“In my world, I would like to take as much positive vibrations as possible. The same goes for our music. I feel that there is a big impact.”

— Kenneth Gärdestad

Regarding the connection between his fighting of his illness (skin cancer and lymphoma) and the brothers Gärdestad's music as quoted on Kenneth Gärdestad: "Blir sista stora hurraropet", Selåker, Johannes, Expressen.SE, published on 8 February 2018 (web) https://www.expressen.se/noje/kenneth-gardestad-jag-mar-samst/

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I min värld vill jag ju ta upp så mycket positiva vibrationer som finns. Samma gäller vår musik. Jag känner ju att det finns så stort genomslag.

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