STOCKHOLM - Making an appearance on the RixFM "Morning Zoo" radio program, Per Gessle faced the inevitable question: "You're alone today. Usually you're two. We must ask about Marie."

  "I met Marie the day before yesterday," Per replied, "and Marie feels completely OK, with some pain of course, but completely OK." Per went on to say she is both strong and positive.

  When asked if there was anything missing in his life, Per mentioned that perhaps he would like to have another child.

  Other topics touched upon in the interview segments included cars and driving, coffee rolls (it is, after all, an early morning program), the Oktoberfest going on in Halmstad (Per's hometown in Sweden), his art gallery at the Tylösand Hotel and Björn and Benny (from ABBA).
  The on-air personalities at Rix said they would "hold their thumbs" (the Swedish equivilant of "cross our fingers") for the new record and for Marie, of course.

(David Nuñez [royalball] contributed to this article).