Maybe I’ll be a feminist in my old age.

I never really understood the word ‘loneliness’. As far as I was concerned, I was in an orgy with the sky and the ocean, and with nature.

I love England. It’s no coincidence it’s the first place I moved to for a more cosmopolitan life, which is the only thing Iceland lacks.

Nature is our chapel.

I am half child, half ancient.

I sometimes fall into the trap of doing what I think I should be doing rather than what I want to be doing.

Now that rock is turning 50, it’s become classical in itself. It’s interesting to see that development.

I do not believe in religion, but if I had to choose one, it would be Buddhism. It seems more livable, closer to men.

I would like to teach music. It’s weird the way they teach music in schools like Julliard these days.

People are always asking me about eskimos, but there are no eskimos in Iceland.

Compared to America or Europe, God isn’t a big part of our lives here. I don’t know anyone here who goes to church when he’s had a rough divorce or is going through depression. We...

I’m self-sufficient. I spend a lot of time on my own and I shut off quite easily. When I communicate, I communicate 900 per cent, then I shut off, which scares people sometimes.

I’d done three solo albums in a row, and that’s quite narcissistic.

People that complete other people’s vision are understated.

For a person as obsessed with music as I am, I always hear a song in the back of my head, all the time, and that usually is my own tune. I’ve done that all...

I think choosing between men and women is like choosing between cake and ice cream. You’d be daft not to try both when there are so many different flavors.

I’m a bit of a nerd, I wouldn’t mind working in a shop selling records, or having a radio show where I could play obscure singles.

The English can be a very critical, unforgiving people, but criticism can be good. And this is a country that loves comedy.

I am a grateful… grapefruit.

I’m a fountain of blood. In the shape of a girl.

The reason I do interviews is because I’m protecting my songs.

I am one of the most idiosyncratic people around.

I’m not going to talk like I know about politics, because I’m a total amateur, but maybe I can be a spokesperson for people who aren’t normally interested in politics.

There is this stereotype of Icelanders all believing in spirits, and I’ve played up to that a bit in interviews.

I do believe sometimes discipline is very important. I’m not just lying around like a lazy cow all the time.

If nothing else, I have money.

Usually when you see females in movies, they feel like they have these metallic structures around them, they are caged in by male energy.

I get embarrassed listening to my last CDs. I’ve got a lot of work to do, let’s put it that way.

It’s funny how the hippies and the punks tried to get rid of the conservatives, but they always seem to get the upper hand in the end.

When I was a teenager in Iceland people would throw rocks and shout abuse at me because they thought I was weird. I never got that in London no matter what I wore.

I get obsessed by little nerdy things in my corner that no one else is interested in.

It’s incredible how nature sets females up to take care of people, and yet it is tricky for them to take care of themselves.

[When asked ‘Given the chance, how would you change the world?’]It’s a big question. Getting rid of religion would be a good start, wouldn’t it? It seems to be causing a lot of havoc.

I love being a very personal singer-songwriter, but I also like being a scientist or explorer.