ABBA hate each other don’t they? They all swapped fluids and such and ended up seething eyeball to eyeball, bowing out of the spotlight in the lamest way possible – limping out with a live performance on The Late, Late Breakfast Show.
Bj?rn Ulvaeus said that the group would never appear on stage again because “there is simply no motivation to re-group. Money is not a factor and we would like people to remember us as we were. Young, exuberant, full of energy and ambition. I remember Robert Plant saying Led Zeppelin were a cover band now because they cover all their own stuff. I think that hit the nail on the head.”
They’ve previously turned down an envelope with ?600 million in it to tour and… well… Benny Andersson and Ulvaeus have now started musing on it all again, presumable to attract interest in a new project or ABBA box-set or something.
In an interview with The Times, the pair were asked if they would consider a one-off performance, perhaps with an orchestra, that could be beamed around the world.
In short, Andersson replied:
?Yeah, why not??
He continued:
“I don’t know if the girls sing anything any more. I know Frida was in the studio. It’s not a bad idea, actually.”
So where is all this coming from then? Lyngstad married a German nobleman, so she doesn’t need the cash. F?ltskog has had a reasonable solo career since ABBA and is a bit mental by all accounts.
Nope. We can’t think of a single cynical reason why this would be rumoured. Not even the next sentence gives a clue.
Andersson and Ulvaeus are promoting their new musical Kristina which opens at London’s Royal Albert Hall on April 14.
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