Bjork explains American pop during the Bush years

This morning I woke to the sounds of 9 other people getting up at various times showering, dressing and climbing down from top bunks. I wasn't ready to navigate the communal bathroom and dig through my pack with everybody there so I figured I'd sleep in and hit up the shower last. Of course looking back I realized I was the 10th body to use the bathroom for showering and whatever other routine my bunk mates utilized it for. Maybe not the best strategy after all.
Headed downtown to look for coffee and found a bookstore with coffee shop upstairs overlooking the street. I ordered a cappuccino and a croissant for breakfast. They had little trays of rock sugar to add to the awesomely strong coffee. As far as the croissant- why the hell do they ALWAYS taste better outside of the U.S.? I mean we're talking the perfect flakiness with soft buttery center. I grabbed the local opinion newspaper and started reading the interview with Bjork. She opined on many things including the local environmental issues and what she's doing to contribute, her favorite bands (Dirty Projectors, Animal Collective, Grizzly Bear, Antony and the Johnsons, Battles) and more. She talked about the crazy paparazzi issues and how it's affecting musicians. She also said she believes that Americans turned to pop music like Britney Spears a few years ago when George Bush took office and so many young Americans were unhappy that they turned to that scene for something like a distraction. It was an interesting theory and I'm still trying to digest what she meant.