New book about a-ha out now: "LESSON ONE - What Listening to a-ha Has Taught Me About Life"

New book about a-ha out now: "LESSON ONE - What Listening to a-ha Has Taught Me About Life"

New book "LESSON ONE - What Listening to a-ha Has Taught Me About Life" available now!

In this short special, JP tells you all you need to know about his new book. The book is available worldwide on Amazon, and you can also find the direct links by visiting the book's linktree page: www.linktr.ee/lessonone

About the book:
"Lesson One: What Listening to a-ha Has Taught Me About Life" is not a traditional band biography.
Instead, it is a personal, reflective journey through the songs, lyrics, and long career of a-ha — and what they can tell us about friendship, doubt, love, time, fear, decisions, and belonging.
Each chapter takes its starting point in a line from an a-ha song and unfolds into a life lesson, blending close listening, cultural context, humour, nostalgia, and deeply personal reflection. The result is a book about growing up, growing older, and learning to listen — not just to music, but to people around you and life itself — with your favourite band to guide you.
On the journey, we encounter UFOs, questionable fashion choices, trips to concerts, piles of letters, hundreds of a-ha posters and records, a demo tape, and teen music magazines.
Written by a lifelong fan, Lesson One explores what it means to stay connected to a band across decades, and how pop songs can become quiet companions through change, loss, and renewal.
This book is for readers who love a-ha, but also for anyone who has ever found meaning, comfort, or clarity in a song.

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Episoder(29)

Episode 28: 'Mary Is Coming' at 30 - Pål and Lauren talk Savoy, their debut album... and a-ha

Episode 28: 'Mary Is Coming' at 30 - Pål and Lauren talk Savoy, their debut album... and a-ha

“Why rank something so uncalled for?”Dear a-ha friends,Ranking Highs and Lows are extremely proud to present this exclusive interview with Pål Waaktaar-Savoy and Lauren Savoy, in which we celebrate th...

18 Jul 2h 20min

Episode 27: Ranking the song swaps

Episode 27: Ranking the song swaps

“I came upon this feeling / That someone's ranking / Covered by sycamore leaves”Dear a-ha friends,What better feeling is there than giving someone a carefully considered gift? Simple answer: receiving...

11 Jul 2h 14min

Episode 26: Creating a-ha's "lost sixth album"

Episode 26: Creating a-ha's "lost sixth album"

“What are we gonna do? I don’t know, create it”Dear a-ha friends,It’s hard to conceive it… but sometimes we feel like doing something other than ranking. And so we did this time! We’ve stepped into ou...

11 Apr 1h 56min

Episode 25: The songs of Hunting High and Low ranked - as voted for by the fans

Episode 25: The songs of Hunting High and Low ranked - as voted for by the fans

‘I’m ranking hard to make you jealous / Ranking harder to make you stay’Dear a-ha friends,We thought it would take longer, but JP’s been editing all night, so why wait: here is episode 25 of a-ha: ran...

22 Des 20251h 53min

Episode 24: Pål Waaktaar-Savoy Ranks the Making of Hunting High and Low

Episode 24: Pål Waaktaar-Savoy Ranks the Making of Hunting High and Low

‘And what am I supposed to rank now?’Dear a-ha friends,At a-ha: Ranking Highs and Lows we are extremely proud to present another episode of the podcast that celebrates the wonderful music of a-ha, whe...

21 Sep 20252h 31min

Episode 23: Morten Harket's best vocal performances - voted for by the fans

Episode 23: Morten Harket's best vocal performances - voted for by the fans

‘You said that you were weak and I was strong / But I wasn’t strong enough / To let you rank’Dear a-ha friends,We wanted to celebrate Morten and his amazing voice, we asked for your help, and you deli...

23 Aug 20252h 49min

Episode 22: Sondre Lerche's top 36 a-ha songs

Episode 22: Sondre Lerche's top 36 a-ha songs

‘And when she’s ranking by my side / Eyes closed, all knowledge trapped inside’Dear a-ha friends,We couldn’t be happier to set a new “personal best” when it comes to podcast episode length than with t...

6 Jul 20254h 21min

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