Original Article By Kari Andresen - (Translation by Sabine Clement) In the eighties, Morten Harket (40) was famous for his muscular biceps. But what the fans didn't know, was that all the stress that came with stardom, made him develop boils on his arms."The unusual situation I was living in, didn't break me psychically, but rather physically," he tells Aftonbladet.
"I developed infection sall over my body, and abscesses on my arms. My color vision was troubled and couldn't receive enough visual information. My tastebuds were affected as well," he tells the Swedish paper.
Harket says that the doctors couldn't give him any explanation for his trouble.
"They found a couple of bacteriae, but didn't know how I could have caught those. Except that my whole immune system was knocked out."
Drained life energy
The young artist saw himself as extremely old, and blamed the hysteria around him.
"People, people, people. Eerywhere, always. The need of my surroundings was endless," Harket says, and he is of the opinion that the situation drained his power and took all his energy.
Harket tells that the physical problems came to a halt when he learned to accept the situation.
"When someone recognizes me, I either withdraw, or I speed up my walking. I consider: "Do I have the time to meet this person now? Does it help me any further, or would it ignite a chain reaction?" Morten Harket says.