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Michael Schenker plays his Flying V live onstage.

Michael Schenker on his lifelong pursuit of self-expression and track-by-track guide to Don't Sell Your Soul

By Jon Wiederhorn published

Foxes, gold pieces, Tom and Jerry cartoons? It can only be the great Michael Schenker, who takes us through MSG’s new album, Don’t Sell Your Soul, track by weirdly inspired track

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Michael Schenker performs on stage at Hammersmith Odeon on November 24th, 1982 in London, United Kingdom AND Ozzy Osbourne performs at the Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois, January 24, 1982

Why Michael Schenker turned down Ozzy Osbourne

By Matt Owen published

Schenker was approached by the Prince of Darkness following the tragic death of Randy Rhoads

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Michael Schenker and Slash

Slash joins Michael Schenker on stage to cover a UFO classic

By Phil Weller published

The pair joined forces last year for a re-recording of the track, and now they’ve taken it to the stage – and Slash kills his solo

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Yngwie Malmsteen

Yngwie Malmsteen on why he turned down UFO

By Phil Weller published

The two offers came in the space of 24 hours as the bands looked to forge their next chapters with the Swedish virtuoso by their side

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Michael Schenker plays a solo on his white Gibson Flying V – all on his left-hand, legato-style

Michael Schenker on celebrating UFO with Axl Rose, Slash, and Dee Snider, and why he's come full circle with Gibson

By Richard Bienstock published

My Years With UFO finds the effervescent Schenker revisiting seminal tracks in the company of rock legends, some Flying Vs, and his trusty Marshall JCM800 2205, an amp so good everyone steals it

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Michael Schenker solos on his black-and-white Dean V with a bank of Marshall amps in the background.

Michael Schenker on triangle guitars, bad playing habits – and why he is rerecording UFO with Axl Rose

By Jonathan Horsley published

Rock legend Michael Schenker checks in to talk My Years with UFO, the appeal of the V-shaped guitar and why he does not sweat the technique (and maybe you shouldn't either)

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Michael Schenker performs on stage at the O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire on November 30, 2023 in London, England

Michael Schenker reveals the story behind his longstanding love affair with Flying Vs

By Janelle Borg published

The UFO guitarist recently signed with Gibson and revealed that a Michael Schenker signature guitar is in the works

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Neil Carter

Neil Carter discusses his near 30-year relationship with Gary Moore – and the future of UFO

By Andrew Daly published

Multi-instrumentalist, who’s played his first lead guitar since 1978 on Mogg’s solo album, left rock music to teach woodwind and be a music examiner… but he couldn’t stay away

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Michael Schenker performs on stage at the O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire on October 31, 2021 in London, England

Michael Schenker celebrates his tenure with UFO with a new reimagined greatest hits record – and it features Slash

By Janelle Borg published

Michael Schenker's new album, My Years with UFO, marks the 50th anniversary of the guitarist's tenure with the British classic rock band

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Vinnie Moore plays his red Dean Superstrat live with UFO

“Delay is my security blanket”: Vinnie Moore reveals what’s on his ever-changing pedalboard

By Andrew Daly published

The UFO man might switch things in and out all the time, but right here, right now, this is what he sees when he looks down

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