Song Quotes by Björn Ulvaeus

9 Song quotes by Björn Ulvaeus

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Bjorn Ulvaeus offers nine brief observations about songs, delivering a clear snapshot of his songwriting mindset.

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I hear a really good pop song every now and then. 'ROAR' by Katy Perry, I love that! 'Poker Face'... Oh! What…

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Everyone should pursue whatever is original in oneself. That's the way for a long life in music.

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Before the Beatles, songwriters were very anonymous people and nobody paid any attention to them.

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Look at The Beatles: how they struggled, how they worked in order to become such a good little band. And that's why…

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Well mostly in song writing my experience is that there isn't so much inspiration as hard work. You sit there for hours,…

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Lennon and McCartney have the best catalogue of songs ever produced. It will never be surpassed.

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Of course, we wore silly outfits, the pictures were corny, and some people still focus on that. But ABBA wasn't a big…

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When ABBA broke up, I assumed our music would fall into oblivion so in the early 90's with BJRN AGAIN becoming popular…

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Mostly, in song writing, my experience is that there isn't so much inspiration as hard work. You sit there for hours, days…

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Look at all the misery in the Middle East, for example. All these countries have Islam in common, and far too few dare to…

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I promise you, ABBA will never reform - I couldn't bear the stress of disappointing everyone.

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Freedom from indoctrination ought to be a basic human right for all children.

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There are days when I walk through the center of Stockholm when I get this sudden feeling of happiness - a sense of belonging…

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I used to look so immature, like a young man without self-confidence. There was one particular light blue, shiny cape outfit I wore that…

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Look at The Beatles: how they struggled, how they worked in order to become such a good little band. And that's why they had…

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If you were to ask me what I couldn't do without, it would be sashimi.

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I hear a really good pop song every now and then. 'ROAR' by Katy Perry, I love that! 'Poker Face'... Oh! What a song!…

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Some values must be universal, like human rights and the equal worth of every human being.

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The music of ABBA is not that happy. It might sound happy, in some strange way, but deep within, it's not happy music. It…

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People ask me if I am going to write my memoirs. But even if I wanted to, I would not be able. I have…

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There is a very vibrant cultural scene in Stockholm. There are lots of places where there are concerts, and there are loads of museums…

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Contempt for science could perhaps depend on the fact that, science hasn't been able to solve any of our basic problems, for example the…

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