Agnetha Then And Now Quotes & Sayings

When I'm living in the world of luxury and celebrity, which is where I found myself for a large part of my life, it's a walk-on part. Not a vital necessity, like it is for so many people. I enjoy it but I can see right through it! — Agnetha Faltskog

I spend a lot of time with the grandchildren. They love it when we sing together. It's fantastic to hear them, and they really can sing. I don't talk to them so much about 'Abba' and the past, but as they get older, they will become more aware. — Agnetha Faltskog

I used to suffer from stage fright, which at times was an ordeal. I won't perform live again. I'm going to do some TV shows and videos but nothing else ... I don't like to travel too much or do concerts. I'm more of a studio and home girl. — Agnetha Faltskog

My professional persona never loosens its grip, keeping an eye on me at all times. — Agnetha Faltskog

I'm a country bumpkin. I'm not a showgirl. — Agnetha Faltskog

This idea of trying to repeat a success doesn't interest me. It's only really done to make money. — Agnetha Faltskog

I would like to sing the theme tune of a big film - something like 'Titanic.' — Agnetha Faltskog

I am uninterested in appearing in newspapers and on television. Many people think I am striking a pose - that I want to create a sense of shyness. But it's just not something I want to do. I overdosed. — Agnetha Faltskog

There is a danger of changing too much in the search for perfection. — Agnetha Faltskog

I must be allowed to be as I am. — Agnetha Faltskog

I may have aimed too high sometimes, asked too much of myself and demanded too little from those around me. — Agnetha Faltskog

There are a lot of artists that I love, and I think they're really talented, and they're good dancers as well. I've always wished that I could combine that. — Agnetha Faltskog

I was so tired once 'Abba' was over and just wanted to be calm and with my children. I married, was in 'Abba,' had my children, divorced, all in ten years. I wonder how I managed it, but I was young. — Agnetha Faltskog

Abba's last tour was a success but awful for me. — Agnetha Faltskog

There was a time when the music fell silent. Both within me and around me. — Agnetha Faltskog

The press has always written that I am a recluse and a mysterious woman, but I am more down-to-earth than they think. — Agnetha Faltskog

It has always felt like a failure that Bjorn and I couldn't keep our family together. You never get it back, but to this day I don't regret splitting up. The reason behind our separation is one of those things I definitely don't want to go into! — Agnetha Faltskog

Performing live is not my favourite. I am more of a recording person; I prefer to be private. I didn't mind doing videos, even if they came very close with the camera. I can take that, but walking on stage in concert and singing live, that is a bit difficult. — Agnetha Faltskog

When I was 25, Abba was formed. After Abba I made three solo albums. Maybe I have been productive enough. — Agnetha Faltskog

Benny and Bjorn, I suppose, already had an idea of which one was going to sing the lead. I mean, they knew perfectly well our ranges and which kind of voice they wanted on a specific song. And sometimes, I envied the choice of Agnetha, I must admit. — Anni-Frid Lyngstad

My life contains so many other things; I have my children, my grandchildren, my two dogs and a big place in the country. I have my own life. — Agnetha Faltskog

No one who has experienced facing a screaming, boiling, hysterical audience can avoid feeling shivers in the spine. It's a thin line between celebration and menace. — Agnetha Faltskog

I have always had strong maternal instincts. Even when I was still a child I cut out pictures of prams from newspapers and imagined the feeling of pushing my own pram through fresh winter snow and seeing the wheels' tracks behind me in the snow. — Agnetha Faltskog

My path has not been determined. I shall have more experiences and pass many more milestones. — Agnetha Faltskog

I just want to live in peace and quiet. — Agnetha Faltskog

When you love someone, and you've lost that one, then nothing really matters. — Agnetha Faltskog

When I record, it feels like I'm in a bubble. There's nothing else in my head right then. It's just that song, and I'm trying to really sound like what the song is about. — Agnetha Faltskog

If it's the last time, let me wrap my love around you. Let me lose you like I found you. — Agnetha Faltskog

I sing just for fun. — Agnetha Faltskog

When I was 15 I became a full-time singer in a band. At 18 I made my first record. — Agnetha Faltskog