Bjork
Bjork
Björk Guðmundsdóttir, known mononymously as Björk, is an Icelandic singer-songwriter. Over her three-decade career, she has developed an eclectic musical style that draws on a wide range of influences and genres spanning electronic, pop, experimental, trip hop, dance, classical, and avant-garde styles. She initially became known as the lead singer of the alternative rock band The Sugarcubes, whose 1987 single "Birthday" was a hit on US and UK indie stations and a favorite among music critics. Björk embarked on a...
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth21 November 1965
CityReykjavik, Iceland
The English can be a very critical, unforgiving people, but criticism can be good. And this is a country that loves comedy.
The reason I do photographs is to help people understand my music, so it's very important that I am the same, emotionally, in the photographs as in the music. Most people's eyes are much better developed than their ears. If they see a certain emotion in the photograph, then they'll understand the music.
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.
I don't expect people to get me. That would be quite arrogant. I think there are a lot of people out there in the world that nobody gets.
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.
Over the last 10 years, there have been so many incredible albums created in bedrooms by people who never would've gotten an album deal.
People are always going to need physicality; they're going to want to meet other people even more. I've got faith in the physical angle. People have their needs. They won't forget about them.
I've always appreciated working with people I have chemistry with, who are friends, and where you feel that the work is growing while you are getting to know each other better.
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.
People that complete other people's vision are understated.
All we had ever heard about record company people is that they were vampires and criminals...and they killed Elvis Presley.
What probably confuses people is they know a lot about me, but it quite pleases me that there's more they don't know.
People are always asking me about eskimos, but there are no eskimos in Iceland.
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.