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Translation from Swedish:

“Robbed and threatened to death. That happened to Niklas Frisk and James Iha, former member of Smashing Pumpkins, in Stockholm. – “An experience I could have been without”, says Niklas. Niklas Frisk and James Iha had been to the Kvarnen pub at Sodermalm, Stockholm the night before monday. When they had finished eating around 2 am and were walking to Niklas car on Hogbergsgatan they were assaulted from behind by two men. One of the men grabbed James Iha’s jacket and threatened him with a bottle. The other one had a revolver looking object in his pocket and stepped forward to Niklas Frisk and said that he would shoot him and James Iha if they didn’t leave all their money over. – “Of course sometime you’ve got to be robbed too, an experience to add to the act. I lose 1000 kronor. It was over within a minute. We weren’t physically hurt”, says Niklas. James Iha lost 300 dollars, two credit cards and his driving license. He currently lives in New York and saw the ironic with the whole situation. – “Yeah, he said he missed the safety on Manhattan”, says Niklas. James Iha was one of the original members in Smashing Pumpkins, a band formed in Chicago in 1988 that achieved world success with albums such as “Siamese Dream” and “MC&IS” before dissolved two years ago. Niclas Frisk broke through in 1993 as a guitar player for Atomic Swing and have after that became a well-known and respected producer and songwriter. He was the man behind most of the music from Nina Perssons A Camp album. Something that James Iha amongst others noticed. – “He really liked A Camp and that’s how it goes. Today we see each other as friend and have some projects together. We’re writing songs and working with a girl from New York called Karen. It’s mainly James project but I also contribute with music.” James Iha and Niklas Frisk are also working with a french debutant named Vanessa. That project also features Lou Reed.”