Per: “My lyrics were pathetic”
Written by roxeteer on June 8, 2000 to Misc.
The members of Gyllene Tider tell about the recently published old demo tracks in Aftonbladet. The tracks, “Nu går det bara av farten” and “Cilla, 16 - söt som socker”, were refused by the record company. “You can easily figure out why,” says Per. “The main reason was my pathetic lyrics.”
Or what do you think? Gyllene Tider in 1980: “Det går av bara farten, vi har sex mitt i maten och struntar i durex-automaten.” (roughly translated: “Now we need to hurry, we have sex in the middle of lunch and we couldn’t care less about the condom machine.”)
Both tracks are from the same demo cassette, dated on June 18, 1980. Per has transferred all the demos on DAT tapes which he keeps in a fire-proof safe. “If everything else burns down, these demos will be left. What a fortune.”
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6 comments
Mysticore said on June 25, 2000 21:14:
Well... it is interesting to see the evolving process of a great musician. I think the hardest part for any artist or creator (in any field) is to let down the purchasing of authenticity or style. However, the results of these struggles are nevertheless valuable in the future for the audience, and help to picture the artist work as a process. Fans (or anyone who follows close enough this process) can appreciate this pieces of work, even if they don’t like it. I’d like to listen to these and other “rejected” songs.
Mysticore said on June 25, 2000 21:19:
And that’s why it is important to keep those demos in a fire-proof safe.
GezzlesGirl said on June 10, 2000 08:48:
Everyone has their moments. Per should look at it as a learning process.