I prefer playing in the studio because you have much more control over things.

I have made stage adjustments which allow me to hear myself better onstage so that has made playing live much more enjoyable.

The other thing that has made playing live for me more enjoyable is the audience. I never knew I had such heartfelt, loving fans.

If you are in a band like my brother, Rudolf, who is in the Scorpions, then you have a kind of umbrella and you cover each other. You have five people to discuss things with and you are all in the same boat, and therefore make much wiser choices.

I view life as a learning experience. It is not so much all about music; it is about what happens when you are doing the music.

It would be a dream come true if I could just go from studio to studio and play solos.