A quirky interview with Björk in Newsweek, talking about her new album, "Medulla," and how she went from a full orchestra to nothing but human voices.
"I just got put off with civilization and religion and wanted to dig down to the human spirit. I was influenced by the war and fed up with politicians' ego trips. They are blind to so many things in the world: planets going in circles, flowers growing, people telling bad jokes, people making cutlery, whatever. There's all these things, but suddenly politics are 95 percent of our lives."
People making cutlery. I love it.
As she reads this, my wife is dreading the thought of me firing up iTunes...