Mikkey Dee Explains His Mission To Change Scorpions Sound [Video]

Scorpions drummer Mikkey Dee sat down with Metal Injection for a new interview and explained his mission to change the band’s sound.

“It was a huge challenge to join Scorpions to try to put some energy into these guys to make them tighter, to make them heavier, to just make a difference because I’m not a drummer that will sit back there and take orders and tap away,” the rocker explained. “I said, ‘No, I will change the band hopefully to the better.’ When I feel that I can make a difference in a band that’s gonna turn 60 years old next year, then I’m gonna have myself a little bit on the back and say, ‘Okay, ‘I’m going the right direction.’”

The drummer also revealed what his bandmate Rudolf Schenker thought of him when he first got in the band: “It’s funny, Rudolf told me after one tour he …