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!

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

I must be allowed to be as I am.

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.

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

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.

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