As someone who saw her live about eight years ago and nearly fell asleep, I have to say that she is absolutely one of my favourite artists in the world. I really can’t understand why she was so boring that day (it was at an all day festival).
There’s a documentary I saw with her where she gets to talk about her new MP3 recorder (I think it was), and she walks along the beach recording the sounds of nature. She is definitely way out there, but she’s not out of her mind, like a lot of journalists like to portray her. She knows exactly what she’s doing, and she does it better than most people in music at the moment.
As to whether she’s sexy or not - I used to think she was, but since seeing her in Dancer in the Dark, I get chills every time I think of her (not the good type of chills either). That’s one hell of a movie - even though I thought it was amazing, I wouldn’t wish it on anyone.
And if all that didn’t confuse you enough, you should try to listen to all her singles and remixes back to back!
Sorry I have nothinging really insightful to add here, but…
I love Bjorks music and I love the way she presents herself to the public. I think she’s a little out there, but I also think she knows exactly what she is doing.
HenrySpencer, I’m actually planning to rent ‘Dancer in The Dark’ after reading quite mixed reviews for it. Some people don’t like it, some do, but everyone seems to agree that it’s unforgettable… How did that movie ruin your image of Bjork? (Even if it’s a damn good movie, i don’t want to jeopardize my goddess-like image of her)
It’s a little hard to explain. I think the movie is brilliant, but, like Ghosts of the Civil Dead, which I saw because Nick Cave was in it, I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone. If you want to see Bjork’s excellent acting, but not have your life ruined, maybe switch off the video about ten minutes before the end. Now that I’ve said that, you’re probably even more keen to see the ending, but my advice is to prepare yourself (and make sure you are completely sober/straight, because you’ll need all your mental faculties to handle it).
Her singing and general manner in the film is fantastic, but so intimate (and ultimately tragic) that I can’t look at her in the same way, even though she’s only playing a character.
In one of the great music videos she was in, it was a simulation of an Amazon jungle. In it, Bjork was bitten by a piranha as she was tracing her hand on the water. Did she wilt and become gun-shy? No, she stuck her whole face into the water!!! That she can sing and act was gravy, but I fell in love with her right there.
What I don’t get is how in Iceland, a country presumably populated by 100% Indo-European (Norse) people, you could get someone who looks so non-Indo-European. Is she descended from Skraelings brought back by Leif Erikson?
