The reason I do interviews is because I'm protecting my songs.

All we had ever heard about record company people is that they were vampires and criminals...and they killed Elvis Presley.

Being a musician is very easy. My house is full of musical instruments. There's a lot of music, always.

I love England. It's no coincidence it's the first place I moved to for a more cosmopolitan life, which is the only thing Iceland lacks.

There is this stereotype of Icelanders all believing in spirits, and I've played up to that a bit in interviews.

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

Kids draw masterpieces - they're the best painters ever. I think the same with music. They could totally write amazing music if they just had the right tools. It's important at that age to set up something, and then maybe afterwards you can go study your violin for 500 hours a week. But at least in the beginning you know about the options.