Bjorn Ulvaeus was knocking again whisky when he wrote ‘The Winner Takes It All’.
Bjorn Ulvaeus on writing songs
The ABBA star – who gave up booze again in 2007 – has revealed he not often wrote songs whereas inebriated however he was ingesting whisky when he wrote the band’s big 1980 hit and he is amazed the tune got here out properly.
He informed The Occasions newspaper: “I wrote that tune in a short time whereas ingesting whisky throughout my ingesting days. I not often wrote whereas intoxicated since you take a look at the phrases the following day and it’s rubbish.
“However most of ‘The Winner Takes It All’ is definitely good. It’s not a private story, however I attempted to search out the element of an actual human ache.”
Bjorn started his ascent to international fame when he gained the Eurovision Tune Contest for Sweden with the tune ‘Waterloo’ with ABBA alongside ex-wife Agnetha Faltskog in addition to Anni-Frid Lyngstad, and Benny Andersson again in 1974.
He went on to insist that though he did get pleasure from a couple of drinks in the course of the band’s hey day – ABBA have been by no means a difficult group and the worst factor they ever did was fail to tidy their resort rooms.
Bjorn stated: “I can guarantee you there aren’t any hidden ABBA scandals, no blemish on our picture …
“There have been cases once we didn’t go away resort rooms in fairly the order they have been in once we got here,” he says relatively adorably. “However nothing just like the Who driving a Rolls Royce right into a swimming pool.”
Bjorn’s ABBA co-star Benny Andersson can be sober after giving up booze and he beforehand referred to as it the “greatest choice” he is ever made.
In accordance with the Each day Mail newspaper, Benny stated: “I wasn’t feeling properly with out alcohol, so I knew that I used to be in bother.
“I sought assist and I bought it. I knew that if I continued ingesting there was a danger I might lose all the pieces. In case you drink sufficient for a protracted sufficient time, you’ll lose issues ..
[Giving up alcohol is] among the best issues I’ve carried out. Quitting smoking was OK too. I stop smoking on my fortieth birthday. Quitting ingesting was a necessity. It was getting in the way in which of all the pieces, because it does. It takes up all of the house, on a regular basis. So it’s actually one thing to get off your shoulders. It feels good.”
