Bjorn Ulvaeus

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

All these years later, I have almost no memory of the shows themselves. It's a blur. I remember my jogging runs better - that was my way of getting my energy together. I used to try to get to the arena as late as possible; otherwise, I'd just be pacing around, waiting to go on. ”

In the beginning of my career, I wanted to be chased by girls more than anything - that's why I got the guitar. By the time we were in ABBA, the music was the only important thing. ”

In my career the push has always been to take another step, to try something new. ”

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. ”

And also a lot of Muslims are no more religious then the average Swede. For them it's natural that human rights come first. ”

The UN declaration on human rights must always be first in line before religion or other cultural habits, in case of any conflict between them. ”

Cultural variety is always worth striving for, but must never precede the declaration of human rights. ”

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

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.' ”