DV  1993-06-24

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Translated by Albert Svan Sigurdsson; Sigurdsson@KATK.Helsinki.Fi


"Nothing but selfishness - says Bjork about Debut."


"Green flavoured ice and lamb chops don't go well together," says Bjork 
when asked why she refused to work with Peter Gabriel, Brian Ferry, 
Robbie Robertson and Johnny Lydon. "The chemistry has to be in order 
when musicians work together. I think people have to get to know each 
other before working together. Anyway they are all old guys that have 
nothing left. I like working with younger people that is just starting 
and has the explosive powers."

"This is the most personal thing I've ever done that's why I chose the 
name Debut even if I've been doing records since I was eleven. I had to 
do this record if I had not I would have died with the guilty conscience 
of not having dared."

"The music doesn't have to be explained. It's all got to do with money, 
about if I can afford to tour with a 10 man group and if I get to do 
another album."

"I've listened quite much to harp music and it's got little to do with 
angels, even if its beautiful. I always thought brass was great, no 
matter if its from the Kardimommubaer (Icelandic. play) or avant-garde 
jazz. I had this idea to use gypsy violins on the album and was looking 
around. Then I discovered Indian movies, where the music is terrific 
like Indian culture as a whole. I meet Indians alot in my neighbourhood 
in London. So I heard about this company in Bombay, that writes, 
composes and records music for three movies per day. To this factory I 
sent two songs, Venus and Come to Me, to have some strings added. It 
came out glimmering."