I am not very extreme in my life. But I'm very attracted to art that works with extremes and works with limits,… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
I think there's very little interesting in art that is not transgressive in some way. And I don't think that's a very… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
I think that the essence of being an artist is to break rules. You have to learn rules, and you have to… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
To be honest, I don't particularly see myself as an Icelandic artist. I'm a European artist. — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
Melancholy is a state that I very much enjoy being in, actually. It's not the same as feeling sad. It's a more… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
When I write music for a film, I'm not writing a solo album, and I'm not writing a personal piece. I'm part… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
I have a Yamaha YC-45D organ in my studio. It's actually Terry Riley's favorite keyboard, so if you find old clips of him on… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
I try not to obfuscate or to be to obscure or to be too cerebral. I like to work on a visceral, emotional level. — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
I very much enjoy working with talented filmmakers who have a good sense for music, who have a strong feel for music and for… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
I think my music is a way of communicating very directly with people and with people's emotions. I try to make music that doesn't… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
I always do very detailed demos. I feel that it's better to show the director a demo that sounds as close to the final… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
'Orphee' is, for me, about changes: about moving to a new city, leaving behind an old life in Copenhagen, and building a new one… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
I am not very extreme in my life. But I'm very attracted to art that works with extremes and works with limits, that transgresses… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
Even when I was studying piano, I always preferred to play around with my own improvisations rather than do my studies. So I've always… — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
I tend to spend quite a lot of time on the film scores that I do. — Johann Johannsson Copy Share Image
