Word: birgisson
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...words of MY favorite poet, Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi þor Birgisson: “[Long, drawn-out silence. Very drawn-out.]” What does it mean to be a poet, or, better yet, what is prose poetry? Is this it? Nope, because I can’t write good, and that’s got to be a part...
...never seen the band before, and given the fact that most people picture non-Björk Icelanders to be bearded wanderers of the fjördlands, I wasn’t prepared for the fact that frontman Jónsi þor Birgisson is actually a skinny, clean-shaven little guy with a silly, pomade-induced flip in his bangs. But that youthful aspect was what gave him such gravity...
...know a guy loves music when he says he'd eat noodles and catsup at every meal if it meant he could write songs nonstop. "We don't have a choice," Arnthor Birgisson insists. "We can't stay out of the studio." Says his hit-making partner Anders Bagge: "I don't want to do anything else - writing fills my soul...
...make no mistake about it: while music is their passion, it's also hard work. Both have had a lifetime of training. Bagge's father was also a producer and brought young Anders into the studio at age five. Like many Swedish kids, Birgisson took free music lessons offered by the government. Even now, they're still learning, developing not only as writers but also as technicians. "We've forced ourselves to become engineers," Bagge says. "When I want the drums twisted or when I want that punch, I know how to get it." Hit-making is no accident...
...Bagge and Birgisson's next chance for a big hit will come on April 16, when Jennifer Lopez's Play is released in Europe. Also due this spring is the debut effort from Amanda, a 15-year-old half-Swedish, half-French talent on Madonna's Maverick label. After that, expect to hear projects with Sheryl Crow, No Doubt's Gwen Stefani and Enrique Iglesias...