the *MP Persson, Tits & Ass* appreciation thread -

[Lantartida]

After more than 2000 topics, I thought it was time to a thread about MP Persson.



What do you think about this man? I think he is the man behind Gyllene Tider and Roxette.

[Hoppsan]

This guy is genious and lies behind many projects of Per. He's a great musician, both live and in the studio, and what I really like about him is that he is so calm. He's hardly ever in the newspaper etc. and doesn't have any star behaviour even though he IS great!

[Arlanda]

Hats off to him!

[Lantartida]

It was marvelous to see MP in EHM Turné this summer (well, I was not there: I only saw the pictures and videos). MP and Per have played together for 30 years, before and after Roxette times:

*AUDIOVISUELLT ANGREPP – Band of Mats Persson, Peter “Pedda” Nilsson and Martin Sternhufvud from 1976 till February 1977 in Halmstad

*GRAPE ROCK – Duo. Per Gessle & Mats Persson. Spring 1977.

*GYLLENE TIDER (first members) - Per Gessle, Mats Persson, Janne Carlsson (bass), Micke Syd Andersson (drums). From July 1977 to December 1978

*HJÄRTEKROSSAREN: Per Gessle, Anders Herrlin and Göran Fritzon (keyboards). January-February 1979

*GYLLENE TIDER (new formation): Per Gessle, Mats Persson, Micke Syd Andersson (drums), Anders Herrlin and Göran Fritzon. From February 1979 to 1982.

*PETER POP & THE HELICOPTERS: Per Gessle and Mats Persson. Summer 1979.

* MODERN TIMES (Gyllene Tider in English): Per Gessle, Mats Persson, Micke Syd Andersson (drums), Anders Herrlin and Göran Fritzon. From June 1983 to March 1985.

* SPÄNNANDE OSTAR: Lasse Lindbom, Marie Fredriksson, Per Gessle and Mats “MP” Persson. Just during a few months in 1985

[Robbie]

nice calm guy 

[RicardoGCE]

Until I started listening to Gyllene Tider (thank the heavens for YouTube and iTunes), I had little idea who MP was, or how significant he has been to both GT and Roxette. As far as I knew, he was a friend of Per's who co-wrote a few of Roxette's songs. That was it. But having listened to GT's works, and read more about him, I'm in awe of his talent. Persson and Gessle are Sweden's Lennon and McCartney