He is still a member of Backyard Babies, claiming in an interview with Rocksverige.se that the band will come together later and be stronger than ever.
Dregen formed the Backyard Babies with his childhood friends Nicke Borg, Peder Carlsson and Johan Blomqvist in their own town of Nässjö, Sweden. The band moved to Stockholm to pursue wider success. The group signed a record deal andreleased their debut album Diesel & Power in 1994.
Also in 1994, Dregen met singer and guitarist Nicke Andersson who at that time played drums with Swedish death metal outfit Entombed. Together they formed another band, The Hellacopters. The Hellacopters found success in 1996 with their album Supershitty to the Max!, which won a Grammis. It was followed in 1997 by the record Payin' the Dues. The band also toured with KISS. That same year, Backyard Babies released another Grammis winning album – Total 13.
By the end of the 1990s, Dregen decided to leave The Hellacopters and focused on recording and performing with Backyard Babies.[2].
The album Making Enemies is Good was released in 2001, and Backyard Babies were awarded another Grammis. They toured the world several times and even also did a European tour opening up for AC/DC[3]. Since then, the band have released a number of EP´s, singles and albums such as Stockholm Syndrome, People Like People Like People Like Us, Backyard Babies and Them XX. The later resulted in a anniversary tour in 2010, following which the band announced an indefinite hiatus.[4]
In May 2011 Dregen also joined Michael Monroe, from former band Hanoi Rocks.[5] Monroe, writing on his website, said
Dregen is the perfect choice for this band. We are a group of very strong individuals and we really needed a great personality as a guitar player. Dregen has the whole package together – he’s a killer guitarist, a brilliant showman, looks great and has the right kind of attitude and taste in music. I feel very glad and lucky that he was willing and able to join us. Dregen is a real star and a true rocker at heart.I can’t wait to start rockin’ out with him in the band![6]
As of July 2011, Dregen was working on a solo album.
Jag och min far
Dregen Lyrics
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Har jag lagt min far
Där vilar han tryggt
På den plats han bad
Där brisen från havet
Ger honom fläkt
Där hamnar vi alla till slut
I min släkt
Finns tårarna kvar
Som vi har samlat
Jag och min far
Märkta av sorgen
Av släktens ord
Av såren vi ärvde
Jag och min far
Våra händer är nötta
Av familjens sigill
Av dom som la grunden
För att vi finns till
Cirkeln ska slutas
Det har jag kvar
Vi ska enas i jorden
Jag och min far
Cirkeln ska slutas
Det har jag kvar
Vi ska enas i jorden
Jag och min far
Vi ska enas i jorden
Jag och min far
The song "Jag och min far" by Dregen is a touching tribute to the singer's father who has passed away. The first two lines of the song say "Där borta vid pilen har jag lagt min far", which means "over there by the willow tree, I have laid my father". The singer goes on to describe the peaceful resting place of his father, where the breeze from the sea blows gently on him. The lyrics contain a sense of acceptance and inevitability of death, with the line "där hamnar vi alla till slut i min släkt" which translates to "there we all end up in my family".
The second verse of the song talks about the sadness and grief that the singer and his father shared together, as well as the rest of their family. The tears shed are marked by the pain and sorrow that they had endured, and the wounds they had inherited. The hands of the singer and his father are described as worn out, marked by the family's seal, and the one's who laid the foundation for their existence. The final verse of the song is a reflection on the circle of life. The singer acknowledges that the "circle" will eventually close, and that they will all unite in the earth, including him and his father. The repetitive chorus "vi ska enas i jorden, jag och min far" further emphasizes this and leaves a somber yet poignant note to the song.
Line by Line Meaning
Där borta vid pilen
Over there by the arrow
Har jag lagt min far
I have laid my father
Där vilar han tryggt
There he rests safely
På den plats han bad
In the place he prayed
Där brisen från havet
Where the sea breeze
Ger honom fläkt
Gives him relief
Där hamnar vi alla till slut
There we all end up in the end
I min släkt
In my family
Uppe vid huset
Up at the house
Finns tårarna kvar
The tears are still there
Som vi har samlat
That we have gathered
Jag och min far
Me and my father
Märkta av sorgen
Marked by the sorrow
Av släktens ord
By the words of the family
Av såren vi ärvde
By the wounds we inherited
Jag och min far
Me and my father
Våra händer är nötta
Our hands are worn
Av familjens sigill
By the family's seal
Av dom som la grunden
By those who laid the foundation
För att vi finns till
For our existence
Cirkeln ska slutas
The circle shall close
Det har jag kvar
That is what I have left
Vi ska enas i jorden
We shall unite in the earth
Jag och min far
Me and my father
Vi ska enas i jorden
We shall unite in the earth
Jag och min far
Me and my father
Vi ska enas i jorden
We shall unite in the earth
Jag och min far
Me and my father
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Olle Ljungstrom
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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This is the reason why my memory was stolen by hypnotists accomplices light destruciones life more serious incest and rapes my father etc..en Colombia
why the hypnosis and why are not castrated Men Who abused me and hypnotists Who Stole My Memory
Have why me in this life so much damage I did not hurt anyone
ANDREAS Dregen TYRONE ... SSS
*: X enamoradoTHESE DAYS IN THE MORNING TODAY TONIGHT I'M THINKING IN ALL WANT IT TOO Wishing deestar, Although SOMETIMES MORE THAN YOU SEE YOU SO DIFFERENT THAT I SHALL NOT BE distrusted
YESTERDAY LOCA My mom Told me when I Talk About Serious Violations of rapes and sexual incest Which I Have Been the victim dedse very young and all my life * X (anger
..I Remember the physical pain and imprisonment of Those Things That Happened Against my will and my body blows incest abuse etc .. Violations torture
and disgust I felt my father my brother and other men my pain my cries * X (anger
I never got handedly They made me anything and Then I was forced to forget everything and Men Who Live with severely abused me as my father my brother uncles etc .. * X (anger
and there are the nasty memories of my father and other men my brother I never wanna be there was forced Against my will * X (anger
* X (enojoAnd there is the plot and the global conspiracy of Hypnotists accomplices of all immense damage my life to my Committed cuerpo.ellos stole my brain and my life ..
* X (enojoand I see my mom as an accomplice Because she Seems all I Suffered Please ignore what my father a rapist That Has not Been neutered * X (anger
and I see them my brother and my uncles all men accomplices of Those depravities * X (anger
Sometimes I see myself in Situations where my father Involved abuar me or make me abused me and other men is terrible * X (anger
laughter and satisfaction of society and government and the political mafia of This Planet for serious torture Committed to me * X (anger
I can not Understand absolutely nothing * X (anger
why why steal my memories and cause me so much damage and continue * X (anger
* :( Tristenow I can remember more and live more of my desires and feelings for you but do not know if you are an enemy That has killed more me in life.
* :( Tristeand I do not know what I am to you or What has happened between us
X (enojoI Assure you I do not like anything you're married or you casdado or Have Children with other women
* X (* :( tristeme anger since I was born my life Have destroyed without breaks and the right to be a mother was denied to me by the kidnappers of my life Who Have absolutely destroyed my life * X (anger
, Although I have the comfort of not Having children and less incestos prefer to kill them with my bare hands sxeuales rape and incest of Which I Have Been the victim They Have Been headstones very painful than others imposed on my body and my life without my Having done any harm to anyone * X (anger
I continue living a life That does not make sense Because They are bloquendo all my life Although I'd rather be dead really * happy :)
the mere thought of the Possibility of dying really relieves some * happy :)
to me I have betrayed everyone and everything in this life for me this life esta does not make any sense * X (anger
Apparently I'm free in a serious and dangerous kidnapping air annihilates my life and everything I am * X (anger
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Reyna Lindström
The heart has allways a unique memory that no one can steal...Good luck!
Hjärtat har alltid ett unikt minne som ingen kan stjäla...Lycka till!
El corazón tiene siempre una memoria única que nadie puede robar...Buena suerte!
Love from Sweden