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74-Year-Old KLAUS MEINE Believes ‘There’s Plenty Of Gas In The Tank’ For SCORPIONS

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Earlier this month,Ā SCORPIONSĀ singerĀ Klaus MeineĀ was asked by Greece’sĀ RockPages.grĀ how much “gas is left in the tank” for him and his bandmates after more than five decades of rocking as a group. He responded: “We played almost 30 shows now this year after two years break because of the pandemic. And I think there’s still a lot of gas in the tank. When you imagine that we went through shows we did in the U.S. and now all over Europe, it looks like there’s plenty of gas in the tank. It feels good.”

This past May,Ā Meine, who turned 74 that same month, told Portugal’sĀ “Metal Global”Ā that there is no more talk of retirement for theĀ SCORPIONS, as there was back in 2010 with what was purported to be a final album and a farewell tour that never quite took hold. “No, we scratched that word [retirement] out of our [vocabulary],” he said. “It’s not there. We don’t think about it and we don’t talk about it and we take it as it comes.

“We’re just growing older and we do what we do and we hope our fans enjoy it as much as we do,”Ā KlausĀ added. “But who would have thought we’re still around after celebrating 50 years of being recording artists — our first album came out in 1972 and nowĀ ‘Rock Believer’Ā looks like it hits the big time with the fans and so many positive reviews from all over the world. And after all these years, who would have thought? And it’s a wonderful thing.

“But all we know is [that] the road ahead is way shorter than what’s behind us. And we never take it for granted —we never take success for granted. We work hard on what we do because we still love it and we still enjoy it. But it’s what it is. And I think every artist knows what I’m talking about, because to go out there, play a great show for the fans and not let ’em down, it takes a lot of preparation, takes a lot of work. And being the singer, you try to make sure your pipes are in a good condition.

MeineĀ previously discussedĀ SCORPIONS‘ aborted retirement in a 2018 interview withĀ SiriusXM. “The thing is we have a much different view now,”Ā KlausĀ said. “And it’s a young generation — that’s the fuel that keeps us going, and it’s really motivating.

“To be honest, every other year, you take a look around the corner: ‘Can we do this?’ ‘Can we still deliver on the same high level, the way we used to do it?'” he admitted. “And that’s the only way, and it’s only fun if you can go out there and play a great rock show, wherever you do it. Like in the last couple of weeks, we had so much fun. But then you get sick on the road, like I did last year with the severe laryngitis. What can you do? There’s not a chance. And then sometimes, of course, you ask yourself, ‘How long can we do this?’ Especially for singers — and I know I’m not the only one. But it’s always, sometimes you ask yourself, ‘Klaus, c’mon, how long can you keep up this level?’ And then you go out there, everything feels good.”

SCORPIONS‘ latest album,Ā “Rock Believer”, was released in February. The LP was recorded primarily atĀ Peppermint Park StudiosĀ in Hannover, Germany and was mixed at the legendaryĀ Hansa StudiosĀ in Berlin, Germany with engineerĀ Michael Ilbert, who has earned multipleĀ GrammyĀ nominations for his mix work with producerĀ Max MartinĀ on albums byĀ Taylor SwiftĀ andĀ Katy Perry.

SCORPIONSĀ originally intended to record the new album in Los Angeles with producerĀ Greg Fidelman, whose previous credits includeĀ SLIPKNOTĀ andĀ METALLICA. However, because of the pandemic, some of the initial work was done withĀ GregĀ remotely, after whichĀ SCORPIONSĀ opted to helm the recordings themselves with the help of their engineerĀ Hans-Martin Buff.

Source:Ā  www.blabbermouth.net

Written by: Andy

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