Wow, Sweden just got a little more amazing. Roger Tullgren is a 42 year old metalhead and been one ever since his older brother brought home with a Black Sabbath album in 1971. Tullgren lives metal, claiming to have attended 300 shows last year, usually skipping out on work. This would result in him getting fired from jobs for lack of commitment, forcing him to go on welfare benefits to survive. To get welfare, you need to attend an occupational psychology session, and this is where the doctor determined that Tullgreen has a metal addiction and can file for disability.
"I signed a form saying: 'Roger feels compelled to show his heavy metal style. This puts him in a difficult situation on the labour market. Therefore he needs extra financial help'. So now I can turn up at a job interview dressed in my normal clothes and just hand the interviewers this piece of paper," he said.
Holy shit! He got a note from the government allowing him to be a metalhead in public. Now, he has a part time dishwashing job, where can he listen to metal all he wants to, and he can skip out on it to attend shows, as long as he makes up the hours at a later date.
So now, not only can you get government benefits for being a musician in Sweden, but also for being a music lover! Let's all move to Sweden! [via The Local]
