Michael Schenker
Michael Schenker
Michael Schenkeris a German rock guitarist, best known for his tenure in UFO, in addition to his solo band. Nicknamed the "Blonde Bomber", he first rose to fame as an early member of Scorpions, then achieved fame in the mid-1970s as the lead guitar player for UFO. Since leaving UFO in 1978, he has been leading the Michael Schenker Group in various incarnations. He has rejoined UFO three times, producing an album each time. He is the younger brother of...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionGuitarist
Date of Birth10 January 1955
CitySarstedt, Germany
CountryGermany
I need to hear what I am doing in order to create the next note. If I don't hear it then I can't feed myself.
If you are a musician and you don't show any interest on the business level then you are actually vulnerable and people will rip you off. They will sweet talk you into anything.
In the past, I have not been able to hear myself. I play with feeling so I need to hear what is coming out of the amplifier to inspire me; I don't just play mechanically.
The music is a personal expression, like art.
When you are live you never know what is going to happen.
If you are a musician and you dont show any interest on the business level then you are actually vulnerable and people will rip you off. They will sweet talk you into anything.
I practiced for at least two hours every day for twenty years, before then I practiced maybe four to five hours a day, and before then 14 hours a day. It was all I had ever done.
It would be a dream come true if I could just go from studio to studio and play solos.
Phil has always been a fighter. He was getting in fights all the time. I told him that if he ever hit me then I would leave the band. He wanted to find out if I was telling him the truth. He hit me so I left and that is how UFO split up.
Even when I was very depressed, I could hold on to something. It seems that I have always had that streak of gold that I could hold on to.
If you don't get on the field and play then you will be missing out.
Depression is something that makes you lose your sight.
I love to be creative.
I view life as a learning experience. It is not so much all about music; it is about what happens when you are doing the music.