Planet Rock - USA (2020-04)

PLANET ROCK 41

UFO AND SCORPIONS’ ICONIC LEAD GUITARIST,

MICHAEL SCHENKER SNUBBED OZZY, LEMMY,

LIZZY, THE STONES AND HIS OWN BROTHER TO

PURSUE HIS SINGULAR MUSICAL VISION. HERE

HE REFLECTS ON A MOMENTOUS LIFE IN ROCK.

INTERVIEW BY PAUL BRANNIGAN PORTRAIT BY GEORGE CHIN

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PLANET

ROCK

INTERVIEW

MICHAEL

SCHENKER

BORN

January 10,

1955, Sarstedt,

West Germany

OCCUPATION

Guitarist

YEARS ACTIVE

1970-Present

ASSOCIATED ACTS

UFO

Scorpions

Michael Schenker Group

McAuley Schenker Group

Michael Schenker’s Temple Of Rock

Michael Schenker Fest

Contraband

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