It's invisible, what women do. It's not rewarded as much.

Declare independence, don't let them do that to you!

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

There's no map to human behaviour.

Nature is our chapel.

Feminists bore me to death. I follow my instinct and if that supports young girls in any way, great. But I'd rather they saw it more as a lesson about following their own instincts rather than imitating somebody.

I'm a little nervous. Definitely. Especially coming from an album like Biophilia, which was about the universe. This is more of a traditional singer/songwriter thing. When I started writing, I fought against it. I thought it was way too boring and predictable. But most of the time, it just happens; there's nothing you can do. You have to let it be what it is.