"Once I was in a radio debate with the former mayor, and she said that we were just a bunch of artists. ... She spoke of artists like some sub-humans, like people who can’t pay their bills or organize their daily life or something. That made me very angry. And I said what is this country of ours famous for if not for art and artists? From the very beginnings with the Sagas, and now especially with music, Iceland is world-known for its music and its musicians."
Jón Gnarr, tidigare borgmästare i Reykjavík, i PRI om en debatt med företrädaren Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir.
