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No real comeback but MAYBE a mini tour, says Marie
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marcusvandeursen said on October 7, 2006 00:25:
Rox 20: Thought of a real comeback long gone - ’MAYBE a mini tour’, says Marie Fredriksson
In the form of a combined interview with Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle, the Swedish newspaper Norra Västerbotten and the news agency TT Spektra report that - despite the release of Roxette’s new ’best-of’ album ’A Selection Of Roxette Hits [Their 20 Greatest Songs]’ featuring 2 new songs to celebrate the band’s 20th anniversary - the thought of a real comeback by Roxette is long gone...
http://Roxette20.eu/eu_rx/root/_news.php (English translation of the article)
roxtexanet said on October 7, 2006 03:16:
Thanks for posting this, Marcus. I think it basically captures what we already knew but it’s always good to hear it from P&M themselves. Marie seems to be testing the waters with this, seeing how it goes before committing to anything bigger. I’m glad we got to hear from her directly again.
I have to say that I *LOVE* Per’s anecdote about the customs agent... go over and read the interview if you haven’t done so already, it’s worth it just for that!!
marcusvandeursen said on October 7, 2006 09:31:
Considering the mood of the article, I think she rather meant ’at some stage’... at least she still WOULD LIKE to keep some life in Roxette. That’s rather a positive sign after all the speculations that have been going on here over the past few months.
animalkingdom said on October 7, 2006 11:42:
What’s up with this “Selection” of Roxette hits? D’oh... o_0
coyboyusa said on October 7, 2006 13:26:
hmm kinda saddening in a way i don’t really forsee them having another album out at least not of new material :( i don’t wanna have to find another band to follow :(
whateveriam said on October 7, 2006 15:03:
No, don’t see it happening...but I’m OK with it. If they do or don’t, tis up to them
ally77 said on October 7, 2006 15:50:
Personally I think it’s time to call it quits.... (and I know a lot of others are thinking the same)..... maybe Per and Marie are just best to keep working on solo projects!
sille-rox said on October 7, 2006 16:23:
@ally77
Do you mean Roxette says goodbye after 20 years Roxette?
abysmo said on October 7, 2006 16:33:
I´m sorry but it looks like that for me.
But Marie is the best judge of her life. If she feels that she doesn´t give full energy to continue with Roxette, she will say it´s over and Rox are closed chapter.
If this happen I´ll be sad, but it´s not about Rox, it´s about Marie and her life.
But maybe I´m wrong and we´ll give some new Joyride, or at least Den Standiga Resan.
sille-rox said on October 7, 2006 17:01:
Hmm. i don´t know
i think it comes a new Album!! later!! this is the last Album with a mini-tour.
substitute said on October 7, 2006 17:23:
this interview,it’s real?It’s serious?
Mmmmm.Why this interview doesn’t appear on the front page of TDR?
ally77 said on October 7, 2006 18:41:
Nice article on the front page... nice work Thomas...
and I just love this...
“Per Gessle can’t hold it in, he really has to tell another anecdote:
“When I was in New York this summer and went through immigration, the officer asked me what I did for a living. ’Musician’ I answered. Then he wondered if he should know about me. ’Well, I wrote that’ I said, and pointed to the radio which was playing ’Listen to Your Heart’. That was fun.”
LOL, that is so funny....
christian said on October 8, 2006 07:35:
Good work Thomas! Thank you.
When Marie got her brain tumor, many of us thougt this would be the end of roxette. Now, they make a record again. Iàm very proud being a fan of this wonderful band. And roxette made and will make music everybody in the music-world knows, ah this is roxette!! Now they even perform live on stage again in the Bravo-show. Who has tought about this fact... Who knows what will habppened in the near future. Marie will get better and better...
miss-misery said on October 8, 2006 14:33:
Marie’s health is the most important thing here. And if it doesn’t allow her to make a real comeback is alright with me. I think we should accept things as they are without making a big fuzz.
RobS said on October 7, 2006 00:52:
It took me a while to understand what was meant by “no real comeback”. Made sense once i read the article.
Marie seems to be quite into the Rox20, why else would she mention the possibility of “MAYBE a mini-tour”.