Producer Ric Browde on Michael Schenker's Drug Use, "He was paralytic at times," Rudolf - Interview 

His instrumental stuff is pure genius. Like all of us , he had his ups and downs. He’s definitely on the up now.

So glad Michael is doing better. One of my favorite guitar players.

Gary Barden, Paul Raymond, Cozy Powell and Glenn Was Michael’s Best lineup!! By Far

Michael Schenker is one of my favorite guitarist.

Michael Schenker is doing very very well for the last 10-12 years now, both personally, musically, and financially.

Schenker with Mcauley was pure magic! Loved those MSG albums!

Ray Kennedy was the vocalist who recorded Life At Last for the Phantom Of The Paradise soundtrack. Performed by Beef as a major part of the movie.

None of the musicians Michael worked with after UFO complemented him except Robin McAuley? This is an asinine statement and makes me question every thing this guy said. The album "MSG" is an absolute masterpiece and one of my favorites of all time.

These interviews are amazing! Stories you'll never hear about anywhere else.

He’s one of the greatest rock guitarists of all time. Unique. Michael and George Lynch have such feel in their playing.

Check out his “Thank you” albums when he seemed to clean up. The quality is shockingly great as is the writing.

Your interviews are absolutely mind-blowingly graphic. I love it.

Genius. Eccentric. Legend.

Always great interviews!

Has anyone even ever heard of this guy? Not recognizing Gary Barden is beyond insane.

I was just a Florida barband guitar player in the 80s and I was pretty fucked up a lot. Real money and fame would have killed me. Point is, Michael is a person. We're all susceptible to self destructive behavior.

I love Full In Bloom

I amazes me all these stories are 2nd & 3rd person. Never heard of this guy. Schenker is huge now and always was respected. One of my top 3 . Golly he says I was the only straight guy in the 80’s…..?!?!????????? What a worm

simon phillips i guess sucks? this guy is crazy schenker played with many talented players.

Amazing transformation!

Schenker will always be my favorite rock guitarist. Schenker, Van Halen and Rhodes In that order.

Such old news Schenker is a legend Rick Browde produced Poison Schenker is making legendary concerts on tour right now, so sorry Rick caught Schenker at his lowest points amazing he turned out great albums during those years

Many great have sung with Michael Schenker. Robin McAulay, is one such. But I just saw Ronnie Romero, superb. Chris Glenn a solid bass player and Ted Mckenna was another stalwart drummer with great pedigree.

Second MSG album was the best. Paul Raymond was a great addition!

🎶burning down the house 🎵🎶

Micheal Schenker ZEE mad rock and roll scientist!!!

Burnin Down the House! Wow. How messed up to do that! Glad Michael has that in his past. A buddy and I saw Michael Schenker Fest in Anaheim in 2018. What a fantastic show with so many of his past singers! Michael played to perfection IMO. What an awesome marketing decision to have Gary Barden, Robin, Graham, etc sing their songs and share the stage/show. One of my favorite concerts.

I needed to hear this. I often wondered how bad Michael really got. He eventually sold his prized guitars on eBay ($20,000 each, so I heard) back in 2001 to pay his debts. That’s why he has that Dean endorsement (signature guitar). I’ve been playing guitar for over 35 years…you can’t tell me a Dean Flying V is gonna feel as good (the same) as a Gibson. But if you PAID me to play your company’s guitar…I’m sure I’d sacrifice a little. 🤣

This guy made several statements that makes me want to call b******* on just about everything he said, and nobody complimented Michael except Robin McAuley come on now, just about every guitar player on the planet from that era was influenced by Michael including myself, I met him in 93 and he seemed to be just fine to me then, it's well-known that he can be hard to work with that's a fact I've never heard of this so called producer.

I was stationed in Germany from October 1986 - December 1989. Michael Schenker was the the Eddie Van Halen of Europe. His image was everywhere. He had joined forces with Robin McCauley and formed a new MSG, the McCauley Schenker Group and put out an album called "Perfect Timing" which in my mind at the time was one of the best albums out there. It was easily as good as the 1987 Whitesnake Whitesnake album that was so huge at the time. Great songs, killer riffs and solos. Robin McCauley had a golden throat too. Even with all that going for him at the time, that group never broke as big as it could have. Michael Schenker just didn't have brand recognition in the U.S. at that time, not like the band his brother was in, the Scorpions or Bon Jovi who was the biggest act at the time. It's disappointing to hear he had such drug problems leading up to that. But it makes sense now why he didn't have the recognition in the states before that MSG album dropped. He was more into drugs and himself than he was the music.

Full In Bloom is The Absolute Best when it comes to Rock 🪨 🎶 music interviews. How are you getting with the engineers and producers and the people there in the studio I think it’s just fantastic I can listen to the stuff all day from the time I open my eyes till the time I go to bed and I never get bored because it’s that good it’s Full In Bloom 🌺 The full in bloom song his song is so killer it sounds like heroin at the end when the guy goes all crazy slow with his voice

Appreciated hearing more of your song. Actually like it better after hearing more of it. Guitars sound rad.

I love Michael's playing, but I have to say that it's a real shame that "if you don't get coke to me, I'm going to burn my own house down" didn't make it into This Is Spinal Tap! 😂

I remember reading in Kerrang magazine back then about Michael's house burning up. Didn't know the story behind it.

I never knew Sig Hansen from Deadliest Catch is really Michael Schenker?!!!

Michael Schenker is f**king amazing! top 10 best ever!!!

Gary barden and cozy Powell were chopped liver according to this dude

Michael is the best man. What a story though.

Said he'd burn his house down if he didn't get coke and he did. Man of his word.

Saw him in Manchester in 2007 opening for Scorpions and he literally could not play a single solo. I mean he could not put three notes together, It was shameful- he got booed off the stage. So glad he's healthy now.

coce, yesss i knew it. a look at one interview and i knew it: leather jacket- no tshirt- hair kinda greased back, one look and i thought...coke. because it doesnt make sense, except on coke or speed

Ray Kennedy co-wrote the 2 best songs The Babys had, Isn't it time and Every time I think of you.

I heard this story before. Ray Kennedy. Hmm. On the Hammersmith video Michael's hair did look like mine...all thinned out when I was prisoner to the blow way back in the day. Though the playing was great on that show he was sweating bullets too. Then I saw him in April 84. Years later I got the end of that tour w.Ray Kennedy and Feldman on bass? Chris Glen and the late great Ted McKenna were gone in Japan. Michael walks out of a hotel room holding a bar of soap in the video like, "I'm clean." And he played great. But that was the end of MSG

I remember hearing the burning down his house story but never knew it was becuz he wanted COKE?!?

after UFO , the best he had was robin macauley ?? LOL didnt hear the first first two MSG albums i guess or the one with Graham Bonnet, all great albums

Amazing Guitar 🎸 player though 🔥🔥🔥

I saw Schenkers guitars on E-Bay.

God damn drugs all they fucking do is destroy! So glad Mike seems very together now and his recent tours he's playing amazingly well and his current band kick arse!

Don’t be tricked. Addiction takes you to the end of the line. That’s the fact. Glad Schenker climbed out of it. Embarrassing.

I gonna say this again, if Schenker can work with Ozzy after Randy’s passed, that would be a gigantic hard rock/metal group. But history is history….

I talked to Michael over email around 2001 when he was going through his sell off period. His ex wife was taking him to court, I asked Michael about all the kids he was having with all these women and why he wasn’t using protection. This was when he actually posted all the dirty details of his personal life on his web page. That was another low point but he survived.

Love the MSG first three albums.📀📀📀 And spirit on a Mission.

Regardless of what Michael did even what people think his worst guitar playing was which. I wouldn't have any idea what that would be he is still one of the world's best at his trade

Ric Browde seems like the most trustful person to keep your secrets. 😳(sarcasm..) His anecdotes are priceless but I guess sometimes it's a really vile, obscure person.

Damn Mike!

Raising Arizona, Michael is doing things....wow, the sister was a looker

"Cocaine is a hell of a drug..."

I have to respectfully disagree with you. The era of live at budacon was great with the whole band kicking ass! 👍🎸🔥🎶

I saw Michael wandering up Ventura Blvd by guitar center

Sounds like bipolar disorder. A classic case, my father was (rip) and it sounds very familiar. Probably. Music saved him, thats for sure.

michael is a guitar God

Wild

Damn !

Man...people think RICK JAMES was a crazy coke-head...not even CLOSE to Michael. Wow.

All talented people have a dark side.

Whats name of ending song

He was the original Dr Rockso !

3-5-82 got see ufo at diary of madman concert. I bought a ufo shirt..

Ric Browde is three for three in shitting on bands/musicians he's worked with. 😂

Damn schenker keeps it real! Real weird, real bad

The Colombians were laughing, people paying huge amounts for something that lasts about 30 minutes.

4:46 i always thought rudolf was a nice guy who came from a nice and supportive family. damn... that car thief is now worth hundred millions of dollars. i hope he gave back to his community where he have commited sins.

But... Didn't Michael go through a rehab prior to his 80 record thus the whole theme of the album cover I always figured he was clean and sober after that

That house fire was a very ghostly incident. The house is in Oxfordshire. I believe it was a rented thatched house. Reports said Michael's guitars were damaged. You can imagine hearing eerie guitar solos at night in that house.

"Rock bottom, rock bottom!"

Michael Schenker you got to love him

My goodness things you do when on drugs

The best guitarist ever

Wow , real stories.

Why didn't Ric Browde rant on about his own human failings n faults,instead of throwing Michael under the bus for a dang tubeyou interview?! That would be more interesting...for reals.

THE STRUGGLE IS REAL *CATER*

i always wonder how much coke people were actually doing. like was he doing like 10gs a day or something? hard to imagine.

Excuse me didn't know Browde worked with nugent and wasp wow I do think he had some great music in the 80s And played with some great talented musicians besides McAuley including the late great Ted McKenna

Haha. The whole I cant burn his house down that would be dishonorable. But my house being burned he will take seriously.

When you're day is done and you want to run 🏃‍♀️ "cocaine

He almost definitely had a substance abuse problem when I met him at a club in Las Vegas near the Rio about 15-16 years ago. We arrived at the venue a couple of hours before the show to have dinner and there he was pacing back and forth, pupils dilated looking dishevelled and emaciated with Fed Ex envelope firmly tucked under his arm.

UFO

MS Top 5

Did Ted Mckenna join Rory Gallagher's band after this??

Egomaniac show off like his Brother.

No blow no play

I love how coke smells!

Michael would not play unless he had as much blow as he could do. When he would then expect to have as much coke as he could do then again. He never wanted to buy his cocaine, he wanted it given to him. Never wanted to buy it just it provided to him. Crazy. This means he could not buy enough but wanted it provided on top of what he could afford. He was the Scarface of Guitar players

Armed and Ready.....my ass.....

All the bs stories about Michael Schenkers Rock'n'Roll bad boy behaviour is totally out of importance. Let the magic of his beautiful music do the talking. Love MSG ❤️

McAuley was the absolute worst WTF? Michael Schenker puts out do much stuff it s crazy.Most of it is very very good.Some stinkers compare him with Judas priest and other bands like that that keep rehashing crappy crap crap over and over again and shouldn't still be Toring Michael seems to stay at least

Geez my favorite rock star was a total nut

UFO was just on the cusp of breaking huge in America with "Strangers in the Night" but Michael left. That momentum was lost. Even Klaus Meine of the Scorps said that Michael was "not in tune with himself" around that period of the live album and then helping Scorpions on "Lovedrive." Schenker has said that he had very bad stage fright and used the substances to help him cope with that. It was just a vicious circle. Watching the guy play "Doctor, Doctor" in '83 with his band plus Klaus and his brother Rudy, Michael really seemed on target. The guy looks completely healthy, not to mention fucking cool, but I guess that he really wasn't.

Is this the same cat that Dave Mustaine considers to be his favorite guitar player ..or one of them..I know Malcomb Young and Jimmy Page are also Daves favorites..

Everyone knew there was a reason his output and band stability was never fulfilling for anyone.