ABBA's studio musician interview 2010 - Janne Schaffer

An interview with Janne Schaffer, who played guitar on about 50 of ABBA's songs.
He played electric guitar and electric sitar (e.g. on I have A Dream).
(If you pay a little attention you'll see an YT-friend* got some good PR on national TV! :))

Here's a kick-ass live performance he did after the interview:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUUGxe-ar9s
See what he thinks of Guitar Hero:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-tFwk0UoQA

Jan (Janne) Erik Tage Schaffer (born 24 September 1945 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for his work as a session guitarist for ABBA but he has also recorded with artists such as Bob Marley, Johnny Nash, Art Farmer and Tony Williams. He also played at the 1977 Montreux Jazz Festival.

His 1979 album Earmeal included session work from brothers Jeff, Steve and Mike Porcaro, as well as their father, Joe Porcaro. This is one of the few instances where the entire Porcaro family appears together on one album, the most well-known examples being Toto's Toto IV and The Seventh One.

Schaffer is a member of the Electric Banana Band where he plays guitar as the character 'Zebra'.
Schaffer received the Albin Hagström Memorial Prize in 1999.
(Wiki.)

* I have permission to show the clip with his signature :)

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[jonasjar]

Va fräckt! Har du lagt upp "min" intervju?! :-(

[SADL00KINM00N]

@jonasjar Först till kvarn, du vet :D Är ju bara ABBA-snacket, resten får du lägga upp :))

Garvar förresten fortfarande åt TV4 som snott klippet från YouTube :)

[2Shaymcn]

Hej Elin, great interview with Janne, a wonderful guitar contribution to ABBA !

I would have looked for a better copy and uploaded in HD, If I had known they were going to use it ! hehe Thanks again for getting this and uploading !

[SADL00KINM00N]

@2Shaymcn Lol no worries Shay, it looked and sounded great on TV, this video has been converted a few times! :)

Thanks for your contribution with all the brilliant videos on YT!!

[2Shaymcn]

Thanks to the rest of the gang here for the humourus remarks

I feel honoured that they chose to use a video from my channel

[SheerFolly]

wow, Elin, u know u have hit the media big time when they grab ur clip off yt for an interview lol !! has Shay seen this, color me Irish green with envy hahaha. and yes, Janne is one top flight musician and contributed much to the "ABBA sound". thnx for posting. :)

[Grumberf]

Janne Schaffer sverigest mest Kända Guitarist vare sig han ej tycker det, eller vet om det är han sverigest bästa Guitarist tackten och känslan.

[kranen1]

@UlfLundellSingers Tror inte han har så mycket pengar. Även om han hade haft så är det väl hans ensak vad han vill göra med dem? Om han inte vill skänka något så behöver han inte. Han hjälper ju mycket unga musiker och sånt och skänker säkert en del mycket pengar dit skulle jag tro.

[jonasjar]

@SADL00KINM00N jättesnygga textremsor, hur gör du dem? Det gränsar till proffskvalla no doubt! Så där många views kommer ju aldrig jag att få :-((

[UlfLundellSingers]

Jag spelar gitarr bättre än den här pajasen! Vi på Ulf Lundell Singers tycker att man ska vara seriös och inte bara tänka på pengar. Det sägs att Schaffer är god för 168 miljoner men att han inte skänkt de fattiga ett öre. Grymt! Hjärtlöst! Har Schatter verkligen lägrat drottning Silverblatt?Hon är ju så ful!

[vmtz2001]

God did he get old!

[Svettjodd]

@age49 DRUMS&PERC.: Ola Brunkert, Roger Palm, Åke Sundqvist, Malando Gassama, Per Lindvall; BASS: Rutger Gunnarson(+arr), Mike Watson, Per Sahlberg, Arnold Paseiro; GUITAR: Lasse Wellander, Björn Ulvaeus(+arr), Janne Schaffer, Mats Ronander, Finn Sjöberg; REEDS: Ulf Andersson, Hector Bingert, Christer Eklund, Johan Stengård, Halldor Pålsson; HORNS: Jan Kling, Christer Danielsson, Nils Landgren, Bruno Glenmark; KEYB: Benny Andersson(+arr), Anders Eljas(+arr), Anders Dahl(+arr); +OTHERS +singers.

[SADL00KINM00N]

@SheerFolly lol no, Harold... well not yet anyway!! :D

[SheerFolly]

@SADL00KINM00N

haha, i hope Shay didn't ask u for licensing royalties :D !!!!!