Gestern bin ich mal wieder über jenes Interview gestolpert, dass Agnetha 2010 für das schwedische Modemagazin "M" der bekannten schwedischen Journalistin und Chefredakteurin mehrerer schwedischen Magazine, Amelia Adamao, die 3 Jahre älter ist als Agnetha, gegeben hat.......
DAs Ganze wurde verbunden mit einigen Modefotos mit Agnetha..........Vermittelt hatte das Ganze Lolo Murray, Agnethas Stylistin über so viele Jahre, die mit beiden befreundet ist.....
Das Ganze fand im Spätjahr 2010 statt und es kam dabei ein Interview zustande, indem es zwar auch um Mode geht, das aber noch ganz viele interresante Dinge zu bieten hat......Ansichten, Weisheiten, und Gedanken von Agnetha, die einige Monate zuvor 60 Jahre alt geworden war.......Sehr interessant zu lesen.......
Da dieses Interview vielleicht nicht jeder kennt, und es hier im Forum wohl noch nie ein Thema war, kopier ichs mal hier in einem neuen Thread rein............Es zeigt viele Gedanken von Agnetha auf und enthält einige spannende Aussagen.........auch über ABBA und die Möglichkeiten, wieder "etwas zusammen zu machen"........sehr interessant.
Und die Fotos, die gemacht wurden, sind richtig Klasse........
Hier zuerst die Vorgeschichte zum Interview..........und dann das interview..........
Da es zu lang für ein Posting ist, verteile ich es auf 2 Potings..........
Weiss.......Erklärung der Vorgeschichte bzw. Gedanken von Amelia Adamao
Gelb........Fragen von Amelia Adamao
Blau........Antworten von Agnetha
Amelia meets Agnetha Fältskog:
- The best thing with life is that life can start over and over again.
Everything started with Lolo Murray. Lolo is a professional stylist who does fashion pages sometimes (sometimes for M Magasin) and works with personal styling and advice. One of ther customers are Agnetha Fältskog. It's Lolo who has done what we are proud and happy to present; our most famous fahion model: Agnetha Fältskog. The clothes Lola has chosen for the fashion photos are meant to represent 24 hours of a star's life (apart from the shiny negligée, it's not exactly what Agnetha would chose, but it looks smashing in the photo!).
- Why can't I interview her, I asked Lolo when she told us about the fashion section. I knew very well how uninterested Agnetha is being interviewed in a magazine. She wants to be alone. But a girl has got to try.
And the other day the world start was suddenly sitting on my yellow couch at Knivsöder (Hornstull) in Stockholm! Agnetha - far from a diva - didn't quite understand my excitement (myself I was sending severa text messages to my friends and wrote: "Guess who is sitting on my couch? Agnetha Fältskog!).
She was practically dressed, winterpants and real hiking boots. It's winter and she lives an hour from Stockholm City on a smaller farm. She has lived there for many years and has the pleasure of having her daughter Linda, an actress and her family all living there. Her son Christian who is a computer programmer lives a little farther away from his mom.
- You are an exception, she says to point out when we meet. I like Lollo a lot, and this is my way to thank her. And I like the M-Magasin, she says.
So this isn't the start of a new an more media oriented life then ?
- Not at all. I'm not interested in being in magazines, tv and newspapers at all. A lot of people think it's just an attitude, that I want to create this air of insecurity. But I genuinely don't want it. I had an overdose. But I haven't retired completely, I have made three solo albums since the ABBA-years.
- I never feel comfortable talking about my private life. I want to keep that to myselves, protect it. (Which of course means that she won't answer my questions about her private life.)
Do you think you have been described in an incorrect way?
- I don't relate to the picture of me as a scared human being, or a victim of paparazzi or others. Natuarlly it's unplasant to be watched whereever you go. But that is not why I want to stay as anonymous as possible. It is a choice I have made, nothing I've been forced to do. I think I'm a very well grounded person and I see myself as a pretty normal person. I want to be left alone. Then of course there are limitations that has stopped me. I suffer from fear of flying, but I have been in therapy for that and it has become much less of a problem. .......When Agnetha celebrated her 60th birthday this year she and her whole family flew to Mallorca, three hours of flying. But she hasn't gone beyond that. Yet.
What's it like to become 60. Is it harder and more difficult when you are beautiful and loved by so many people?
- In a way life has become more fun. It could have something to do that I don't see it as a curve going down, rather the opposite - up! I like thinking positively. Naturally your body's there to remind you of your age, I don't exactly jump out of bed as easily now as I did when I was 30! Ageing is natural and unavoidable. That is something I share with everyone else in my age group, and that's a comforting thought. Then there are some perks about becoming older; I have a lot of experience, I know myself, I know my body, know what works and what doesn't.
- The most important thing is to be healthy and humble about the fact that you are "still in the game". For example; I can use both my legs, a lot of people my age can't. I'm a grandmother and I want to be around them as long as possible through their different phases. It's important to me to be in good shape. I don't want them to have a grandmother who hardly can move. This is so much more important than than how you look.
(When I look at Agnetha Fältskog I think of the millions of girls from all around the world who wanted to look like her and Frida Lyngstad. How many hasn't stood in front of the mirror wishing they were Agnetha or Frida. This is a long time ago now. But if you meet Agnetha on the street you would immediately know who she is. Agnetha usually wears large sunglasses to avoid to be recognized.)
How do you keep fit (you look fantastic in the photoshoots (and in real life too)?
- I walk a lot and I work out at a gym, I also try to watch what I eat, but I don't follow any diets. I'm not totally convinced about the GI-method and use my common sense instead. I gladly eat a sticky bun every day and I'm a total icecream monster, but I have better control over the icecream now.
What's it like to be a photomodel, even if only for a day?
- Yes, I felt like trying something new and I have never done this before. So when Lolo suggested this I thought it was a fun idea. I've become more interested in clothes and fashion as I've grown older. Maybe it's because I have more time on my hands now. I like to follow trends in magazines, see them come and go. I enjoy dressin up now, even though I'm not a red carpet diva. I wouldn't have the stamina!
Sleep is incredible important to Agnetha. She needs at least eight hours to make the following day be a good one. She is also addicted to silence. She chooses what to do, she doesn't run around doing a thousand things at once. She did more of her share of that during the ABBA-years. At home on her there's a gold record proclaiming that ABBA has sold 374 million records world wide! And she has talked enough about that time.
Back to the fashion...
- I think fashion is fun, I don't have any absolute favourite brands, I like browsing the stores. Particurlarly in another city.... She has no problem driving down to Copenhagen (Denmark) ..... That's a city with lots and lots of beautiful clothes. I think it's fun to see how much you can change your appearance from just changing clothes. Lolo is great at bringing out my personality and make it just right. I'm quite fascinated by that.
What kind of fashion girl are you - business, casual or party?
- Pretty but comfortable. Good quality clothes and shoes is a much when you live in the country. I don't feel like a glamourous person.
But the glamour, don't you miss it today?
- Hardly, but it does happen that I got to openings or parties. I went to the "Mamma Mia!"-opening and it was a lot of fun.
Fortsetzung im folgenden Posting......