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Tell us about yourself:: ”No matter what the price, I’ll pay my dues… to play in an outlaw country band”
Eventhough all songs on the debut album ”Outlaw Country Band” isn’t completely autobiographic they still contains my experience, my upgrowing and my dreams. But the titletrack ”Outlaw Country Band” is really about me, word by word.

”Someone played me Johnny Cash”
I was a small boy the first time I heard Johnny Cash, his raw, genuine, in your face-music went straight to my heart and I felt that the heavy metal my friends listened to, was wimpy in comparison.
Then I discovered Waylon Jennings and since that day I knew I wanted to be a country singer.
”I’m a country music legend wannabe”

We call it Outlaw Music, but outlaw to me isn’t just a music style, it’s mainly about not being bound by any rules regarding the music or to adapt to any trends or trying to follow what’s popular for the moment. It’s about beeing true to yourself.
”We all need those never stop believers, who’s being just the way they wanna be”

Playing Outlaw Country might not sound so special , but coming from Scandinavia , to top it all from a small village in northern Sweden , makes it very unusual. When I grew up , I had not a single friend who listened to the same kind of music as me. So I 'm very proud to present my debut album with my own songs for you .