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Dave Everley

"That band was dangerous. People died!”: Michael Schenker on his years with UFO, success and escape, and why he didn't join the Rolling Stones

Michael Schenker wielding a Flying V guitar.

It’s not easy to get Axl Rose into a recording studio, as many members of Guns N’ Roses can attest, but Michael Schenker managed it without even trying.

The former Scorpions and UFO guitarist was in Frankfurt recording a new version of UFO’s 1975 classic Mother Mary, featuring a guest appearance from Axl’s GN’R bandmate Slash. The track was being worked up for My Years With UFO, an album of new versions of songs from the five studio albums Schenker made during his first glorious run with the venerated British rock band in the 70s.

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