I don't think people realize that Bjork knows 100% what she's doing here when she says funny shit. Bjork is actually ridiculously smart and she'd been dealing with reporters for over a decade at this point. When she says "we don't have things like golf, squash, or stamp collecting," she's aware that it's funny, and she's aware that people will think she's just being naiive.
Exactly, she runs circles around people by pretending to "play along" with them. She also doesn't do this in a rude or pretentious way but in a cutesy, elfin way, which people expect stereotypically. She kind of brilliantly exploits her stereotype, while exploiting all stereotypes at the same time.
Anon “Frothing chimp?” Hilarious! So I guess that makes her a complete genius. I bet you think “The Anchor Song” is a masterpiece! One mans steaming pile of shit is another mans potpourri. She sounds like a drowning cat.
Philip Gooß This is a good example of an Icelandic accent. I live in Iceland and a lot of the older people speak with this accent but is kind of disappearing with the younger generation.
+Kelly Marie This interview WAS in the second half of the 90s + I know that she can speak much more fluent natural English + so I know that she's fooling Harald Schmidt + the studio/TV audience at this moment. Nothing "funny" about that, she's a very silly + affected person at this momemt. Not a problem for me coz I only like a few of her songs + her work with 808 State on the album "Ex:cel" (1991). But embarrassing for her to see her so foolish like THIS here....
When moving to a new place some people pick up the accent of that place. The accent of Germans is thick so she just picked that. Check her interview with Arvo Part, who is Estonian.
Bjork having full artistic control is really key to her career because her stuff is so out there and original and unique and it sounds great and works so well for her I couldn't imagine her singing over standard pop garbage. Instead she writes music utilizing dark minor modes and can sound really jarring and abstract and it fits so well with her voice and lyrics
Great video and interview. My teacher in music school referenced her edgy tune, Army of Me, for a song written using the locrian mode. It is a minor-ish mode built on the 7th degree of a major scale. Very dark and thought provoking. I am fascinated with her stuff.
I love Harald, such a good and relaxed interviewer, who actually listens to his guests answers. Any other German host I can think of just would have screwed a conversation like this. Miss him...
When you speak to languages sometimes one accent comes stronger depending on the day, where youve been, who youve been talking to. It amazes me that people make a big deal out of these things, the lack of common sense and worldliness is astonoshing
Pure? Have you ever heard an Interview of her from 90th? She van speak fliegt english without an accent. I dont know why she is Acting such a strong iceland accent. She is lot but far away from pure. She is affected and fake.
Vespertine was one of the best albums ever made, and to think how many albums that came after this that were just amazing. Biophilia,Vulnicura, Utopia... Bjork is one of the greatest artists and musician of all time
"The air pressure forces the molecules to go tiny." I'm not sure if she's sweet and innocent or ironic (and hilarious), but either way, Bjork is the greatest.
OMG! This is the first time I hear Björk in an interview. I have only listened to her music before.. This was soo amazing! She's amazing! I mean she's just so free in her mind! So cool and unique! I was so in to her stories, very good in making things intresting and funny!
She's a very witty sharp clever woman and doesn't matter which kind of question they ask for her, she always has smart eloquent thoughtful answer and she can be sarcastic a lot too. Great artist 💜
True story. I lived in Iceland as a child in the early 60's and my father and I collected stamps (by mail). I still have them. Funny to hear her use that hobby as an example.
“We drive around in Jeeps. Someone fall in a - how you say - crack - and someone else in a Jeep comes along and pulls them out. It makes for interesting stories”. And some of you think she’s a ditz? That’s comedy gold right there.
i think i've just discovered a new favorite entertainer- Bjork is intelligent as can be, quite talented, down to earth, and clearly with a keen sense of awareness.
I actually met Mufti from Einstürzende Neubauten in Chicago in 1985. I was working with a friend as a loader for a stage company in Chicago. Very interesting musicians.
I respect Bjork as much or more than any other performer ever.And thus does not mean I like everything she does.The fact that she is such a genuine and true person is very admirable.
She didn't do it in purpose. She spent long time in Iceland before Vespertine came out and didn't speak english anymore for a while. At the time of Post she had a very strong british accent that always come back when she spend few times in UK.
Björk opening a Neubauten show in Berlin, I believe the date must have been close to the fall of the wall... can you imagine how historic this is? And her happy celebration as a fan of the band? GOD!!! She is so cute!!!🥰
Love her.... went to Iceland a few years ago and... a few vehicles in our caravan got caught in several feet of snow. Our guides didn't freak... at first. However after about 40 minutes of trying to get our off-road vehicles moving again I could see our guides sweating. It was great fun! Love Iceland and its people!
The more i watch this, the more im convinced that shes playing a part, maybe even the presenter, or perhaps hes in on it 2. Cos She can speak very well (prob better than me) and wat she says is just so outragoues, i cant imagine Bjork saying it without laughing her ass of as soon as shes off air. Either way shes hilarious
I love Björk, she's adorable! I did watch "Dancer In The Dark" half an hour ago, and I love all her music! And of course I love her accent, she's so charming, her english is not perfekt, but sounds more sympathetic than for example Harald Schmidt's voice. :D And I really wanna go to Island!
She is totally and utterly captivating! I've only just cottoned on to Bjork and have quite quickly become obsessed with her. She's so talented it's untrue, she pisses a magical, enchanting, eccentric charisma all over the place, her voice is lovely and she's fucking gorgeous!
Harald Schmidt is known for his biting humour and sharp, intelligent sarcasm and for treating his guests so badly that many are almost afraid of him. The Anti-Fallon or Anti-Cordon, if you like. This was one of the rare moments when he was really nice to a guest. Obviously because he adores Björk so much.
Shallow audience man, I really don't think she was trying to be funny, as much as being humble, these were stories about her home, they were applauding in laughter. Kinda cruel I thought. But she was sweet throughout.
I feel they wanted to let them finish their thoughts so they could react at an appropriate time, maybe I'm wrong but I've seen it happen a decent amount of times too, I'm glad they were at least respectful
The only clothing designer I know Bjork really enjoys is Alexander McQueen. He did all the clothes for "Homogenic" album, he also designed the dresses in the "Pagan Poetry" music video and in the "Alarm Call" music video. She likes many more but I can't remember them right now--try google! I hope I answered your question a bit. Thanks for watching! ^_^
@@ElaAusDemTal What? Learn more about the whole McQueen story and don't ask me. it is important who the person is with whom we come into contact and draw inspiration.
I swear she's the cutest person ever! When she starts going on about the jeeps and how they can fall in cracks and die that was the best! I couldn't stop laughing.
I'm pretty sure that Bjork is naturally surreal. She's just born that way. Since anyone ever heard her sing (Sugarcubes....HELLO) they knew that she was totally and completely unique. Nothing quite like her has ever existed (or ever will) note: this probably applies to all known time lines and realities.
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bjork has mastered being bitterly sarcastic while coming off as naive and adorable. i fucking love it.
@Lala 👁💚 LOL
She was actually seriouse too it was not all sarcastic
Adorable is absolutely correct. I can barely stand it...
@@feridedogan7653 How do you know that?
@@diggie9598 bec i hear alot about Island before how safe the place is. They really arent that worried like in criminal Cities
I don't think people realize that Bjork knows 100% what she's doing here when she says funny shit. Bjork is actually ridiculously smart and she'd been dealing with reporters for over a decade at this point. When she says "we don't have things like golf, squash, or stamp collecting," she's aware that it's funny, and she's aware that people will think she's just being naiive.
Exactly, she runs circles around people by pretending to "play along" with them. She also doesn't do this in a rude or pretentious way but in a cutesy, elfin way, which people expect stereotypically. She kind of brilliantly exploits her stereotype, while exploiting all stereotypes at the same time.
Well she sure comes across as a giant idiot to the rest of us
Anon “Frothing chimp?” Hilarious! So I guess that makes her a complete genius. I bet you think “The Anchor Song” is a masterpiece! One mans steaming pile of shit is another mans potpourri. She sounds like a drowning cat.
Joe Doherty Haha. That’s funny. I agree. She is very smart and obviously has this guy totally fooled. So it works.
@Hadrianon what song is this?
"I'm not sure but I did notice the comfoRRRT" :) ♡♡♡ SO ADORABLE! ♡♡♡♡
this rolling R is so nice! by speaking a good(not perfect) english...i like it more to speak like her! ist more honest as a blod..hahahahaha
Philip Gooß This is a good example of an Icelandic accent. I live in Iceland and a lot of the older people speak with this accent but is kind of disappearing with the younger generation.
Too cool
She is so hypnotizing, magical, brilliant and smart.
And you're boring 😂
I love it when Björk talks science
yeah its completely made up
makes me think I'm a science genius in comparison
Mint😂
@@cheapbruh9778I think she makes up most of what she says.
If I were the interviewer and she said "the air pressure makes the molecules tiny", I would have no idea where to go from there 😂
She is so adorable. I love her. She is the only visionary artist out there and still delivers magical music. Vulnicura is brilliant.
never say »the ounly« ! // carefool! // sorry! // carefull ! // there is lava underground :) // ænd itt's boiling // ænd spitting faier! // fyah! / fi/re !
Lucas Fester Lucas are you okay?
I seen her first...🥰🥰
he is TRYING to sound clever and cool at the same time but in reality it comes across as stupid.
@@lucaseronerockaare you out of jail yet?
- "You have a very nice dress. Is this the correct order you wear it?"
- "I hope not"
At least it wasn't a swan dress! People are always hating on how she dresses...
Damn this comment is almost old as me .
Only two years shorts .
@@Dojafish Lol
@@davidreames8752 i love her kids of style bec nobody dress those things before.the other celebs are so boring. I cant recognize them anymore.
15 years old comment wow
'we don't have trrrrrrains in iceland'... brrrrrrrrrright smile ... she is so adorable sweet and even politely answering his stupid questions.
Her Icelandic accent is SO thick in this.. If you watch interviews of her in the 90s, she sounds like a born and bred Briton.
+Kelly Marie This interview WAS in the second half of the 90s + I know that she can speak much more fluent natural English + so I know that she's fooling Harald Schmidt + the studio/TV audience at this moment. Nothing "funny" about that, she's a very silly + affected person at this momemt. Not a problem for me coz I only like a few of her songs + her work with 808 State on the album "Ex:cel" (1991). But embarrassing for her to see her so foolish like THIS here....
+Kelly Marie that's because she is in Germany in this interview
Doesn't make sense. She went from British to Icelandic??
HAHAHAHA.. i was just thinking that....
When moving to a new place some people pick up the accent of that place. The accent of Germans is thick so she just picked that. Check her interview with Arvo Part, who is Estonian.
Believe it or not, she was 36 years old in this interview. She looks so young.
I believe it
@@grandmamustaine7215 insults are subjective
@@grandmamustaine7215 have you ever seen an 36y old woman ;)?? guess not
36 is not old
36 isnt old -2 Bjork is short with a full face. She has baby like features so shes always look young. That's just her face.
she is hilarious... absolutely confident, so adorable, witty... love her thoroughly
Wow!! You posted this 16 years ago and this is your first reply 😃 I bet you've changed a bit in that time... take it easy now 😉🤙
Bjork having full artistic control is really key to her career because her stuff is so out there and original and unique and it sounds great and works so well for her I couldn't imagine her singing over standard pop garbage. Instead she writes music utilizing dark minor modes and can sound really jarring and abstract and it fits so well with her voice and lyrics
Great video and interview. My teacher in music school referenced her edgy tune, Army of Me, for a song written using the locrian mode. It is a minor-ish mode built on the 7th degree of a major scale. Very dark and thought provoking. I am fascinated with her stuff.
I know this interview by heart. my best friend and I recite it every now and then when we're having a laugh.
I'm not surprised. Just watched it three times in a row after seeing it for the first time haha
Here interview with Arvo Part is at times hilarious, especially when she starts talking about "Little Boy and Cricket."
Same
I love Harald, such a good and relaxed interviewer, who actually listens to his guests answers. Any other German host I can think of just would have screwed a conversation like this. Miss him...
When you speak to languages sometimes one accent comes stronger depending on the day, where youve been, who youve been talking to. It amazes me that people make a big deal out of these things, the lack of common sense and worldliness is astonoshing
She is the most beautiful and pure person
Pure? Have you ever heard an Interview of her from 90th? She van speak fliegt english without an accent. I dont know why she is Acting such a strong iceland accent. She is lot but far away from pure. She is affected and fake.
"""and they drive into the unknown , and they go over glaciers and they might fall into cracks and die..."" XD
YOOOOU!
And afterwards they have good stories to tell.
She‘s just hilarious! 🤣❤️❤️❤️
Vespertine was one of the best albums ever made, and to think how many albums that came after this that were just amazing. Biophilia,Vulnicura, Utopia... Bjork is one of the greatest artists and musician of all time
2:33 the way she says four wheel drive is so precious I love her
And the way she says "full artistic control"
"they were busy trying to bring down the government, and its time consuming" oh man i could listen to her all day.
I love her accent
"The air pressure forces the molecules to go tiny."
I'm not sure if she's sweet and innocent or ironic (and hilarious), but either way, Bjork is the greatest.
I'd say all the above.
@@soaribb32 I mean, she's saying the low air pressure on aircraft bothers her so she avoids it when traveling for performances.
She's both them things!😁
I think she's a top tier troll
"The air pressure forces the molecules to go tiny!"
HAHA Her English has improved so much since this interview.
OMG!
This is the first time I hear Björk in an interview. I have only listened to her music before..
This was soo amazing! She's amazing! I mean she's just so free in her mind! So cool and unique! I was so in to her stories, very good in making things intresting and funny!
omg shes soo cutee
WORD
The way he described her as "very magic, something mystical about you" is the perfect way to describe her.
this is a very nice interview, both Bjork as Harald Schmidt are great. Enjoyed it very much !
she is a very sincere and genuine artist and person, and i think she has moved many people forward in a good way
When she speaks she sounds like a little twittering bird.
I love her sense of humor, her art,her style, simply everything about her.
I love this woman, she's beautiful.
I could watch bjork interviews all day I love her accent and I really love the random stuff she says she is hilarious
How can someone be SO SWEET? *-* ♡♡♡
Making music all the time and staying away from humans, lol. Keeps the authenticity.
Knowing Bjork is a fan of Einsturzende Neubauten made my day
I'd be shocked if she wasn't. Listen to her soundtrack for Dancer in the Dark.
I love when her accent is this thick. It's so cute. Her British accent is adorable as well. She is simply stunning!
this interview is a gem so glad you uloaded it
She's a very witty sharp clever woman and doesn't matter which kind of question they ask for her, she always has smart eloquent thoughtful answer and she can be sarcastic a lot too. Great artist 💜
She’s a grown woman so i love when people play along with the silly naïve parts but just remember this woman is a legend and it’s not an accident.
"we dont have thing like golf, and squash and.... stamp collecting" i love her.
She’s beautiful ❤
"they were busy trying to bring down the government... it's time consuming"
omg she is so cute! i love her
Lol
I would prefer a train, too....lovely interview,,,she is a gem
here in US they call jeep adventures into the unknown, "boonie crashing"
If the time machine becomes real I would definitely come here to see her live , she is being so simple and sarcastic i love her personality ❤
True story. I lived in Iceland as a child in the early 60's and my father and I collected stamps (by mail). I still have them. Funny to hear her use that hobby as an example.
“We drive around in Jeeps. Someone fall in a - how you say - crack - and someone else in a Jeep comes along and pulls them out. It makes for interesting stories”. And some of you think she’s a ditz? That’s comedy gold right there.
What I like about Harald is, that there's never a stupid translator in his interviews.
She is one of the most interesting people in the world. I can't help to love her.
She is sooo amazing
she really makes me laugh,ive watched few interviews now cant help but love her great personality
i think i've just discovered a new favorite entertainer- Bjork is intelligent as can be, quite talented, down to earth, and clearly with a keen sense of awareness.
I actually met Mufti from Einstürzende Neubauten in Chicago in 1985. I was working with a friend as a loader for a stage company in Chicago. Very interesting musicians.
I respect Bjork as much or more than any other performer ever.And thus does not mean I like everything she does.The fact that she is such a genuine and true person is very admirable.
I could listen to her speak all day....that accent got me hypnotized lol she is just cuteness overload
I love how she puts on the Icelandic accent as strong as possible in this. She knows exactly what she is doing. I love it.
She really sounds like she's from Malibu.
She didn't do it in purpose. She spent long time in Iceland before Vespertine came out and didn't speak english anymore for a while. At the time of Post she had a very strong british accent that always come back when she spend few times in UK.
Björk opening a Neubauten show in Berlin, I believe the date must have been close to the fall of the wall... can you imagine how historic this is? And her happy celebration as a fan of the band? GOD!!! She is so cute!!!🥰
I've loved Bjork since The Sugarcubes, she's hilarious.
The way she made it was so unusual and unique, that I have to believe it was meant to be.
I had never seen her in a interview talking like that. And i never really noticed how beautiful she is. And she is extremely beautiful!
Full Artist control❤️That`s where exciting art is coming from!
We need to see more of this wonderful lady.
her thick Icelandic accent sounds absolutely adorable:-)
I don't hear Icelandic people speaking, so when I hear her voice, I immediately think of Hafþór Björnsson! Hahahahaaa! 😆
Wie cool ist das denn?
Hat mir den Tag zum Scheinen gebracht! :D
Vespertine is full of wonders, what a great album
Love her.... went to Iceland a few years ago and... a few vehicles in our caravan got caught in several feet of snow. Our guides didn't freak... at first. However after about 40 minutes of trying to get our off-road vehicles moving again I could see our guides sweating. It was great fun! Love Iceland and its people!
The more i watch this, the more im convinced that shes playing a part, maybe even the presenter, or perhaps hes in on it 2. Cos She can speak very well (prob better than me) and wat she says is just so outragoues, i cant imagine Bjork saying it without laughing her ass of as soon as shes off air.
Either way shes hilarious
Wow. Totally charming young woman. I could listen to Bjork forever with that melodious voice and cute accent.
She was mystical and always will be.
I love Björk, she's adorable! I did watch "Dancer In The Dark" half an hour ago, and I love all her music! And of course I love her accent, she's so charming, her english is not perfekt, but sounds more sympathetic than for example Harald Schmidt's voice. :D
And I really wanna go to Island!
"The air pressure forces the molecules to go tiny."
Thanks for the science lesson, Bjork.
I cant count how many time ive watched this interview n i still laugh n keep longing d video
i like her simplicity when she decides to go that way. *sigh* and her gettup is pretty awesome.
What a beautiful human being! Rare gem ❤
She is adorable.
Wie schön sie war!
She intrigues me so much. I would love to talk to her and try to get or understand how she is mentally and spiritually.
Never mind her musical talent, her humour and acting are off the charts!
She is so beautiful and cute
This is gold, what a gem.
She is SOOOOOOOOOOO CUTE! I love her so much. Thank you God for blessing us with her.
Oh she's genius - thanks a lot for uploading
She is totally and utterly captivating! I've only just cottoned on to Bjork and have quite quickly become obsessed with her. She's so talented it's untrue, she pisses a magical, enchanting, eccentric charisma all over the place, her voice is lovely and she's fucking gorgeous!
you know, there was some other guy obsessed with her. didnt end that well //:
Harald Schmidt is known for his biting humour and sharp, intelligent sarcasm and for treating his guests so badly that many are almost afraid of him. The Anti-Fallon or Anti-Cordon, if you like. This was one of the rare moments when he was really nice to a guest. Obviously because he adores Björk so much.
I like Harold. America needs someone classy like him for television.
tbf Harald has done the most sarcastic shit on tv, but yes he is awesome
I've watched one music video from her. She's my queen now. Our queen
She knows that she's being hilarious and I love it. Bjork could have made it as a comedian if she wasn't a singer.
I mean.. She's great. And extremely intelligent. One of the best persons ever
Shallow audience man,
I really don't think she was trying to be funny,
as much as being humble,
these were stories about her home,
they were applauding in laughter.
Kinda cruel I thought.
But she was sweet throughout.
+skinny9283
It's a late night comedy show though, so anything you say will be taken for it's comedic value first.
She is controlling the crowd more than you think. She innocently makes a fool of people there.
she's above…
I feel they wanted to let them finish their thoughts so they could react at an appropriate time, maybe I'm wrong but I've seen it happen a decent amount of times too, I'm glad they were at least respectful
100% respect for this AMAZING LADY
She is so adorable and cute.... I just love her...
"They might just fall into cracks and die..."
The automatic captions at the beginning are just insane.
The only clothing designer I know Bjork really enjoys is Alexander McQueen. He did all the clothes for "Homogenic" album, he also designed the dresses in the "Pagan Poetry" music video and in the "Alarm Call" music video. She likes many more but I can't remember them right now--try google! I hope I answered your question a bit. Thanks for watching! ^_^
Died 11 February 2010 (aged 40)[1]
Mayfair, London, England
Cause of death Asphyxiation due to suicide by hanging
hm..
@@AN-ix9lgso what?
@@ElaAusDemTal What? Learn more about the whole McQueen story and don't ask me.
it is important who the person is with whom we come into contact and draw inspiration.
@@AN-ix9lg what does the way how he chose to die have to do with Björk?
@@ElaAusDemTal behavior patterns, ideology, beliefs and the end.
Wow, the one and only Björk @ Harald Schmidt Show, I'm suprised! A reason to like Harald Schmidt too ^^
She rescues him and his stupid questions with the information about the train less Iceland
God damn she was so cute. I love her eyes, love her accent too
I swear she's the cutest person ever! When she starts going on about the jeeps and how they can fall in cracks and die that was the best! I couldn't stop laughing.
Ime from the future yep she is funny!
First Time I see her "life" thanks to YT
She is so incredibly beautiful.
OMG And her strong accent now that is incredible too.
She's awesome! :)
Not only is she beautiful but she is so artistically brilliant Beyond imagination❤
I love her even more after this :3
EINSTÜRZENDE NEUBAUTEN! YAY! XD
Yeah my mum used to love this gurl . Man she is so sweeeeet
She's so cute. :)
I'm pretty sure that Bjork is naturally surreal. She's just born that way. Since anyone ever heard her sing (Sugarcubes....HELLO) they knew that she was totally and completely unique. Nothing quite like her has ever existed (or ever will) note: this probably applies to all known time lines and realities.