In Medulla you sing one of E.Cummings poems, about how he imagines his partner being intimate with someone else so much so that it over whelms him and he leaves her. What was it that made you choose this poem in particular?
  		 
e.e.cummings calls this selection of poems unrealities and it is all about the things we all imagine . i think the one i picked is number 9 or 11 . in this poem , even though he and his girlfriend are totally in love and euphoric , he falls for the temptation of imagining how their relationship will end . he makes up the most painful horrid end and then goes through it in his mind how he will react . he decides he would wish both his girl and her lover well and then walk away . so it is almost like trying to prepare oneself for the worst . sort of making fun of also how silly we are sometimes that when everything is perfect , instead of enjoying it to the full we start spending energy on fearing the worst . before it happens . and even make it happen that way . i just thought that was an interesting human failure cummings found there and beautifully precise in it´s complexities and worth singing about ...

Björk replied 2004-10-07