Before coming together to form the duo, Fredriksson and Gessle were already established artists in Sweden, with Fredriksson releasing a number of solo albums and Gessle being the lead singer and songwriter of Gyllene Tider, which had three No. 1 albums. On the advice of the managing director of their record label, they came together to record "Neverending Love", which became a hit single in Sweden.
After the release of Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus!, a greatest hits record, the duo took a hiatus before returning with the albums Have a Nice Day (1999) and Room Service (2001). They continued to chart in other territories, mainly in Europe and Latin America, where they earned various Gold and Platinum awards until the beginning of the new millennium. In 2002, the duo took a break from recording and touring when Fredriksson was diagnosed with a brain tumour. Gessle went on to release solo albums and reunited with Gyllene Tider before Roxette took to the stage together again for the first time in 8 years, in 2009, during Gessle's European Party Crasher tour. In 2011, they released Charm School, their first studio album in ten years, which was followed by Travelling in 2012. Their latest studio album, Good Karma, was released in 2016.
Their songs "It Must Have Been Love" and "Listen to Your Heart" continue to receive wide radio airplay, with both singles recently receiving awards from BMI for achieving five million radio plays. They have sold an estimated 75 million records worldwide, with over 10 million in certified units from Germany, the US and the UK, achieving gold and platinum certifications for Joyride and Look Sharp! in all three regions.
On 18 April 2016, an official statement was released, cancelling the last leg of the RoXXXette 30th Anniversary Tour due to concerns about Marie Fredriksson's health. As her doctors have advised her to refrain from playing live, she will no longer tour with Roxette. Fredriksson stated: "Sadly, now my touring days are over and I want to take this opportunity to thank our wonderful fans that has followed us on our long and winding journey." Gessle added: "The joyride on the road is over now – but we sure had fun, didn't we?" Roxette has also worked in the studio on their tenth studio album, Good Karma. They have worked with young producers from Sweden like Addeboy vs Cliff "to inject new blood into the Roxette sound". Remixes aside, this is the first time that they have allowed anyone outside of the Roxette canon to produce new music. On 8 April 2016, the lead single off the album, "It Just Happens", was released. The album followed on 3 June 2016.
Per Gessle toured Europe in October and November 2018 as "Per Gessle's Roxette" with a set that lent heavily on the band's back catalogue.
I Love the Sound of Crashing Guitars
Roxette Lyrics
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I love the sound of smashing guitars
I love the sound of crashing guitars
Red guitars against the wall
Big guitars can turn so small
I love the sound of crashing guitars
Show it!
The 6-string kick inside
The 6-string kick inside
The 6-string kick inside.
I love the sound of breaking guitars
I love the sound of crashing guitars
Hey you long haired vintage Jesus
Break the guitar into 1000 pieces
I love the sound of crashing guitars
Don't you?
The 6-string kick inside
The 6-string kick inside.
Don't you love the sound of crashing guitars?
Don't you love the sound of crashing electric guitars?
Don't you love that sound, drivin' in your car
Don't you love the sound of crashing electric guitars?
Don't you?
Don't you?
I love the touch of watching the stars
I love the sound of trashing guitars
Custom made, Townshend's ace
Smash the axe and break the case
I love the sound of crashing guitars
Crashing and crashing!
The 6-string kick inside
The 6-string kick inside.
I love the sound of crashing guitars
Mao Mao Mao...
The song "I Love the Sound of Crashing Guitars" by Roxette is a powerful and energetic tribute to the electric guitar and its potential for destruction. The lyrics express the singer's love for the sound of guitars being smashed and broken against walls and floors, as well as the feeling of power and exhilaration that comes with playing and listening to loud and aggressive rock music.
The repeated refrain "The 6-string kick inside" is a reference to the adrenaline rush that comes with performing on a guitar or listening to a guitar solo, and the sense of freedom and release that rock music can provide. The line "Hey you long haired vintage Jesus, break the guitar into 1000 pieces" is a nod to the legendary rock guitarist Pete Townshend of The Who, who was known for smashing his guitars on stage as a theatrical expression of the band's wild and rebellious spirit.
Overall, the song celebrates the raw and primal energy of rock music and the electric guitar, as well as the sense of rebellion and non-conformity that it represents.
Line by Line Meaning
I love the sound of smashing guitars
The singer enjoys the sound of destruction caused by a guitar breaking.
I love the sound of crashing guitars
The singer loves the noise that is made when a guitar is smashed.
Red guitars against the wall
A visual description of a scene where red guitars are smashed against a wall.
Big guitars can turn so small
Even the largest of guitars can break into small pieces.
The 6-string kick inside
The feeling of enjoyment when hearing a guitar being destroyed.
Show it!
An encouragement to someone to break a guitar and make noise.
Hey you long haired vintage Jesus
A reference to someone who is skilled at smashing guitars and looks like Jesus with long hair.
Break the guitar into 1000 pieces
An instruction to smash a guitar into many small pieces.
Don't you?
A rhetorical question asking if the listener also loves the sound of crashing guitars.
Don't you love the sound of crashing electric guitars?
A repeated question asking if the listener enjoys the noise made by electric guitars being broken.
Don't you love that sound, drivin' in your car
A suggestion that listening to crashing guitars while driving a car is enjoyable.
I love the touch of watching the stars
A contrast to the previous lines, expressing the artist's enjoyment of looking at the stars.
I love the sound of trashing guitars
Another expression of the singer's love for the noise made when guitars are destroyed.
Custom made, Townshend's ace
A description of a high-quality guitar made by Townshend.
Smash the axe and break the case
An instruction to break both the guitar and its case.
Crashing and crashing!
A repetition of the idea that guitar destruction makes a satisfying sound.
Mao Mao Mao...
A repeated vocalization that has no clear meaning in context.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: PER GESSLE
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