“The friends of Magnus Lindberg: ”Many will miss him””
“Musician Magnus Lindberg has died after a short illness.”
“Now tells his friends and artists about the grief.”
“I remember him as an incredibly strong and lively man,” says the former ”Grymlings”-the colleague Mikael Rickfors.”
“During Tuesday night came the news that Magnus Lindberg had died after a short illness. He was 66 years old. “
“He died in my arms,” said his wife Larissa Lindberg to Nöjesbladet.”
“Magnus Lindberg was primarily known as a member of the rock group ”Grymlings”, where he played together with Pugh Rogefeldt, 71, Mikael Rickfors, 70, Mats Ronander, 64, and Göran Lagerberg, 71.”
“Rickfors: ”Strong and lively””
“When Nöjesbladet reaches Mikael Rickfors, he has just received the news.”
” It’s incredibly sad of course. I don’t know what to say really, ” he says.”
” I remember him as an incredibly strong and lively person when we worked together. Full of energy and joy.”
“For the former colleague Mats Ronander came lindberg’s death as a shock.”
“– It was very sad to hear, I’m very sorry. I am shocked actually. “
” I thought he was a great songwriter and a fine musician. We worked a bit together for quite a long time ago now. There are many who will miss him, he was great. So he may rest in peace.”
“Göran Lagerberg, Magnus Lindberg lived neighbors together in the 80’s, before they formed Grymlings. “
“– It was tragic. I am very sad, very sad. He has made many memorable songs and he was a great singer, ” says Lagerberg.”
“Even the artist Mauro Scocco, 56, has expressed his sadness over musikerkollegans death. On Twitter, he has posted a picture of himself and Lindberg together with the text, ”Rest in peace Magnus” followed by a blue heart.”
“Lasse Lindbom: Played together at christmas”
“Lasse Lindbom, 69, has worked and played with most of the major artists in Sweden, Marie Fredriksson, Ulf Lundell and Golden Times. In the 1970s, he started the band the national Team, where he picked up Magnus Lindberg.”
” He was an amazing singer. He was good even then. He was a great addition to what we wanted to do. Above all, he was a man who went his own way. He had a social pathos and cared genuinely about the things he wrote about in his songs.”
“When Nöjesbladet reaches him, he is still shocked over the news that his friend and colleague is dead. Lasse Lindbom used to always have Magnus Lindberg as a guest artist at their gigs.”
“– It is going so quickly, I have not had time to digest it. It was very unexpected.”
“the Last time he met Magnus Lindberg was when they played together in the royal garden in Stockholm at christmas.”
” Where was he with. Then it was just as usual. We are a little bit shocked.”
“How will you remember him?”
“– He will be missed, he will pop up in your head on me if you are going to do something where you usually have with him.”
“– He actually made an album quite recently and it was very, very good. It’s nice that the last thing he did was a very good thing. The plate was very good, we played some stuff from it in the summer when he visited us.”
