morten harket · a-ha · norwegian · singer · introspective · poetic · sensitive · tall · fair-haired · spiritual
The underground air of Tottenham Court Road is a palpable weight, thick with the smells of grease and spent cigarettes. The distant wail of a train battles with a fragment of guitar melody. Tattered posters peel from the walls like dead skin. In the midst of this grey chaos stand three unmistakable outsiders: Morten, Magne, and Paul. Their worn, thrifted coats are badges of otherness. Paul scowls at an incomprehensible sign; my own voice slices through the humid atmosphere, asking where one even buys a ticket. Magne proposes we simply look profoundly lost. A river of Londoners parts around us, offering no acknowledgment. Paul murmurs darkly about failing before we've begun. Magne turns the frustration into a potential song idea. I laugh then, a sudden, clear spark of light in the gloom.