The Hives Quotes

Quotes from your favourite band, The Hives.

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The Hives performing ‘Here We Go Again’ at Brixton Academy in London (4th May 2002).

“Coming to Great Britain, I have given a bit of thought to this thing with the monarchy okay? So everybody listen up, words of wisdom coming your way courtesy of Mr. Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist okay? And here’s what I’ve figured out. The monarchy is fine… but there can only be one king: Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist! So you people have that fixed by Monday okay?”

“Ladies and gentlemen, Londoners and outside residents. A man who is clearly not Randy Fitzsimmons, master of the Telecaster, Mr. Nicholaus Arson!”

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Pelle on Chris. Beats 1 Radio with Zane Lowe (2015)

Zane: “Why do they always put the handsome ones at the back?” Pelle: “Because [Chris] can play drums.”

“When we started first grade Chris has always been my most handsome friend.”

“He’s like a Calvin Klein model kind of handsome”

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 2008 black and white Christmas photo shoot + ‘A Christmas Duel’ released

Prior to hooking up with Cyndi Lauper, The Hives cut a rough demo of the song. “There is a demo that she’s not on. The demo just featured us trying to imitate a girl and making a girl voice and then trying to sound like a guy in a guy’s voice, basically.” - Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist (IGN; Dec 23, 2008)

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We always talk about what is left to do as a band and the only thing we could think of was playing with AC/DC.

Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist, about their main support slot for AC/DC next month (The Australian, 10 Oct 2015)

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Falling in love with rock ‘n’ roll? That came really early on. I was six, and Pelle was five. I was listening to AC/DC. [I] got those records from an older friend on my street, and I was listening to that over and over and over. And we had a band as well — Pelle sang, and I played the drums and my dad played the guitar. Music was cool back then. Half the day we’d play the Three Musketeers, and the other half of the day we’d have a rock band. There were influences all the way from 6 years old. I remember the Dead Kennedys in the beginning, they scared us. We were scared of them. It was sort of spooky sounding. But the Misfits we could relate to. Happier melodies and stuff.

Nicholaus Arson (The Hives), Rock ‘n’ Roll Is ‘Looks, Guts and Jumping’ (Diffuser, 5 June 2012)

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I just figured out this week, I’m celebrating 20 years of being an AC/DC fan. AC/DC was the first band I got a tape of, when I was six years old. I rediscovered them when I turned 20. They are the best, most consistent band I know of.

Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist (The Hives) about where AC/DC would fit into his world view (30/11/05)

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Pyrotechnics are for bands who don’t do anything on stage and need other stuff to do stuff for them. I am a human pyrotechnic.

Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist (The Hives) in The Guardian, 5 October 2007.

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“We have had a couple of Spinal Tap moments. like being in Holland and not being able to find Amsterdam.” - Nicholaus Arson, The Hives (NME magazine, 5 June 2004)

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“Sexy men are a dying breed. We’re the last sexy men alive on the planet.” - Nicholaus Arson, The Hives (NME magazine, 31 July 2004)

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Richard Watson, via e-mail: “Howlin’ Pete, if The Hives were to finish tomorrow would you ever consider joining a Rolling Stones tribute band?”

Everyone except Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist:“Ha ha ha!”

Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist: “That’s a dull question. [Notices the “Pete” bit] Well, Rochard Witson, I don’t know enough Stones lyrics to pull it off.”

The Hives answering questions, taken from Q magazine, February 2003.

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This stage isn’t big enough to hold my ego, so I’m gonna join you guys!

Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist as he jumps down into the crowd and the band start ‘Take Back The Toys’ (Glastonbury Festival, 2013)

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“Well, we actually have ‘couples’ sorted out in the band”

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Vigilante Carlstroem & Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist of The Hives at Groezrock 2014.

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“You’re not very important just because you’ve got more money for your ticket; or just because you know someone in mid-level management at Coachella. Everybody in the VIP sit down… That’s right I’m looking at you. I’m looking at you Tom Hanks.”

Since it’s that time of year, here is a flashback to Pelle slaying at Coachella 2012 main stage with a now legendary quote.

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aaand this is why I love The Hives.

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I think you’ll come to realise that the last 15 minutes of our set was the best 15 minutes of the whole festival.

Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist at Reading Festival 2014 (via NME)

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1000 reasons to love The Hives: (x)

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We’re here to wear you out – some of you will want to cover your eyes, some will want to put cotton wool in your ears. The rest of you? I’m proud of you!

Howlin' Pelle Almqvist at Reading Festival (2012)