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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 and weeks with a guitar and piano until something good comes. But the urge to write is something you have to have. A conviction, an ambition to write and never stop until you think, 'This is the best I can do.'

~Bjorn Ulvaeus

Topics: Ambition Best Conviction Days Experience Good Guitar Hard Hard Work Hours Inspiration Mostly Much Never Never Stop Piano Sit Something Something Good Song Stop Think Until Urge Weeks Work Write Writing You I Can

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In a way, I'm kind of a bystander looking at this phenomenon that is ABBA, which is still around, and that I thought would be finished in 1981 and forgotten. I'm amazed how this could happen, and I don't know why it happened. I'm just grateful and humble. I just sit back and enjoy.

~Bjorn Ulvaeus

Topics: Abba Amazed Around Back Could Enjoy Finished Forgotten Grateful Happen Happened How Humble Just Kind Know Looking Phenomenon Sit Still Thought Way Which Why Would

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Sweden is an open, liberal, secular and democratic country. We strive towards achieving equality; we are forward-looking and refuse to be pulled back by social constructs such as religion.

~Bjorn Ulvaeus

Topics: Achieving Back Constructs Country Democratic Equality Liberal Open Pulled Refuse Religion Secular Social Strive Sweden Towards

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Religion is the root of so much misery in the world, and I've always thought there is lack of criticism against it.

~Bjorn Ulvaeus

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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 criticize Islam as an ideology, and what it's doing to these countries. 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.

~Bjorn Ulvaeus

Topics: Better Common Conviction Countries Criticize Dare Doing East Example Face Far Few For Example Get Ideology Islam Know Less Look Middle Middle East Might Misery Punched Religion Saying Things Too World Would

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I want people to remember ABBA as we were. I don't think that four geriatrics wheeled on stage is what we should leave as our legacy.

~Bjorn Ulvaeus

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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 and at the same time gratitude that I'm so privileged that I can live my life in my city.

~Bjorn Ulvaeus

Topics: Belonging Center City Days Feeling Get Gratitude Happiness Life Live My Life Privileged Same Same Time Sense Stockholm Sudden Through Time Walk I Can

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My concern is to keep religion and the state separated. I don't think that religion and politics go together. When you see political decisions colored by religion, decisions that affect us all... I thought: 'I do not want to go back to medieval times.'

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Folk music is where I come from originally. The very first thing that introduced me to playing guitars at all was skiffle - my cousin had been in London the summer that skiffle was big.

~Bjorn Ulvaeus

Topics: Been Big Come Cousin First First Thing Folk Folk Music Guitars Had Introduced London Me Music Originally Playing Summer Thing Very Where

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

~Bjorn Ulvaeus

Topics: Abba Bear Disappointing Everyone Never Promise Reform Stress Will You

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Biography

Nationality: Swedish

Type: Musician

Born: April 25th, 1945

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