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The worst was as a butcher, aged 17.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 February 2008 source ↗
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A cabaret act with Agnetha, Frida and Benny. It was in a nightclub in Gothenburg and one night we had seven in the audience. It was before we found out that we were a pop group.
Cold call market research at uni.
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