Roxette in Russia

Per will soon be 50, but he has no plans to unwind.
Instead, Per Gessle steps into a higher gear, with a new solo album, and plans for both Roxette and Gyllene Tider:
I have three great Roxette songs that are waiting in the box, he said.
The silence may never be long.

The current English album, "Party crasher" was written directly after the "En handig man" tour, last fall. In January, he went into the studio.
When I work, there is no particular view, until it suddenly says boom. I had no plans for a new disc, but I started to produce some grooves, based on ideas gathered in many years.

Speaking through other

During the interview, Per makes many references to the Beatles, Neil Young, ABBA and Bob Dylan. At 49 years, he talks all the time by quoting others, like a living encyclopedia of music history.
Benny Andersson once said that he was so happy that the whole world had the same taste in music as he had: that they love ABBA. As it is, I am my biggest music fan.

There has passed just over a year since the last plate. Why is this happening so fast?
I've done a lot of albums in a short time, so I really shouldn't make another. But the pace that normal artists have today is three or four-year cycles. It doesn't work without the plates being accelerated. What should I do otherwise?

What do you do between discs?
I always do discs (laughter). I always have a project on time. I think there will be more Roxette and Gyllene Tider, Swedish and English projects.

Are there concrete plans?
I have three great Roxette songs in the bureau drawer and just as many good Gyllene Tider songs. Everything is there.

When the prospect?
It depends on what feels right. Gyllene Tider's problem today is its greatness. If we'll do something more, we must have time to get new energy in this Gang. Roxette, by its very nature, has slowed down, but now Marie is out there and running in the "Stjärnklart" tour, so we'll see. It might be Roxette.

Is Marie Fredriksson willing to do it, too?
I'm sure. We have done some songs together on the collection plates so, sure, it's going to happen.

Will there be an age barrier with Gyllene Tider and Roxette, soon?
No, but there will be other logistics. Just look at Roxette, between 88 and 95 we toured and we worked continuously. There were seven years and we can only do this once in life.

"Age ruling" has been nice