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5 things you (probably) didn’t know about Björk
Discover something new about Björk ahead of her anticipated appearance at RBMA Montreal.
Björk
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The multidisciplinary artist, vocalist and musician Björk was born to confound and compel the world. The classically trained pianist and vocalist released her first album, Björk (1977), as a tween. This was the year after her well-received cover of Tina Charles’s disco hit I Love to Love played on her native Iceland’s radio, too. Björk then went on to play in the '80s post-punk band Tappi Tíkarrass, and she co-helmed vocals for the Icelandic art-rock band the Sugarcubes.
When the band broke up in the early '90s, she embarked upon an illustrious solo career whose trajectory is the stuff of dreams: She’s managed to seamlessly reinvent herself with every release, challenging binaries and conventions all along the way. On top of that, Björk has worked with visual and sonic luminaries who have helped her music transcend eardrums and into an immersive experience for fans worldwide, and has also made paradigm-shifting strides into the world of virtual reality (or, as she’s called it, a "private circus").
While Björk often makes herself vulnerable on her albums, many questions remain about the elusive star’s life. How many Björk songs are actually cleverly crafted diss tracks, given that her latest, Black Lake was a 10-minute long burn about her former boyfriend and artist Matthew Barney? Has she, in fact, had contact with aliens? And how does she look virtually the same now as she did back in 1976?
Recently, Björk took to Reddit to answer questions ranging from her creative process to her thoughts on the afterlife. Here are five things we learned from her Q&A session, and are good things to think about before she and the Björk Digital Exhibition comes to Red Bull Music Academy Montreal. In the words of Björk herself, "Have a lush one!"
Red Bull Montreal takes place from September 24-October 28. Keep your eyes fixed on mtl.redbullmusicacademy.com for more information about this year's event.
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