ABBA Interview: Björn Ulvaeus On Making ABBA's Timeless Hits

Rick's guests are getting increasingly more legendary. Next week I won't be surprised to see Ludwig van Beethoven.

As a kid growing up, listening to heavy rock, I really wanted to hate this band, but at some point you couldn’t help but recognizing the greatness of their song writing capabilities.
And today I would kill to see songwriters like them again to hit the charts.

I never thought there’d come a day when I would say “man, I miss ABBA.”

What a well spoken gentleman Bjorn is. A decent, intelligent, creative genius with grace and no ego.
The world needs more like him.

Björn, what a legend. Proud to be Swedish. You can tell that he's incredibly intelligent, and very well-spoken. Definitely a man to look up to as an artist.

Mad respect having Björn on here.

Rick’s interview lineup over the last few years is unmatched. 🏆

despite being a metalhead, ABBA is still my guilty pleasure. no matter what genre you listen to, you can always appreciate ABBA they are just one of those bands. simply amazing!

Rick’s interview technique is the best I’ve heard.
He asks the right questions and lets the artist take over without interruption.
Björn is such a down to earth pro.
An absolute hero.

Rick was mentioned in Swedish press the other day, and was praised by the journalist for lifting the craftsmanship of musicians to the greater public awareness, and rightfully so, to hear your favorites broken down into the basic parts, how they constructed the song, the subtleness of the instruments and how they use and mix them, vocal arrangements, you name it. To get all that is like zooming in to a photograph, great bits all over the place, but it’s only when zoomed out, listening to the whole piece when the song comes to its full splendor, and that is why I think Rick is important for the music future, to get the young ones interested in the craftsmanship in songwriting

Its insane to think Björn is 78 years old and this well versed into tech!

Steven Wilson said on stage: there are two kinds of people in this world. Those who like ABBA and those who lie to you

More than half an hour of just professional issues.
And both of them talking calmly and not cutting each other.
So nice to listen to!
Thank you!

I have a lot of respect for Björn's body of work but also for how he has kept himself remarkably up to date on technology when most artists tend to stay frozen in time. How many 78-year olds even know what "metadata" means?

Frida and Agnetha are the best female duo ever. Their voices blended like no others.

This man is 78 years old! Can't believe it.

I am death metal guitarist but absolutely worship the songwriting skills of ABBA just pure genius.

Björn and ABBA have always been way above Popmusic standards. Rutger Gunnarssons basslines were and still are phenomenal

I have the pleasure of being in one of the UK's top ABBA tributes. We play theatres and venues all over the UK and abroad. We get all ages and types of people in the audience. As a classically trained musician, I can tell you exactly why their music endures. It's amazing, complex, deep, and honest. I play 80-90 shows a year I have done since 2019, and it's still engaging and fun. Enough said.

Not sure how Rick is getting all these legendary musicians on his show but he is well on his way to becoming the No.1 musician interviewer. Amazing. Congratulations

My daughter is 2 years old, her first words were Mama and Abba. This music is immortal