"When I left Iceland I was going to go to London for a short visit and I
ended up liking it so much that I stayed for four years, which is quite
a long while. But I now know I function in Iceland perfectly. It's got
nature mountains and winds, and I can at any moment have a walk and sing
at the top of my voice without anybody finding me weird," she explains.
"But it's still a really modern place. It's a nice combination of nature
and techno. I do miss London a bit sometimes though. It's got excellent
record shops and good DJing and I made really really good friends there,
but I do keep in touch." I wonder does the fame that intruded on her
life in London rear its head in the same way now that she is back living
over a blacksmith's shop overlooking Reykjavík harbour? "Fame has never
been a problem in Iceland. Iceland people are brilliant. They are
sailors. They are like, 'So what?' They don't find it interesting at
all. They try to talk down to me all the time, just to keep me in my
place." - Björk
text: interview-1999-05-26
by Rob Wood photo: benni-valsson-1998-2-03
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"When I left Iceland I was going to go to London for a short visit and I
ended up liking it so much that I stayed for four years, which is quite
a long while. But I now know I function in Iceland perfectly. It's got
nature mountains and winds, and I can at any moment have a walk and sing
at the top of my voice without anybody finding me weird," she explains.
"But it's still a really modern place. It's a nice combination of nature
and techno. I do miss London a bit sometimes though. It's got excellent
record shops and good DJing and I made really really good friends there,
but I do keep in touch." I wonder does the fame that intruded on her
life in London rear its head in the same way now that she is back living
over a blacksmith's shop overlooking Reykjavík harbour? "Fame has never
been a problem in Iceland. Iceland people are brilliant. They are
sailors. They are like, 'So what?' They don't find it interesting at
all. They try to talk down to me all the time, just to keep me in my
place." - Björk
text: interview-1999-05-26 by Rob Wood
photo: benni-valsson-1998-2-03
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