Agnetha Faltskog
Agnetha Faltskog
Agnetha Åse Fältskogis a Swedish recording artist. She achieved success in Sweden after the release of her debut album Agnetha Fältskog in 1968, and reached international stardom as a member of the pop group ABBA, which has sold over 380 million albums and singles worldwide, making them one of the best-selling music artists in history...
NationalitySwedish
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth5 April 1950
CityJonkoping, Sweden
CountrySweden
Agnetha Faltskog quotes about
My professional persona never loosens its grip, keeping an eye on me at all times.
I must be allowed to be as I am.
I am uninterested in appearing in newspapers and on television. Many people think I am striking a pose - that I want to create a sense of shyness. But it's just not something I want to do. I overdosed.
When you love someone, and you've lost that one, then nothing really matters.
I have always had strong maternal instincts. Even when I was still a child I cut out pictures of prams from newspapers and imagined the feeling of pushing my own pram through fresh winter snow and seeing the wheels' tracks behind me in the snow.
I just want to live in peace and quiet.
When I record, it feels like I'm in a bubble. There's nothing else in my head right then. It's just that song, and I'm trying to really sound like what the song is about.
I can spot empty flattery and know exactly where I stand. In the end it's really only my own approval or disapproval that means anything.
There was a time when the music fell silent. Both within me and around me.
There is a danger of changing too much in the search for perfection.
When I'm living in the world of luxury and celebrity, which is where I found myself for a large part of my life, it's a walk-on part. Not a vital necessity, like it is for so many people. I enjoy it but I can see right through it!
My path has not been determined. I shall have more experiences and pass many more milestones.
Abba's last tour was a success but awful for me.
The press has always written that I am a recluse and a mysterious woman, but I am more down-to-earth than they think.