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Björk: Sonic Symbolism

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Björk: Sonic Symbolism

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4.9889 Ratings

🗓️ 1 September 2022

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Shy, beginner, humility, virgin, beige, silver, mohair, the messenger.

Transcript

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0:00.0

I was walking a lot outside, which we do a lot in Iceland. And I was walking to school in Fososkone, and that was a 40 minute walk.

0:25.0

And I walked there from 8 years old till 12 year old.

0:31.0

In this time, it didn't matter what weather was you too. 12 year old.

0:32.8

In this time it didn't matter what weather was.

0:34.8

You just walk to school, you know, it was kind of crazy.

0:37.5

It wasn't just me, but you know all my friends too.

0:41.0

And it sort of, you know, was character building.

0:44.0

You would like be a blizzard, you know, and you walk to school.

0:48.0

And I would sing.

0:50.0

That would sort of be my comfort.

0:54.0

I mean obviously it was very scary for an 80th rate.

0:58.0

And I remember moments where I was like terrified, just alone, like me against the elements, and you just did it, you know?

1:08.6

I think I started to sing as a companion.

1:13.2

Like if the weather was crazy, you just sing loudly

1:16.3

and then you are somehow like, okay,

1:18.4

you're not taking over me, I'm gonna like make friends with you

1:21.4

and this is my space here and claiming space.

1:26.4

After doing this for 10 years or whatever you mad to start taking shape.

1:33.0

I wasn't thinking that at all at that time, not at all.

1:37.0

It was my survival mechanism that I had. You're listening to Sonic symbolism.

1:50.0

Sonic symbolism.

1:52.0

This is episode one.

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