Quotes by Bjork

Bjork

Icelandic singer, songwriter and actress

Lived from: 1965 -

Category: Music | Movie

  • In '96, I was in a very specific place with my own music - I was only listening to beats. You would come to my house, and I would just play beats all day.

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  • A lot of the time I get obsessed by little nerdy things in my corner that no one else is interested in. I have that nerd factor in my character.
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  • Being a musician is very easy. My house is full of musical instruments. There's a lot of music, always.
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  • Believe it or not, I'm a bit clumsy with technology. It's probably why I'm so excited about the touchscreen - even an idiot can use it!
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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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  • Compared to America or Europe, God isn't a big part of our lives here. I don't know anyone here who goes to church when he's had a rough divorce or is going through depression. We go out into nature instead.
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  • Declare independence
    Don't let them do that to you
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    Start your own currency
    Make your own stamp
    Protect your language
    Songs Declare Independence, from Volta (2007)
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  • Feminists bore me to death. I follow my instinct and if that supports young girls in any way, great. But I'd rather they saw it more as a lesson about following their own instincts rather than imitating somebody.
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  • Football is a fertility festival. Eleven sperm trying to get into the egg. I feel sorry for the goalkeeper.
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  • For a person as obsessed with music as I am, I always hear a song in the back of my head, all the time, and that usually is my own tune. I've done that all my life.
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  • He offers a handshake, crooked five fingers
    They form a pattern yet to be matched
    On the surface simplicity
    But the darkest pit in me is pagan poetry
    Songs Pagan Poetry, from Vespertine (2001)
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  • His wicked sense of humour suggests exciting sex
    His fingers focus on her
    Her touches
    He's Venus as a Boy!
    Songs Venus as a Boy, from the CD single Venus as a Boy
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  • In '96, I was in a very specific place with my own music - I was only listening to beats. You would come to my house, and I would just play beats all day.
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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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  • 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.
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  • In Reykjavik, Iceland, where I was born, you are in the middle of nature surrounded by mountains and ocean. But you are still in a capital in Europe. So I have never understood why I have to choose between nature or urban.
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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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  • It's incredible how nature sets females up to take care of people, and yet it is tricky for them to take care of themselves.
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  • Living in a capital in Europe but still surrounded by mountains and ocean, my relationship to music was strongest walking to school and back. I would sing to myself and very quickly started mapping out my melodies to landscapes - at the time I just thought it was very matter of fact, a common thing to do.
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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. I have a very happy, healthy relationship with the country, so it's really easy to go everywhere because I always have Iceland to go back to.
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  • Nature hasn't gone anywhere. It is all around us, all the planets, galaxies and so on. We are nothing in comparison.
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Questions and Answers

What are the most famous quotes from Bjork?

The two most famous quotes from Bjork are:

  • "A lot of the time I get obsessed by little nerdy things in my corner that no one else is interested in. I have that nerd factor in my character."
  • "Being a musician is very easy. My house is full of musical instruments. There's a lot of music, always."

When did Bjork live?

Bjork is still alive and was born in 1965.