Björk believes she has regained a little personal life by replacing tours with mini-residencies.
Björk has always been one of the most eccentric figures in music. Throughout her career, the musician has been exposed to the industry's quirks, and not just the intriguing and creative ones she loves so much. For example, she found the normalization of grueling work days while touring strange. This is why, after the release of his album Biophilia in 2011, she decided to abandon traditional touring practices in favor of mini-residencies that prioritize not only her own work-life balance, but also that of her team.
“ It's more flexibleBjörk told Guardian. Maybe as a woman, a matriarch or whatever, I'm trying to make sure people can have a life. Since my adolescence, I have gently fought against this macho way of organizing films and tours. “Let’s work 18 hours a day, every day, until everyone vomits.” I always wanted to coexist. You can have a personal life. We can have children. We can have our partners. I'm not saying I succeeded, but I at least tried to create a world more open to this kind of thing. »
Björk has been touring since 1993. She completed six international tours before implementing her residency approach with the tour Biophilia. She has since reduced the number of shows she performed in a single tour, which ranged from 58 to 105. Her most recent tours have included between 20 and 45 performances spread over more than a year. And even when she doesn't spend several evenings in the same city, her concerts are always spaced a few days or even a few weeks apart.
Today, Björk spends most of her time in Iceland when she's not on tour. “ When I'm there, I don't deal with the press and I don't participate in any premieres. I lead a very calm and discreet life. So people usually don't know I'm there. »
