Even When I Was Very Depressed, I

If You Are In A Band Like My Brother, Rudolf, Who Is In The Scorpions, Then You Have A Kind Of Umbrella And You Cover Each Other. You Have Five People To Discuss Things With And You Are All In The Same Boat, And Therefore Make Much Wiser Choices.

In Order To Get Somewhere In Life, You Need To Have A Vision. The Vision Brings You To The Table. Without A Vision, You Just Do What Everybody Else Does And You Are Just There.

The Music Is A Personal Expression, Like Art. It Is Something That You Like Doing That Comes From Within, And Is An Expression That Comes From God. That Is Why Artists Are Beautiful And Why People Who Copy Are Not Really Artistic.

Even When I Was Very Depressed, I Could Hold On To Something. It Seems That I Have Always Had That Streak Of Gold That I Could Hold On To.

I Prefer Playing In The Studio Because You Have Much More Control Over Things.