Showing posts with label ABBA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ABBA. Show all posts

Monday, April 10, 2023

Abba’s Long-serving Guitarist Lasse Wellander Dies

THE GUARDIAN: Band hail ‘brilliance’ of session musician who has died aged 70 after being diagnosed with cancer

Abba have paid tribute to the “musical brilliance” of their longstanding guitarist, Lasse Wellander, who has died aged 70 after being diagnosed with cancer.

The musician, who played on the band’s biggest albums and toured with them between 1975 and 1980, died early on Friday “surrounded by his loved ones”, his family said.

The Abba band members, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, said in a statement: “Lasse was a dear friend, a fun guy and a superb guitarist. The importance of his creative input in the recording studio as well as his rock solid guitar work on stage was immense. » | Emine Sinmaz | Monday, April 10, 2023

Sunday, September 15, 2013

'Too Few Criticise Islam': ABBA Star Bjorn [sic] Ulvaeus Says

HERALD SUN: FORMER ABBA star Bjorn [sic] Ulvaeus says people have become to scared to criticise Islam and that "less religion in the world would be better."

"Look at all the misery in the Middle East for example. All these countries have Islam in common, and far too few dare to criticize Islam as an ideology, and what it's doing to these countries," the 68-year-old told The Wall Street Journal.

"I know I might get punched in the face for saying these things, but my conviction is that less religion in the world would be better."

Ulvaeus said he did not mean to single out any specific religion but rather believes that countries, like his native Sweden, should be "open, liberal, secular and democratic."

"Religion is the root of so much misery in the world and I've always thought there is lack of criticism against it," he said. » | News Limited Network | Thursday, September 12, 2013

Monday, March 11, 2013


ABBA: Agnetha Fältskog Couldn’t Say ‘No’ To A Comeback: When You Really Love Someone


Read the article here | Monday, March 11, 2013