Talkshow
Here is a translation of the Roxette Talkshow from the July 1989 issue of Popcorn magazine.
What do you do first thing in the morning?
Per Gessle: Find out what city I’m in.
How much money do you have on you right now?
Marie Fredriksson: No money at all, just my credit card.
What three things or people would you like to take with you to a desert island? (Food is available).
PG: A big piano, my girlfriend and a fax machine. (In this order.)
What art skills would you like to master?
MF: I own everything I want.
PG: Scuba diving.
Do you collect, if so, what?
PG: Guitars, records, and art.
What are your hobbies?
MF: Music and drinking.
Which living personality would you like to meet?
PG: My girlfriend.
Your favourite book, film, record?
PG: Anything by Charles Bukowski, Taxi driver, Ramones 1st album.
What do you like about yourself and what definitely not?
MF: I love my eyes and I hate my teeth.
What can you laugh about?
MF: Roxette’s chart position in America.
Do you believe in God?
PG: That question is. Does he believe in me?
What will be on your tombstone?
MF: Drink beer and make love.
What do you want to say or do, to guide that perceptive person, who needs to know you, to guide you.
MF: I only look at him.
What do you do for the environment?
PG: I don’t smoke in toilets.