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Phil has always been a fighter. He was getting in fights all the time. I told him that if he ever hit me then I would leave the band. He wanted to find out if I was telling him the truth. He hit me so I left and that is how UFO split up.
Michael Schenker
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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.
Michael Schenker
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It would be a dream come true if I could just go from studio to studio and play solos.
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If you are a musician and you don't show any interest on the business level then you are actually vulnerable and people will rip you off. They will sweet talk you into anything.
Michael Schenker
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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.
Michael Schenker
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If you don't get on the field and play then you will be missing out.
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I prefer playing in the studio because you have much more control over things.
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I have made stage adjustments which allow me to hear myself better onstage so that has made playing live much more enjoyable.
Michael Schenker
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In the past, I have not been able to hear myself. I play with feeling so I need to hear what is coming out of the amplifier to inspire me; I don't just play mechanically.
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The other thing that has made playing live for me more enjoyable is the audience. I never knew I had such heartfelt, loving fans.
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I believe that every person has uniqueness - something that nobody else has.
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If everyone would look for that uniqueness then we would have a very colorful world.
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I need to hear what I am doing in order to create the next note. If I don't hear it then I can't feed myself.
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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.
Michael Schenker
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