Klaus Meine
| Born | May 25, 1948 |
| Hometown | Hanover, Germany |
| Net worth | $75 million |
| Height | 5'5" (1.65m) |
| Spouse | Gabi Meine |
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“In the 80s, you ordered a gram of cocaine like you ordered beer”: The high times and crazy life of the Scorpions
- Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine and Matthias Jabs look back on the career of Germany’s biggest rock band
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.Scorpions still rocking like a hurricane
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On July 28 1979, Scorpions brought coals to Newcastle. Appearing at the World Series of Rock at the Cleveland Stadium, the Hanoverian group took their place at the bottom of a bill featuring Aerosmith, Ted Nugent, Journey, Thin Lizzy and AC/DC. The occasion is notable as being the first time a hard rock act from the non-English speaking world appeared before a vast audience in the United States. They had half an hour in which to make their point.
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Scorpions Promise Piece of Berlin Wall with Every Copy of New Box Set
Box sets from classic rock bands have sometimes come under criticism for excessive trinkets — like the marbles included in some of Pink Floyd's — but fans may not be so quick to roll away a bonus included in a forthcoming collection from the Scorpions: a piece of the Berlin Wall. The release, which is […]
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Can a power ballad change the world? The astonishing true story behind The Scorpions' Wind of Change
In June 1994, Klaus Meine received a knock on the door of his Memphis hotel room from a CIA agent. With his band the Scorpions in town to play a concert at the Mud Island Amphitheater, the singer was asked to whistle the opening bars of the Hanoverian quintet’s biggest hit, Wind Of Change. Bemused but obliging, Meine complied; satisfied, the visitor bid him a good day without crossing the threshold of his room. This puzzling but minor incident is the kind of detail with which the Orwell Prize-wi
