Norwegian newspaper VG has published an article on Roxette today. There doesn’t seem to be anything really new in this interview. Per tells that Gabriel changed his life. Marie tells that she became more harmonic and happy after Roxette had some time off. There’s a picture of Roxette in Cannes.

• VG’s Norwegian article

As Per has said, “Have A Nice Day” is less guitar-based and more hi-tech. The overall sound of the new album is very smooth and peaceful. A lot of strings are used, both real and sythetic. If you liked “Vulnerable” or the ballads on Per’s solo album, you’ll probably like this album too.

Michael Ilbert has brought in the buzzing guitars and Christoffer Lundquist the heavy bass guitar wall. Nice. Read more…

According to Rox Britannia, Roxette will be visiting at least these TV shows:

• January 28: VIVA Interaktiv (VIVA, 3pm CET)
  
• February 12: Tracks (ARTE, 7pm CET)
  
  (Roxette’s new video will be shown)
  
• February 15: Grammis gala, Sweden
  (Roxette’s going to play “Wish I Could Fly”)
  

A rumour has it that when Roxette plays at Miss Finland gala in February, their “band” (it will be a playback gig) will be as follows:

• Per & Marie, of course
  
• Clarence Öfwerman, keyboards
  
• Christer Jansson, drums
  
• Tomas Hultcranz, bass guitar
  
• plus 6 people playing the strings
  

They will be accompanied by Åsa Gessle, Lisa Därckert (for the make up) and Marie Dimberg (their manager).

I’ve also been told that it’s possible that they won’t give any interviews while they’re in Finland.

According to a South African reader, “Have A Nice Day” will be released there on February 22. There won’t be a retail version of “Wish I Could Fly” single at all. It will be only released as a radio promo single.

EMI Electrola has published an image of the “Have A Nice Day” album cover on their web site. Per told on Aftonbladet that they have to make a different cover for some countries (Dubai, for example) because there they can’t release a picture of a naked child. By the way, the child on the album cover isn’t Gabriel Gessle.

Aftonbladet tells about the new video: “It’s a beautiful video. Calm and elegant. But with a blue, melancholy feeling. It’s night. Everybody and everything are asleep: the city, its people, the department store, the pubs, the streets. Only a black cat and Marie Fredriksson are awake and for a while - Per Gessle and his son.”

In the video Per stands by the window with his back to the camera. He has Gabriel on his arms. Gabriel looks over his shoulder straight to the camera. “Jonas [Åkerlund, the director] had an idea that I could stand and hold a baby… I can’t hold anyone else than Gabriel, no other child wants to be near me”, says Per laughing.

The video will be shown on TV4 Nordisk’s Nyhetsmorgon tomorrow.

• Aftonbladet’s Swedish article

According to EMI Electrola Roxette is going to visit two German TV shows in March.

• Bravo Supershow (RTL2): February 27
  
• Verstehen Sie Spaß (ARD): March 13
  

• EMI Electrola

Per tells on Roxworld’s interview that Roxette is going to release a remix single of “Wish I Could Fly”. The single contains 4 different remixes of the song, because the radio stations especially in the UK want more tempo to the song. “[…] it was at first planned to be released only in the UK, but then [we] thought like what a hell we can release it everywhere because they became really good”, says Per according to Roxworld.

• Roxworld

Sofia Björk and Maria Gahm of Roxworld have made an exclusive interview of Per Gessle. It’s quite interesting, check it out! There are both Swedish and English versions available.

• Roxworld