HERMAN RAREBELL Talks About His New Band Featuring MICHAEL SCHENKER, PETE WAY

January 25, 2011

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with former SCORPIONS drummer Herman Rarebell. An excerpt from the chat follows below.

Classic Rock Revisited: Update me on what you are now doing.

Rarebell: I am in Brighton rehearsing with Michael Schenker and Pete Way. Michael will soon release a solo album with many, many guests. As far as who the guests are, you should ask Michael. I will be one of the guests and so will Pete. I know Carmine Appice is playing on a few songs. Simon Phillips and Chris Slade will also play on a song. I will be on seven songs. It is all new material that Michael wrote over the last few months. Whatever comes out of this the future will have to show.

Classic Rock Revisited: As you know from your past history, working with Michael can be difficult. How is he doing at this time?

Rarebell: This is the best I have ever seen him. He is totally clean. He is doing no drugs and no alcohol and he has lost a lot of weight. He looks really good and I personally think that he is playing better than ever. Pete and I will go into the studio and finish recording in February.

Classic Rock Revisited: Going into a band with Pete Way and Michael Schenker back in the day would have been a dangerous thing.

Rarebell: It would have been very dangerous. Michael Schenker has dried out completely as a matter of life or death. He could go on like he was and be dead in a year or he can give it up and go on and create some beautiful things. That is what he did. The new material he wrote is killer material; it is really first-class rock music.

Classic Rock Revisited: What do you hope will come from this?

Rarebell: I hope the album will do well. It is very simple; if the album does well, then we can go out and tour together. If the album does not do well, then there is no reason to go out and tour. I toured the United States last year, as you know, for six weeks and I did a lot of promotion. I didn't really see anything on the sales side, however. The only way to convince people these days is to go out and play live. I think with all the guests he will have on the album, it will be a big success. The songs are good as well and I think he has a good chance to go into the Top 10 with this album. It really is that good.

Read the entire interview from Classic Rock Revisited.

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