The top german band 'The Scorpions' just now finished their tour of India and I caught their headman,Klaus Meine in an interview. When asked about his views on rock and the phenomenal success of his tour and on the emergance of these new boy-bands he sid that Pop could never threaten a solid establishment of rock. He said that even during the late 70's Punk rode to fame by holding huge 'dinosaur' rock groups in contempt. Meine added that rock musicians were able to weather that storm with relative ease. He feels that rock in this age is more important than ever. 'The Scorpions' he said have been around since 1965 and they haven't lost their touch yet. He feels that Pop culture is just an on and off phase while Rock has a never ending foundation and immortality is reserved only for Rock icons. He states the example of Michael Jackson for good measure. I quote (meine)-"I feel that people have gotten sick and tired of this boy band business and are in some mood for plain ol' rock. The saga of rock is a never ending story". What da ya all think ??!

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