break-up-albums

Both Sides Never: The Partial Narrative of Björk's Breakup Album

Rich Juzwiak · 01/26/15 01:21PM

To hear her tell it, Björk struggled to keep her relationship with artist Matthew Barney alive. Toward the end, she fretted over how and when to approach him. If she had any fault, it was feeling too much, being too invested in their relationship, trying too hard. Barney was closed-off, distant, fatalistic, and moody. He abandoned her and their child together, and betrayed his own heart.