Björk: Dancer In the Dark
David Toop, bjork.com, 2000
"I STILL HAVE so much music in my head," said Maurice Ravel. "I haven't said anything yet, and I have still so much to say." True artists are not judged solely by the nature and quality of their work. They can be recognised by their capacity to change, to adapt, to leave achievements behind, to move into areas that may be uncomfortable and unexpected, even risking complete disaster.
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