Musical evolution

"Yes and no," she says. "I think I am a very Icelandic person in every way. But,then again, I think my position as an Icelander was to go out and meet people. I also think that, with globalisation and everything, being from one country and having that particular one sound of whatever your nation represents ... is not true. There's no such thing any more."

Her music, she continues, is more cosmopolitan in approach. "To be in the moment, to be a 2008 person, it's more of an international affair, especially sonically. You hear the radio in a taxi, and go to an Indian restaurant and hear Indian music. You're hearing everything. I think you can still be from where you are, and be truthful about that, but you
are still a person of the world."

This is an excerpt of an article written after a conversation with Bjork on The Australian.

I have to agree with what Bjork has said here. After all, we can be affected by music wherever we go and I believe that these influences play a huge part in the creation of any kind of sonic art. We are naturally affected by what goes on around us - either positively or negatively.

I find it a little ironic that I found this article today. I've been thinking a lot about music lately and the fact is that there is nothing truly original about music because it has existed throughout history. Still, it evolves and become a fresh version of what has happened up until now.

And that, I find really fascinating...