Create a paradise anywhere you go. Bjork More Quotes by Bjork More Quotes From Bjork 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. Bjork upper-handhippiehands 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 writingsongthinking I get highs, to be totally honest, in second-hand shops. My hunting instinct, I expect, really kicks in. Bjork getting-highhuntinghands I'd done three solo albums in a row, and that's quite narcissistic. Bjork narcissisticalbumsthree I love England. It's no coincidence it's the first place I moved to for a more cosmopolitan life, which is the only thing Iceland lacks. Bjork icelandenglandfirsts I get embarrassed listening to my last CDs. I've got a lot of work to do, let's put it that way. Bjork cdslisteningway I always wanted to be a farmer. There is a tradition of that in my family. Bjork farmersmy-familytradition I love being a very personal singer-songwriter, but I also like being a scientist or explorer. Bjork singer-songwritersscientistsingers There's more to Life than this Bjork more-to-life All we had ever heard about record company people is that they were vampires and criminals...and they killed Elvis Presley. Bjork vampirecriminalspeople I am grateful... grapefruit. Bjork i-am-gratefulgrapefruitgrateful 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 Bjork whalesgirlblood Icelandic peoples were the ones who memorized sagas... We were the first rappers of Europe. Bjork rappereuropefirsts The relationship changes as you learn more about people, and the work sort of takes on its own life. I enjoy this very much. Bjork enjoypeople It's a sign that you have a good work relationship if you don't have to analyze. That's usually a good sign within creative work. Bjork work-relationshipsgood-workcreative There is this stereotype of Icelanders all believing in spirits, and I've played up to that a bit in interviews. Bjork interviewsspiritbelieve 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. Bjork sillypeoplelooks The reason I do interviews is because I'm protecting my songs. Bjork interviewsreasonsong Seventy per cent humidity is ideal for vocal cords. Bjork humiditycentsvocal-cords Part of me is probably more conservative than people realise. I like my old string quartets, I don't like music that's trippy for trippy's sake. Bjork conservativesakepeople
