bjork

“In elections in Iceland, I have always been an abstainer. It seems like politics is such a small bundle of self-important people, who don't have much to do with things I'm interested in.” Bjork

“In order to actually have a touchscreen in front of me and somehow still be connected to nature, I needed to be able to incorporate natural elements into the song structures. Because that's always been my song-writing accompaniment: nature.” Bjork

“Sometimes 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.” Bjork

“The good thing about Pro Tools is you can actually hear what you're working on, so it doesn't just become this intellectual idea. But Pro Tools can be dangerous, too. It can make things sterile.” Bjork

“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.” Bjork

“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.” Bjork

“I love hiking in Iceland most, there are lots of brilliant paths.” Bjork

“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.” Bjork

“With my projects, I really like the extreme high-tech stuff, but I also like the other end, the acoustic things. So it seems like those meet on an iPad, where you make shapes but the sounds coming out of it are really acoustic.” Bjork

“I get embarrassed listening to my last CDs. I've got a lot of work to do, let's put it that way.” Bjork

“I get obsessed by little nerdy things in my corner that no one else is interested in.” Bjork

“I feel like the people from Iceland have a different relationship with their country than other places. Most Icelandic people are really proud to be from there, and we don't have embarrassments like World War II where we were cruel to other people.” Bjork

“I think every year brings unknowns that you have to deal with and handle, confront and embrace.” Bjork

“I love being a very personal singer-songwriter, but I also like being a scientist or explorer.” Bjork

“I'm a bit of a nerd, I wouldn't mind working in a shop selling records, or having a radio show where I could play obscure singles.” Bjork

“There is this stereotype of Icelanders all believing in spirits, and I've played up to that a bit in interviews.” Bjork

“As a singer-songwriter, what I do is write about how the human feels.” Bjork

“I started an all-girl punk band when I was 14, and I was the drummer, not the singer.” Bjork

“I went through an anti-Establishment phase and thought we should get everything for free.” Bjork

“I'm just like anybody. I have my ups and downs.” Bjork

“It would be flattering to be thought of as someone who celebrated life.” Bjork

“I do try and wear stuff by unknown designers, and I make sure I pay because if nothing else I have money.” Bjork

“I find most children quite inspiring.” Bjork

“I mostly write on my own, walking, outside.” Bjork

“I've been traveling in Guatemala in the rainforest, and here all these houses are made of sticks. It seems so easy to make one.” Bjork

“If nothing else, I have money.” Bjork

“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.” Bjork

“Nature has always been important to me. It has always been in my music.” Bjork

“Now that rock is turning 50, it's become classical in itself. It's interesting to see that development.” Bjork