I think after Iceland's independence in 1944, we were not very sure of ourselves and our confidence was really low. It took one generation to sort of get over that. I'm second generation. My parents were born in 1945-46. Our movement at the punk times was like, we can sing in Icelandic, we are strong.

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.

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

Football is a fertility festival. Eleven sperm trying to get into the egg. I feel sorry for the goalkeeper.

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

I'm a whisper in water.

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