Debut being a success

"Debut" turned out to be the private party everyone wanted an invitation to, and in the eight months after its release, almost half a million copies have been sold worldwide. Much to Björk’s embarrassment.

It’s as if you started cooking at this restaurant and everybody heard about it and started coming, she says, shifting in her seat. But you’d still only learned how to fry eggs. You’re doing your best and everyone’s happy, but it’s not exactly what you wanted to do with your life.

The Face #62, november 1993