STOCKHOLM - The Swedish tabloid Expressen published a short interview with Bengt Gessle, Per's older brother, today. According to Bengt, Per writes poor, uninteresting lyrics and Per admits it himself.

  "I mentioned this to him last year and he simply said that he can't write any other way, so he sticks to what he can write," explained Bengt to Expressen's reporter Tony Kaplan. On the other hand, Per's brother, who is a lawyer in Helsingborg, believes that Per has improved - a lot! - as an artist throughout the years. "He has learnt his routine on stage and that makes him more confident."


  "I've seen Gyllene Tider twice this summer and will see them again in Göteborg," Bengt said, "but I am not a real Gyllene Tider fan." Bengt revealed his favourite artists are Tommy Körberg, Eva Dahlgren and Helen Sjöholm with Benny Andersson's orchestra. "And among the international artists, my favorites are John Lennon, the Beatles and the Stones."

• Expressen's article (in Swedish)
• Tommy Körberg
• Eva Dahlgren
• Helen Sjöholm