SCORPIONS Guitarist Explains Decision To Pack It In

January 27, 2010

Carlos Ramirez of AOL's Noisecreep spoke to SCORPIONS guitarist Rudolf Schenker about the band's announcement that they would be retiring. An excerpt from the chat follows below.

Noisecreep: First off, why the hell are you guys packing it in?

Schenker: We were sitting in the studio after we finished tracking [the new SCORPIONS album] "Sting of the Tail", and we realized something rather quickly. We heard these songs together, and it just captured the essence of the '80s SCORPIONS sound. It sounds like a combination of the best material on the "Lovedrive" and "Crazy World" albums. The songs have that feel and spirit. Then our manager had the idea to finish the band on a high note with this record. At first, we thought he was joking. (laughter) But then we noticed he was completely being serious. And it turns out, he was right.

Noisecreep: So you just wanted to end the band with a high note.

Schenker: Yes, exactly. Look, we have been around for a long time, and we've done so many great things together. We came out of Germany when no one thought a band from there could rock hard. We've always believed in the band and had fun doing it. "Sting of the Tail" sounds like a classic SCORPIONS album, so we decided to leave after we get done touring it since it's such a powerful record.

Read the entire interview from Noisecreep.

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