My life contains so many other things; I have my children, my grandchildren, my two dogs and a big place in the country. I have my own life..

I must be allowed to be as I am..

When I record, it feels like I'm in a bubble. There's nothing else in my head right then. It's just that song, and I'm trying to really sound like wh….

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

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..

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

I'm a country bumpkin. I'm not a showgirl..

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

When you love someone, and you've lost that one, then nothing really matters..

No one who has experienced facing a screaming, boiling, hysterical audience can avoid feeling shivers in the spine. It's a thin line between celebrat….

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..

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….

I just want to live in peace and quiet..

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

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

The press has always written that I am a recluse and a mysterious woman, but I am more down-to-earth than they think..

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

My professional persona never loosens its grip, keeping an eye on me at all times..

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 nec….

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

Abba's last tour was a success but awful for me..