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Translation of the interview with Klaus and Rudi
Klaus: We have never wanted to limit us. When we have started, we ever had the vision of bringing the music around the world. But we also came back here every time with pleasure.
Exactly 30 years ago Rudolf Schenker has built up the Scorpions. 1972 the first album Lonesome Crow released, 1991 the most successful album Crazy World with their biggest hit Wind Of Change.
Rudi: We were SO successful in our own country that the people sometimes did not want to listen anymore to the song cause it was played nonstop.
Oliver Geissen: You are loving me to death is it autobiographic or whose idea was it?
Rudi: This can happen, or?
Oliver: You ever been close to it?
Rudi: Every time in the Rock-n-Roll
Oliver: Aha, I see
Klaus: This time it was a robot love.
Oliver: Can you guys realize the success that the whole Asian and American market has reacted so positive on it. I just have said it in the introduction that no other German band is so successful abroad like you. What makes you so special abroad?
Klaus: No clue. We went to Asia very early. We have played in Japan the first time 78' and recorded our first live album Tokyo Tapes there. It was a tremendous success. This has brought us to America. Naturally we went back to Asia every time. Not only Japan also whole South-East-Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia, South Korea, where we played again last year. I think they are very true fans, rock music is very popular there, the people know how to rock and we have so much fun to play in this part of the world.
Rudi: From the first time we have adjusted to the international market. It means, you must have a special Vib in the music which is global. I think this was why people all around the world have understand us and that is the point.
Klaus: And I also had sung Japanese!
Oliver: You had sung Japanese??
Klaus started singing Kojo no Tsuki a Capella.AND NO PLAYBACK!!
Oliver: I can not say now if it is grammatically correct, but it sounds Japanese.
Klaus: No that is ok.
Oliver: You are not any longer 20 years old, when you perform on stage it is finally a physical act a world tour. Where you get the physically motivation when you reached everything 3 4 times? Gold records, platinum, all awards! That you still say that is so awesome, we move on!?
Klaus: We had so much success in the 80s especially in the USA. Then we have had the feeling in the 80 that we never had the chance to play in GDR, they never let us in, so we said ok, let us go to Russia!. Via Budapest/Hungary we went to the former Soviet Union and had played in former Leningrad, now St. Petersburg. Moscow one year later, the legendary Moscow Peace Festival. This were new inspirations what we have experienced and now it is the same in India. We went there not the first time in December 2007. We have played years before in Bangalore. We have played 3 big shows there in December. It is unbelievable, the enthusiasm of the young people and how they get crazy about rock music, know all our songs and sing along. We are so amazed by ourselves and totally enthused.
Oliver: I think your fans are so happy that you are looking every time for new challenges and you do not say ok, now we make all 3 years a small German tour in some clubs and do not get stressed. , but that you are still looking for new challenges.
Klaus: We have seen it on so many shows, especially in Middle East. We have played in Israel, in Tel Aviv. We have played in front of the pyramids, open air in Cairo, we were in Lebanon, a big show in Beirut. When young people told you In the times of the civil war when we did not had power during the night and in the one hour we had power we have listen to your music and we did not knew if we would survive. So it means, you can convey so much hope with music, it is not only Hey let's rock you can facilitate so much and you can built bridges with music.
Oliver: We would wish that you will look for new challenges in the next 20-30 Years and that you will rock for a long time. Thanks for being here. Thanks Rudi, thanks Klaus
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