For us you have to make peace with that song because it's stronger than you in a way. It's not going away. Morten Harket More Quotes by Morten Harket More Quotes From Morten Harket People think the chorus is the hard part in 'Take on Me,' but they're wrong. The hard part was making the verses bounce. Morten Harket thinkmehardpeople I had always wanted to make music on a big scale but never knew how it was going happen - until I saw a band in Oslo called Bridges. I was stunned. They had everything. The only thing they didn't have was me. I knew I needed to join, not for my own sake but for the band's. I knew I was a necessary ingredient. Morten Harket nevermemy-ownmusic We had to leave Norway and go where it was all happening, which was London. We loved it there, but it was hard. We had no money - we were literally starving. It started to get ugly. Morten Harket lovedgouglymoney We sent a guy called Terry Slater a couple of demos, using the last of our money. And then things turned. He landed us a deal with Warners and said just keep coming up with songs, because when success hits you, you won't even know your name. Morten Harket nameyoumoneysuccess Fun is only possible if you have a mindset that allows it. Morten Harket possibleyoumindsetfun I am naturally prone to fun or to be funny, but when I talk about myself in interviews, then it's an intellectual exercise. Morten Harket i-ammyselffunfunny A-ha is not me, Paul, or Magne: it is its own individual that has its own identity and characteristics. It is a result of a particular meeting point between the three of us. Morten Harket meetingresultmeidentity We didn't feel we fitted into the '80s. Morten Harket fittedfeel
