POPPIN' FRESH

It's day three at the Björk Gudmundsdóttir interview, and Björk is now delicately scurrying through a lunch of fish and lentils, offering me her soy chai tea latte, and wrapping her feet under her pink dress like a toddler. On Monday we talked about her new connection with feminism, while yesterday we talked about being a woman in music. Today we talk about the internet, pop videos and Björk's wish for art to connect the brain and the heart.

"The internet is great: I like it when new galaxies are formed"

"In one way, I think the internet is great. You know, I like it when new galaxies are formed. Sorry to be poetic! But the way people can express themselves, find people like them, talk about all sorts of geeky stuff, I love it. But having a secret name on boards and things – I know the risks too. Sometimes it's obscene...there's no control, so you have be healthy towards it. I wouldn't talk to my fans like blogging, for instance. Not because I think I'm better, it's the opposite: I find it uncomfortable that people think I'm God. I'd rather speak to music fanatics, nerds, on an equal level, really. I hope that's not too offensive, but I'm into healthy relationships!"

"There's got to be a mutual heart in sound and vision"

"I always want to push things with videos, the visuals are just as important to the feel of what I'm trying to do. Like with my song Innocence – getting fans to listen to the song, make their own videos, send something to us. I liked the way we opened that out. And we got 400 videos! It was a long process going through them, because it's tricky to get right, you know – it's not just about finding an original idea, it's what works with the music, the beat, the feel. There's got to be a mutual heart in sound and vision."

"With Wanderlust too...that song's the heart of the album. It's a very restless heart that doesn't want an origin, so the video had to fit that too. The song's taking the piss a bit, it's so intense – that's my sense of humour, which people don't get a lot. You know, that need for mad restlessness in the doubling up of words, like the song goes: "restless, restlessly". And even songs like Declare Independence... I mean, it is a tongue-in-cheek song for me, people don't get that. I've said this before but when I was writing it thought it was hilarious – it's like if you're friend is heartbroken by a girl and she's upsetting him, you can shout at him, declare independence! Don't let her do that to you! Like those country and western songs with really strong lyrics, but kind of punk, when the words don't fit to the song. People don't realise the humour in those clashes I do!"

"I'm interested in videos, internet and books that connect the brain and heart"

"All these things, videos, the internet... I'm really interested in how they connect the brain and the heart. Right now, I'm reading a book called Musicophilia by Oliver Sachs, about the brain and its connections with music: people who see colours, the links between nature and the mind. It's like David Attenborough, who I love, love, love – that curiosity, the big heart behind finding how things work. The best bit of it is when Oliver Sachs says about free jazz linking with Tourettes – that appealed to my sense of humour! And another book I read called The Alphabet and the Goddess...it was about myth and language, all sorts, it mixed together science and human stuff. I like books and art that have that kind of optimism about connecting things. I think that's very important."

"In our lonely world, the trick is to break that wall through"

"This is really poetic too, but we're made like nature. We're made like mountains, made of the same elements, cells go in circles, whatever. And in this world, it's easy to be on your own. That's what Volta was about, and when I think of the world today, art, the internet, you know, EVERYTHING, it's the same. The trick is to break that wall through and make a connection. And it's hard. But I think that's our challenge. For everyone!"

For part 4 click here.