Bjork: “I fought the macho way of organizing tours”

In an interview with the British newspaper The Guardian, Bjork explained how and why his tours have taken a different shape in recent years, starting with his seventh album, “Biophilia” (read the review here), released in 2011. Since then the Icelandic musician has preferred to stay in the same place for longer rather than constantly move from one city to another.

This is what the now 59-year-old declared Bjork: “Practical aspects are more flexible.

Maybe being a woman, or a matriarch, or whatever, I try to make sure that people can actually have a life. Since I was a teenager, I have delicately fought this macho way of organizing both films and tours. ‘We work 18 hours a day, every single day, until everyone pukes.’ I have always wanted to coexist peacefully. You can have a personal life. You can have children. You can have your partners there. I’m not saying I succeeded, but at least I tried to create a world that was more open to things like that.”

His most recent tour “Cornucopia” featured “27 moving curtains that captured projections with different textures and LED screens, creating a digitally animated show – a modern magic lantern for live music.” Last fall he published ‘Cornucopia: The Book’ which documents and chronicles his four-year tour in over 480 pages and features over 300 images by photographer Santiago Felipe.

Recently Bjork he also anticipated the release of a concert film focused on the climate theme for “Cornucopia”. Filmed live in Lisbon, Portugal from the European leg of his world tour “Cornucopia”the film captures the activism of Bjork for the climate crisis. It was thought that further details on this project would be announced by the end of 2024, but they have not yet been revealed.