Quotes By Agnetha Faltskog

When I'm living in the world of luxury and celebrity, which is where I found myself for a large part of my life, it's a walk-on part. Not a vital necessity, like it is for so many people. I enjoy it but I can see right through it!

It has always felt like a failure that Bjorn and I couldn't keep our family together. You never get it back, but to this day I don't regret splitting up. The reason behind our separation is one of those things I definitely don't want to go into!

I may have aimed too high sometimes, asked too much of myself and demanded too little from those around me.

This idea of trying to repeat a success doesn't interest me. It's only really done to make money.

I have always had strong maternal instincts. Even when I was still a child I cut out pictures of prams from newspapers and imagined the feeling of pushing my own pram through fresh winter snow and seeing the wheels' tracks behind me in the snow.

I can spot empty flattery and know exactly where I stand. In the end it's really only my own approval or disapproval that means anything.

There is a danger of changing too much in the search for perfection.

When I was 15 I became a full-time singer in a band. At 18 I made my first record.

There was a time when the music fell silent. Both within me and around me.

It's strange that the newspapers don't see a connection between their false revelations about my private life and my need for seclusion and security.

I must be allowed to be as I am.

I am uninterested in appearing in newspapers and on television. Many people think I am striking a pose - that I want to create a sense of shyness. But it's just not something I want to do. I overdosed.

When I was 25, Abba was formed. After Abba I made three solo albums. Maybe I have been productive enough.

My path has not been determined. I shall have more experiences and pass many more milestones.

I would like to sing the theme tune of a big film - something like 'Titanic.'

I just want to live in peace and quiet.