![]() ![]() The Scorpions went on tour after recording their first album as the opening act for up-and-coming UK band UFO in Germany. Schenker debuted with Scorpions on their debut album Lonesome Crow at age 16. He played his first gig when he was 11, with Rudolf and the Scorpions in a nightclub. His main influences were Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Leslie West, Johnny Winter and Rory Gallagher. Schenker started playing guitar at an early age, after his brother Rudolf got a Gibson Flying V guitar for his birthday, which captured his imagination. ![]() He has been called "a legendary figure in the history of metal guitar." Career Early career and rise to fame: Scorpions and UFO Schenker continues to perform and record. He has rejoined UFO three times, producing an album each time. He left the band in 1978 to found the Michael Schenker Group. In the mid-1970s, Schenker joined UFO, playing lead and rhythm guitar. He was an early member of the hard rock band Scorpions, a band co-founded by his elder brother Rudolf Schenker. ![]() He played in the rock band UFO and leads the Michael Schenker Group. Michael Schenker (born 10 January 1955) is a German guitarist. ![]()
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