Dark clouds over Roxette, claims Aftonbladet
Written by tevensso on August 17, 2004 to Roxette.
STOCKHOLM - According to Aftonbladet, Per Gessle says he doesn’t have the fire that’s needed to keep Roxette running.
Although Per doesn’t specifically say that Roxette is over, he gives very little to hang your hope on.
“I don’t feel the urge to go out in the world anymore, back then it was an enormous force to make it abroad,” says Per. Even if Marie Fredriksson gets well enough to continue, Per is doubtful.
andersb contibuted to this article.
- Aftonbladet’s article (In Swedish)
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126 comments
tevensso (moderator) said on August 17, 2004 10:18:
So true, we do not want to get on this wagon just yet.
xarrrr said on August 17, 2004 10:25:
@anonymous - it was basically a direct translation from the headline on aftonbladet anyway :P but the “dark clouds” way makes it sound much... hmmmm... better? less dramatic?! i dunno....
Zargo said on August 17, 2004 10:31:
Undoubtedly an ominous message.
While it’s certainly no ’proof’ roxette is no more, any future release will surely be a low-key affair.
Ig_Nasi2 said on August 17, 2004 10:50:
I hate Gessle. I hate him with all my heart. I know I’m selfish, I know I’m a bad guy. But I truly hate him.
tevensso (moderator) said on August 17, 2004 11:08:
How ’bout signing in?? It’s really a shame that most post under “anonymous”.
animalkingdom said on August 17, 2004 11:17:
I am quite sure they don’t have to “go out in the world” anymore! They can do it Sweden-based - if they want! And as far as I remember they were doing it for themselves - and for the people who enjoy listening to them!
Hello...He’s just “tired” like he said...I tend to say things I might regret when I am stressed and tired of everything...
animalkingdom said on August 17, 2004 11:19:
Ok... now this is all over the Pop News here in Finland...
Sascha said on August 17, 2004 11:24:
Hmm, I don’t know if this Aftonbladet article really carries any news. It’s clear that Per is tired right now. He wants to have a year off. And he has never made any promises for the years to come. But if Marie wants to continue with Roxette some day, I’m sure Per will as well. Maybe no worldwide promotion or tours – just to make new music!
Mari said on August 17, 2004 11:25:
Ig_Nasi2, do you really think we care about your opinion about mr Gessle? You really think Per should do something with Roxette if he doesen’t have heart with it? Why? The only reason to make album with out “fire” is money. And you want Roxette to make album for money? So sad you think so.
Sascha said on August 17, 2004 11:30:
@ TDR: It would be nice not to shorten the original article so drastically! I think the swedish original gives us a better chance to interprete the whole thing: What is guessing and what’s really Per’s statement... Thanx!
Denstandigaresan said on August 17, 2004 11:46:
I have my memories... if they wanna call it a day, I won’t love them any less. :)
Zargo said on August 17, 2004 12:06:
“Can Roxette keep on existing - But only here in Sweden?
- No. If we continue we´ll do it world wide. Although I really don´t know how.”
This is the part that I find the most interesting...
ncurran said on August 17, 2004 12:13:
I think basically neither per or marie feel like it just now....the effort that comes with making a roxette album and promoting it. Who can blame them really, as their circumstances have changed so much since the early days. They both have young families...Per has solo success in his native Sweden that he never had before, and then of course there is Marie’s illness. The thing is, I think all of us know that Roxette reached their peak a long time ago. It is highly doubtful that anything they ever record again will ever reach the success they had in the 90’s...I’m not saying they couldn’t have that success again, but they would have to basically devote all their time to promoting any new project, and neither of them want to do that.
Having said all that...maybe in a couple of years time, both of them will want to work together again in some way, after all they do have a special working relationship.
And i think its great that Per and Marie can now get together socially as friends, and not have to discuss work...remember Marie saying in the Really Roxette Doc, that that was one of the things she missed the most.
Judith (moderator) said on August 17, 2004 12:44:
it’s not the first time aftonbladet has made up a whole story with 2-3 sentences from Per... so before running into conclusions we prefer to get some more first hand info... just hang on :) We are trying our best!
Edmund said on August 17, 2004 12:54:
My heart broked when I read the article!!!! But befor the GT tour Gessle said that he is alredy working on the next ROX album, so I think, and really hope, that its just because he’s exhausted from the GT tour!!!! What should we do without ROX!?!?!
onlywhenidream said on August 17, 2004 13:14:
well, I have to say I was shocked to read the story, but not surprised. I mean, Roxette have been about for ages now, and waining popularity in the US, UK etc has probably meant that Per (despite him saying he does it for himself) has had his World Domination(!) confidence knocked.
Marie - well we all know about poor Marie.
Even if this is Aftonbladet getting it wrong, well, it probably won’t be too long before we are reading the true story.
Whatever, we all joined the joyride and had some fun! Well, I know that I did!
ciao x
roxeteer (moderator) said on August 17, 2004 13:47:
Even if they say it on the radio, it doesn’t mean that it’s true.
Emil__BG said on August 17, 2004 13:51:
“before the GT tour Gessle said that he is already working on the next ROX album”
few days ago we read that
“Next year Per Gessle will disappear from the limelight. “
now we read that he don’t want to do promotion at all .. maybe (if GT tour was longer)after another month of everyday concert he wouldn’t want even to listen music at all..
it’s understandable..
but conecting the last concert of GT with the end of Roxette... there no point at all..
it’s even rude!!!
There no sence to talk about it 1 day before last GT concert ..
leave GT to enjoy it.
“Han kan redan ha gjort samma sak med Roxette.
Utan att veta det.”
Utan att veta det?
Utan att veta det?
Utan att veta det?
Promotion don’t make the band BIG==it’s just a good song..
and Per know how to do it..
Sascha said on August 17, 2004 14:05:
Anyone has a meet&greet at the Halmstad gig and wants to ask him personally? I’m sure it’s far less dramatic than it seems now.
xarrrr said on August 17, 2004 14:17:
are they even doing M&Gs tomorrow night? i wouldnt wanna ask him.... i think its pretty rude to be gabbing about roxette at a GT thing personally.
Kiwein1 said on August 17, 2004 14:19:
Nope, no more M&Gs tomorrow! I wouldn’t ask too, btw!
Sascha said on August 17, 2004 14:30:
I would if I could and there’s a bit time and peace. I mean Roxette is 50% Per, so it shouldn’t be too offtopic. It’s not like asking Anders or MP about it.
Emil__BG said on August 17, 2004 14:37:
yes it’s rude..
but everyone will ask them....
cos that’s on the radio already..
one wrong headline goes to the radio.and so on and so on.. it’s a news now!!
but look carefully in the article–did Per say–“it’s over”..
do you think that he will choose exactly that day to say that????
so to be aks about it on the concert of GT??
so nobody pay attention to the concert and to be concentrate upon the rumors??
yellow papers are yellow papers everywhere..
Roxette-atic said on August 17, 2004 14:52:
Ill believe Roxette is over when I read a statement from EMI. But if they do split, I would be VERY sad. At the same time, I would understand Per and Marie. To be in a band like Roxette must be VERY hard work. And they have already given us so much music that we can have forever!
W.Navarro ( who prays Roxette will make a comeback one day)
Nettan said on August 17, 2004 15:42:
When Marie got sick Per said somewhere that Roxette will never split, it is just a question if we can work or not. so it feel strange that he should just say it like it ment nothing. I think Per sound a little bit to negative to be him in that article. I remember 1994 when Aftonbladet had a serie of articles about Roxette splitting up, and we all know that wasn´t true. Let´s just hope Marie will be able to keep on, if that is what she wants. I miss her so much
onlywhenidream said on August 17, 2004 15:48:
does anyone remember this around the C!B!B! period too - Per told us that it was some Finnish journalist who spread the rumours.
In a UK publication there was also talk that Per would recruit ’another’ Marie if she was to leave Roxette.
It could all be rubbish - who knows.
Just remember what Per once wrote: it’ over when it’s over.
CRIZ said on August 17, 2004 15:53:
Oj oj oj...
I wouldn’t make such comments to a tabloid if I were Per... not after an exhausting tour.
This man first needs some holiday!!!!!!!!
than...Marie needs to get healthy again...and than...much much much later I think, they can start to think about what they want again.
Not now and not tomorrow!
In the end it’s right unfortunatley: what else to achieve with Roxette....??? Sniff..
Have a nice last gig tomorrow Per and the guys than go home and take a deeeep breath and rest
for a while!!
Greetings
CR15 (celebrating 15-years-fan-jubileum-SKÅL)
Nox1983 said on August 17, 2004 16:17:
why svenska dagbladet or DN have not made an interview about it?? we always have to read about roxette from those 2 gossip swedish news papper... i think roxette deserves a good journalist making a normal interview in a normal news papper...
xarrrr said on August 17, 2004 10:02:
wow....... not so shocking i guess but still not nice to see it *cries*
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