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Justin Vernon doubts Bon Iver has a future: 'All my new music has shifted away from that style'

Musician Justin Vernon has once again cast a shadow over the future of Bon Iver after admitting he's just "not in a hurry to go back to" the style of music he worked on for that outfit.

He made similar comments a year ago, but has now revealed to Australian radio station Triple J that in order to write appropriate songs for Bon Iver he has to be in a very bleak and introspective place, which is something he would rather not force upon himself now:

"I don't really write songs anymore. The last Bon Iver record was a very 'sitting down with a guitar and writing' kind of record. I really have to be in a specific headspace to even begin to illuminate an idea that would create another Bon Iver record, and I'm just not there."

"I'm really honoured that Bon Iver gives me a platform to do whatever I want, but there's only so much time you can spend digging through yourself before you become insular. I'm not in a hurry to go back to that temperature. All of the music I've been making shifting away from Bon Iver feels really good... so if I ever do go back to Bon Iver it will be all the better for it."

Last year, Bon Iver won a GRAMMY for Best New Artist along with a second GRAMMY for Best Alternative Album for 'Bon Iver, Bon Iver'.

 

 

 

 

 

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