Interviewdatum: 25. Mai 2009.

Jonathan Fagerlund wurde am 08. Januar 1991 in Halmstad / Schweden geboren. Heute lebt und arbeitet Jonathan Fagerlund abwechselnd in Schweden und in den USA.

INTERVIEW!
OBZ: Do you write your own songs?
FAGERLUND: I actually just started writing myself, I've got one song on the new album which I co-wrote with Samuel Waermö and Didrik Thott (who wrote the melodifestivalen song Welcome to my life), it's called Ready 4 it!

OBZ: What does your songs evolve from?
FAGERLUND: I tend to find inspiration in various things, it's important to take good care of it when it does come around though!

OBZ: You also write for other artists. Is the collaboration important to you?
FAGERLUND: I haven't written for anyone else yet, but it may be something for the future :)

OBZ: Is music for you a feeling of life? Do you think music should play an important role in people’s life?
FAGERLUND: I think that music does play an important part of everyone's lives. Music can help people express how they feel not only to other people but to themselves.

OBZ: Do you always play your music live? Is that important to you?
FAGERLUND: Definitely! I play music all the time! When I work out, when I walk around in town, in school aso.

OBZ: With whom would you like to work together?
FAGERLUND: I have to admit that my dream duet partner is Kylie Minogue! Such an amazingly talented woman with great music.

OBZ: What was the most embarrassing thing that happened to you? Was it on a concert? Or was it on another event?
FAGERLUND: Hm! Hard question! My dancers and I had a lot of fun on tour last summer. In one song we dance pretty closely and suddenly out of nowhere they started tickling me (of course in a way that the audience didn’t see) which made me burst out laughing and lookin pretty stupid to the rest of the people. Pretty embarrassing ;)

OBZ: People can buy your music here in the shops. Where else could people get your music from?
FAGERLUND: http://english.megastore.se/template/next%2CProduct.vm?itemid=2114471 ships my new album worldwide!

OBZ: Tell me about the greatest experience you had with your fans.
FAGERLUND: Every time people travel to come see one of my gigs is the most amazing feeling. I think I've got the best supporters in the world!!!

OBZ: Is it important to you to keep in contact with your fans?
FAGERLUND: Of course! I try to be as active as possible on myspace and my website. It's very important to me!

OBZ: What is the most important thing in your life?
FAGERLUND: My family, without them none of this would be possible and I'm deeply thankful for their involvement in my career.

OBZ: Imagine you had one free wish. What would you wish for?
FAGERLUND: Either world piece or a wish to be able to eat all the crap in the world without gaining a pound! Probably depending on what mood I'd be in ;)

OBZ: Have you ever been to Germany before?
FAGERLUND: I do indeed, a lot of my relatives are living in Germany so therefore the reunions are held there. I like it!

OBZ: Imagine now you have the opportunity to thank all your friends and family. What would you say to them?
FAGERLUND: My friends are amazing, I'm probably pretty hard to keep in touch with sometimes but they always understand me. I'm very thankful for having the friends I do, and even more so with my family.

OBZ: What can we expect of you in the future?
FAGERLUND: Well, my album Welcome to my world was released on May 20th so I think you should all click on that link up there and get a copy too ;) I think you'll like it! If the album does well I'll be on tour all summer!!!


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