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"They don't respect you. It's almost as they think they have the right to your life just because you're a celebrity. I don't accept that."

— Anni-Frid Lyngstad

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Source: Speaking about the two Swedish magazines, translated to English from Swedish, Lyngstad's appearance on Gäst hos Hagge, SVT (1983)
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