The Repeatles started life in 1997 in Arnie Brox's garage in west Stockholm, where he and Jan Leonard
rehearsed Beatle songs to play at some friends' wedding. The story could've ended there but somehow
it didn't...

11 years and some 400 gigs later they are cruising along in their 12th year together, with fellow band members
Pete Beck and Steve Kling, towards an unknown future... The future is unwritten thank God, but we know this:
The past 12 months has been the toughest in their caréer and the Repeatles have become closer, tighter and
better than ever thanks to the best school in the world, life. "We're painting pictures, that never dries, trying to
keep the feeling alive... on a rough ride"

Since 2003 the band have played more abroad than in their home country, Sweden. Largely thanks to International
Beatleweek in Liverpool and connections made there, the band have had the opportunity to tour and play in South America,
USA, Canada, Belgium, Finland and the UK. Sure, they have a following in Sweden and always pull a crowd of die-hard fans,
but internationally is where the Repeatles' brand of "tribute-acting" works best.

The Repeatles have never changed a member and most likely wouldn't survive if someone decided to leave the band. Like all
real gangs, this one is built on friendship and camaraderie as opposed to a business-like approach, and I would even
go as far as to say that a certain Omertà exists within the band. Nuff said...

Apart from playing around 150 Beatle songs and a good 100 more from such favorites as The Who, The Kinks, The Hollies,
Monkees, The Byrds, The Rolling Stones, Yardbirds, Zombies and more, they also write, record and (sometimes) perform
original material.

This time around we will ask the members to contribute their own bios for your reading pleasure.
This also gives Arnie, Jan, Pete & Steve a chance to give their views on life on the rock'n'rollercoaster.

To anyone who has ever had the pleasure of catching these guys in a club or on a big stage somewere in the universe,
thanks for keeping the Power Pop and the Maximum R&B alive...

See you out there,
Grazie,

Fortunato Agostini (spiritual guide)
Clerkenwell, September 11, 2008