HBrox said on August 26, 2005 17:08:

I don’t want to start another discussion about her illness, but I really think she should say something about her situation right now, maybe throuh Marie Dimberg or something... We really do not know anything new from her in several months. It’s just too much time without news.
I think that it would be great if she just write on a paper.. “Hey, I’m OK. See you soon...” o anything, whatever she wants...
Maybe we will have to wait until Roxette’20 birthday to see some kind of new material. But I am sure that if nothing happens then... well.. Roxette will be gone.
Love you Per and Marie... stay well both of you!

ncurran said on August 26, 2005 18:40:

would be nice, but i dont think it will happen

Grasi said on August 26, 2005 19:06:

Good to see you found her answer.
And she also left us a “thank you” thru the Fanclub some months ago http://www.roxette.nl/content/nieuwsdetail.asp?id=460&la=en

Santi said on August 26, 2005 20:12:

As sad as this may sound, some people here should understand that she’s not your friend, she’s your entertainment provider.
Her relationship to you is strictly commercial.

alexandre100 said on August 26, 2005 22:15:

“Marie is not our daughter, or mother or whatever...”. I totally agree with you. But I think that she consider all of us, fans, as her friends; otherwise, why did she share her feelings with us, releasing “The Change”? It’s a very “private, intimate and personal” CD. Maybe that’s the reason why she does not tell us about the moments that she is being through, simply because there’s nothing more to say, all that she needed to say to us (her friends) was said at “The Change”...

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Sparvogamarie said on August 27, 2005 01:38:

Laman: I was the happiest person in the world when she sent the prayer chain thanks and it still means the world to me and puts a smile on my face, but that was years ago.

I agree with everyone here - Marie is not our relative or friend, but it would be common human decency to consider the fact that thousands of people are concerned about her (not just fans, but the Swedish public and perhaps others who heard about her) and realise that a few words (not her life story, not a tell-all book, not a documentary, not visiting each of us personally, but a few words) would help a lot of people’s fears. YES we have to support her decision for privacy, but I still don’t see how a message via Dimberg along the lines of “Hi all, just to let you know I’m doing ok” every few months would hurt her privacy. All I’m saying is that after months and years of silence, some of us start to worry and she does have a disease that has a very high chance of returning so we’re not being paranoid.

One thing I don’t get, that my friend Rodrigo pointed out - if Marie’s so worried about privacy, why make an hour long documentary showing her swollen face, her bald scarred head, her family, inside her house, her garden, crying....??

Sparvogamarie said on August 27, 2005 02:29:

Well said Purple, I think the reason some of us are disappointed by her silence is that she gave the impression of really caring about her fans and especially the Äntligen tour. She was giving out free tickets to fans, organising private backstage meetings for the “regulars” and generally being an angel. That’s why it’s a bit like “Huh?” when she wanted nothing to do with us through most of her illness.

I know she’s only an artist but it sounds so cold to say her interest in us is purely financial. And even if Santi is right, she’s still a human and we’re still human, which means we still care and worry about her and it’s hard to think of her as a singing robot.

Jud (moderator) said on August 27, 2005 10:03:

Understanding is part of the/our respect towards Marie. I’ve said many times each person is a world and each reacts different to the happenings in life. She will speak when she feels like, when she wants to. It might be tomorrow, it might be in 2 months or in 2 years. I guess there’s nothing else to do than try to understand and accept it. Respect her decision(s).

girl7twenty7 said on August 27, 2005 21:58:

The year of an absolute silence it’s too long imo. After all she’s been through we’re worrying about her, thats why i’d like to get from Marie a very small note confirming in a couple of words she’s ok.

Santi said on August 28, 2005 12:32:

I think some of you have misunderstood me a bit. I did not imply that all she wanted is our money and that’s it. That’s why she didn’t stop in the 90’s, she’s a musician and likes to make music. I personally think that if I was utterly rich I could never seriously stop doing anything and wait for the years to fall until the day I die (I would like to test it anyway, I’ve had enough of being poor :D), and I doubt very much someone like Marie would. So even being rich you want to do things, and she loves music and wants to sing and play air-guitar in front of people.
That this that I’m saying is true, does not imply that she actually cares about the individuals in front of her while performing or that buy her records. That she releases a “personal CD” like The Change does not mean she wants to tell you anything, but that she wants to get rid of some inner something and her language is her music, and releasing it will make her feel better because that’s what she knows how to do. I take “personal CDs” as a kind of therapy.
That she does all this does not hinder that her relationship with fans is strictly commercial. She’s the saleswoman, you’re the customers. When you go and buy a car do you bug the saleswoman with details of her personal life? Probably not and you’d be seen as a bit strange if you did ask or stalk her, even if she’s probably a much similar person to you (so someone with who you can identify much better) than a millionaire singer from a Scandinavian country.
I do believe fans (and specially stalking fans) are the major burden for pop musicians, and they have to set the limit somehow. And for what it seems the limit to Marie is much out of her private life.
About 1 year of silence... when was that Swedish TV documentary broadcasted (En Andra Chans)?

ATLTK said on August 28, 2005 22:12:

agree more news please

LaMan said on August 29, 2005 09:01:

It´s so sad she´s such selfish :(
*edit* ok ok she´s not selfish :)

Sparvogamarie said on August 29, 2005 09:36:

LaMan last time you made those comments the topic got locked. I also think you are going too far, I am sad that Marie doesn’t want to contact us but it’s a bit much to call her selfish, or arrogant as you did last time.

Sparvogamarie said on August 29, 2005 09:51:

Purple: huh?

ATLTK said on August 30, 2005 11:23:

just saw pics of kyile minouge shes back from cancsers and gonna start her tour I know its hard to compare but cant u compare those 2 types of cancers why hasnt mf come back....

Sparvogamarie said on August 31, 2005 06:44:

I agree that you can’t compare them but I think it would also be unfair to assume that Kylie had an easier time than Marie. It was devastating to both of them, just Marie had a bit more permanent damage. Great to see Kylie’s back on her feet.

Arlanda said on August 31, 2005 09:22:

I so agree with frisso nothing to add. I’m glad that Kylie doing better as well cos such an illness is such a hard thing to go through... Even if the type of cancer is a total different one.

Kathrin said on September 2, 2005 20:33:

I think it that it would just be nice 2 hear from her!

Sparvogamarie said on September 5, 2005 08:56:

Auryte: Yeah I hadn’t even thought of it, I was just happy to get the documentary but then Rodrigo pointed out that it was kinda strange to have such a personal documentary when she’s so rabid about her privacy. He was talking about the interview where Marie says “Some of my fans think they can get to know me. Well they can’t. I’ll never let them in, never never,” and then he said it was strange that she let us all into her house and family with that documentary! He thought it was really really weird that she showed herself crying. She showed us everything, even the scar on her head but then she disappeared into the silence again.