Michael Schenker is a true guitar genius One of the greatest artists ever I never get tired of hearing him play

He has influenced so many great artists! Its insane!

Love this guys guitar playing. Never plays the same guitar solo twice. His performance on UFO's live strangers in the night album is considered one of the top 5 in rock history. A true legend in rock history.

This man is so awesome in every way you have no idea what he's been through thank God he is still here 🙏 thank you for everything sir

"Coast To Coast" is hands down his greatest creation and yet SO damn underrated.

He's a survivor. One of the best. Temple of rock is a must see

UFO's "Strangers In The Night" is one of the reasons I picked up a guitar... Rock Bottom, Lights Out, Doctor Doctor, all those great songs - soooo powerful! THANK YOU MIchael!

@BradEnquist

6 жыл бұрын

What a great albumn!

@SEKreiver

6 жыл бұрын

"Strangers" is a classic. I played "Too Hot To Handle" in my first band.

@gabriellashimone6546

4 жыл бұрын

My fave UFO album and concert. His solo at the end of Love to Love moved me to tears, all that emotion pouring out of those stacks from the caresses and hammers of his fingers on the fret board. This man is my favourite guitarist of all time, full stop.

@odunhops7727

2 жыл бұрын

for me the best album for decades of years!!!!

I know Michael is broken as a person and has demons, but there is no reason to trash him here. He is a phenom talent and musical genius. We know of his troubles, but they do not totally define him. And he seems to have made much peace with himself and others the last few years and appears happy. I am happy for him. All of us are broken.

@bankruptbritain6103

8 жыл бұрын

people with troubles are always the most interesting ones, successful people are as boring as hell

@claudiocruzat4624

5 жыл бұрын

I agree as hell!

@michaelquintana678

5 жыл бұрын

Amen God bless u...

@jmromero6381

5 жыл бұрын

No argument here.

@gabriellashimone6546

4 жыл бұрын

@@bankruptbritain6103 Schenker is successful, has been successful. Broken, beat and scarred (yes I know that's a Metallica song but it may as well have been written about Schenker).

my favorite, saw him last year and the year before at his age he plays 2 and a half hours straight no breaks except to change guitars. amazing.

saw him live and shook his hand in dublin in whelans... such a good gig.. and a proper gent too

Saw Michael last w/end in Santa Clara, Ca., he's still got the chops!

@thomasengman7655

3 жыл бұрын

The best rockguitarist ever he's fantastic with his wellcontrolled vibrato and melodyplayin. Saw him in Stockholm 2004 and in Sundsvall 2013 it was fantastic performence, at the age of 65 his still rockin' thanx Michael i've learn so much of you especilly the vibrato the most important and a lots of your licks. Heard you the first time 1975 with UF0 it just blow my mind it's incredible guitarwork thanx Michael your simply the best 💗🎸🙏🏻 love you!

I love Michael Schenker and always have, he's awesome and I will listen to his music every chance I get (especially since I have all his albums and all of UFO and Scorpions) so I'm a happy camper.....plus always loved seeing them live (Rudy & Michael) in Germany when I lived there.

I've been to a lot of concerts, and the Scorpions are second to none. They were so tight it was like watching a highly calibrated rock 'n' roll machine. Klaus' voice and showmanship - brilliant. He worked the stage like he was born on it. And those double leads! The melodies that these guys create are uniquely beautiful with lyrics one can easily identify with. There's no one like you, Scorpions. Not even close.

I started playing after hearing Van Halen in '78. Then there was the "Malmsteen" epiphany a few years later. BUT, the first "method" lessons I ever paid money for out of my own pocket was an instructional cassette and tab booklet of Michael Schenker solo licks. The man is an absolute master of combining great tone, articulation, melody and lyric, speed and clean execution, who can step in and out of dogmatic classical riffs into blues and then into heavy metal. Pure genius!!!!!

i dont think many ppl realize anything about this man, u like UFO?, SCORPIONS?, Metallica!.... thank this man bow your heads for a living guitar god

@jamesjackson8058

3 жыл бұрын

Thee MAN !!!!

@marshallskull6132

3 жыл бұрын

No was not in metallica

@decadence18

3 жыл бұрын

@@marshallskull6132 your 100% right, he was not in Metallica ….

The Master!!!!!

This is a repost, but it's Michael Schenker and he totally deserves more recognition. Absolutely brilliant player who has been beset by problems but thankfully seems to have overcome them.

Micheal and Rudolph Schenker along with Mathias Jabs are all way underated as musicians go. These guys all lead the way back when metal rock was first realy taking shape. Most of these drop D players pounding on the E string today couldnt hold a candle to those guys.

@paulterl4563

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, is the difference betwen good and bad music!! You are so right!!

@shrimpback

3 жыл бұрын

But Michael Schenker has never been underrated. As far as I know he's always been highly rated. Just about every guitar player I've ever known has named Michael Schenker as a major influence. I think he's always been highly regarded and highly rated.

@KingCrofty

3 жыл бұрын

@@shrimpback That's true, but very few non-guitar players ever mention him

@SuperAmin1950

10 ай бұрын

​@shrimpback This entire 'underrated' thing is so misused and misinterpreted, as to be ignored and not spoken of anymore. 😮 Those of us that know of the music, the songs, the instruments, and the artists, know fully-well who Michael Schenker is¡☆! 😉

I went to see him (MSG)in the early 1980's at the Civic Auditorium in San Jose,California. My hometown,with my old high school friend,Steve. He looked scary to me because he would just semi-squat there,center stage,with his V jammed into his leg,and when he looked into the audience,it was through lidded eyes. Made him look scary to me!🎸🙂 Love you,Michael!

Just imagine growing up as the shenkers neighbor. All them riffs flowing out of their house.

One of the greatest rock guitar players ever!

It is the best .... it is number 1. Always always MICHAEL SCHENKER!!!!!!!!!

This guy played in UFO before he could speak English. His English clearly has gotten pretty nice over the years. Goes to show you can do anything you put your mind to.....oh yeah, and he's an amazing guitarist too!!!!

@jmromero6381

5 жыл бұрын

Cool accent. Better than mine.

@onpsxmember

5 жыл бұрын

It's still a pretty strong accent. But it's part of him. Especially being german, it's funny when he is using german expressions translated word for word in english. But the really broken english in his youth put the focus more on talking through the music than words, which had benefits but maybe it also lead to some of his problems cause he didn't communicated when in need.

@pulse4503

2 жыл бұрын

Born and Raised in Germany, so no wonder 🙂

He looks cool without the cap on his head. I wish he looked like that on stage!

Saw UFO and MSG in the early days quite a few times and Michael Schenker still inspires me at 57 yrs old.. A very colorful solo player, Amazing guitarist!

@illyrian3949

6 жыл бұрын

Clovenwizard he is 63

Ich kenne und höre ihn seit 1975 mit UFO auf dem Album "Force It" und war unglaublich von seiner Virtuosität beeindruckt. Er war und bleibt einer der besten Rockgitarristen.

That sweet guitar tone...

I think Schenker is one of our finest rock guitarists ever. He was doing long flowing melodic guitars solos when Eddie was figuring out how to tap ...lol.

@Roadking26

4 жыл бұрын

Eddie list Michael as one of his main influences. I have a guitar player with Michael on the cover from around 85 or 86, and they mentioned all of the Guitarist he influenced. You would be surprised how many there are.

@Roadking26

3 жыл бұрын

@Dissonant Timbres I would have to agree with that.

I really wish some of the younger crowed would listen to the old pros like Michael. I have been playing 30+ years and Him, Blackmore and Iommi are my top three influences. I forgot about Frank Marino too. It's not all about speed. Michael can play one note and make it cry, or scream. He has real feeling in his playing, and he can bring the speed when needed.

@jmromero6381

5 жыл бұрын

Mine, too!

@shannonfisher2011

4 жыл бұрын

First time I seen Frank Marino live my mouth dropped for the entire show to this day he gives me goose bumps along with Michael

@Roadking26

3 жыл бұрын

@@shannonfisher2011 for those of you who haven't heard Frank, here is a good start. Listen to the guitar while he is singing. Not many can play that good while singing. It's even better live when you can see it. kzread.info/dash/bejne/p6GXl618p6-qYrA.html

For years I was always into all the other players, and many would reference Michael Schenker in interviews, but I just never bothered checking his material out. I do remember the McAuley/Schenker single in 1988/89? , but at the time it sounded too commercial . Anyways, started to check him out about 13 years ago , NOW I see and know what everyone has been saying all these years. Some of the UFO LIVE footage on here is amazing. Pretty much everything I've heard him do(so far) I really like. The guy is a LEGEND.

If you haven't heard Lonesome Crow..just do it. The whole album is awesome. There are some hiccups here and there as they were trying to "find themselves'. The title track showcases MS. It is unimaginable he is 17 when they recorded this album.

@jamesbarlow6725

3 жыл бұрын

Really he was probably only 15 or 16 when they recorded Lonesome crow. He had just turned 17 when the album was released in 1972. Lonesome crow is a great album.... One of my all time favs, Its so raw and almost psychedelic.

@ianstuart5660

Жыл бұрын

Agreed love that album!

Always good to see Michael, he is such an incredible guitarist with a gift only a few can have.

The steps of music in my life have always included Micheal's playing...

Don't let your demons take you down Michael, I hope you find peace!

Michael Schenker is simply a fucking genius, greatest guitarist to ever hit the scene, Schenker's the best FTR.

Great guitarist..Love his style...

Michael Schenker is awesome, cool interview.

1 november 2018 I was in Oberhausen; What a timing what a sound and super timbre..MY GUITAR GURU!!!!!!!

one of the most underrated and underappreciated guitarists in the business. So he's got personal issues. Who of us don't? Michael Schenker ranks with Carlos Santana, Slowhand Clapton, Joe Bonamassa, and the like. He is very talented and has skills beyond belief.

@mrbruceriddell

5 жыл бұрын

he is not under rated you said that

If you think about it Michael's sound always has been very clean, not super distorted, maybe he does take after the Shadows and Ventures than people think.

My favorite guitarist of all time!

@imaledzepfan

4 ай бұрын

He is one them .. an Ace Guitarist he definitely is

my favorite guitar player \,,/

The best metal melodic guitarist ever

Nice interview.

Happy Birthday Michael!!!

Great player!

Saw him in Dublin about 8 years ago in a "G3" with Uli Jon Roth and Satch. He was still playing a Gibson and had the best live rock guitar sound I have ever heard.

I love his playing

holy shit michael schenker!!

One of my heroes!

i like him great player think his best playing is in ufo not heard much of his latest stuff but he seems happy

Got me a Michael Schenker signature V Dean Guitar (b&w flames). Awesome tone through my 50W Carvin combo amp!..

"Three Fish Dancing" a song by Michael Schenker. Search it up!

Great guitarist.

always reminds me of my dad minus the long hair lol. Thankyou Michael for your great music that you have given to the people!

Such an inspired dude

Classy rocker, to the max!

Classy man with a killer hook.Rock bottom..nuff said.

Amen to that brother.

An amazing guitarist

Sweet Guitar

Living Legend...

his wife left him and went home to Thailand with his son, sad story.

Quite simply the greatest rock guitarist of my generation. the younger players don't get it. This man started it all. You wouldn't have Uli Roth, Yngwie Malmsteen, Vinnie Moore.....etc. They all owe it to this man. Greatest influence on my playing....he inspired me to go beyond. Far greater influence than EVH.

@RG-ms1ou

7 жыл бұрын

You're confused a bit there. Uli Roth was a contemporary of Michael's, in Germany. Roth was already a shit hot guitarist by the time Michael asked him to take over his spot in the Scorpions. Roth would've made his luck regardless of the success that Michael had. The other names you mentioned I can agree with.

@Hardnitz1974

6 жыл бұрын

wow...lol

@flyingsnowman6727

5 жыл бұрын

it was Blackmore who started it all, followed by Schenker

@blastfromthepast8344

5 жыл бұрын

@@flyingsnowman6727 Hank Marvin. Then people like Blackmore etc...

@fenderrlee

5 жыл бұрын

he is the greatest of all time...period..listen to the end of Lost Horizons...case closed

The King!

Real guitar legend

legendary

Seems like a classy dude, always liked the Scorpions. WE GONNA STING YA!

It's interesting how many of the really great guitarists started off with The Shadows.

@SuperAmin1950

10 ай бұрын

...and as Americans, with the Ventures, Chantays, Santo & Johnny, etc.; surf music. 😮

he's from my hometown:)

Michael Schenker's Temple of Rock has just put out the album "Spirit On A Mission". There is videos for the songs "Vigilante Man" and "Live & Let Live". Have it a go!

Ze German has the skills......

What a guy...

In 2013 Michael Schenker's Temple of Rock put out a new record called "Bridge The Gap". Go find it if you haven't already!

I did buy Michael Schenker's Temple of Rock the other day!

I played my first concert with the scorpions when I was eleven. ....................whoa.

@fligemon

7 жыл бұрын

Tell the truth.......;you first played with yourself at age 11, not the Scorpions.

Super guitarrista , chingonsoteeeeeeeeeee

this guy is cool

You have impeccable taste in hard rock music.That Eddie Trunk guy on That Metal Show loves 'em to death.You like Thin Lizzy?

love that accent!!

The guitar god.

Guitar wizard!!!

Yep Thin Lizzy was great too!

Erstmal Danke das Du kein Sänger geworden bist.^^ Habe dein Interv. in english gut verstanden. - ( im german ) mach weiter so und grüsse Uli and Friends. mfg Animal V

I am glad you like Michael Shenker. I know Metallica, and went to see U.F.O with Lars. A very long time ago.

@colbytio6455

6 жыл бұрын

Dudley M Moore I don't think u do

What are the two most important things?

Elite Guitarist, only a handful are as good.

@wwit63. I suppose thos drop D players are pounding on the D string tho right?

wusste nich dass es zwei Brüder Schenker gibt....nun seit heute weiß ich endlich Bescheid,und welcher ist besser ?

@fraginat0r He has a tour upcoming very soon, in USA, look at his website.

He reminds me of Christopher Walken in A View To A Kill.

@SEKreiver

6 жыл бұрын

Well, they're both of German descent. I see what you're getting at, though.

Do you like Black Sabbath?They have the best and heaviest grooves I've ever heard in heavy metal.They're my favorite H.M. group.

@jspartacus it akes a lot for me to laugh out loud at the computer, and that actually let a giggle out of me

Why do i keep waiting for him to say "ill be back"?

whats the song at the start

Vinnie Moore will never touch the feel, melodic sensibilities and incredible use of vibrato that defines MS style. They dont make them like this anymore.

@BornToShred6900

5 жыл бұрын

Ehy the hate on Vinnie Moore? Hes a force to be reckoned with. His first 5 albums are MINDBLOWING

@scottdunnington-smith9692

4 жыл бұрын

You're comparing apples to oranges. There is NOBODY that can flow licks like Vinnie; particularly his first 2 or 3 albums.

He looks exactly like his brother!

Das Mench...The Man ...

Rudolf is the elder brother right?

@deHelli

4 жыл бұрын

Yes Rudolf is older Babara is the young Sister (geb.1966)

I have an old friend named Michael Schenker, I laugh at that so much