’s new album features a track dedicated to his former UFO bandmates Pete Way and Paul Raymond. features re-recorded versions of songs Schenker wrote during his original five-year stint with British rock icons between 1973 and 1978. The one exception is his new version of , originally from the band’s 1977 album , which he played on but didn’t have a hand in writing.
In an interview in the brand new issue of magazine, Schenker reveals that he record the song as a tribute to bassist Way and guitarist/keyboard player Raymond, who died in 2019 and 2020 respectively. “These are my songs, with the exception of , which is in memory of Paul Raymond and Pete Way,” the German-born guitarist explains, adding: “I still play UFO songs live, I dedicate them to both of them. I have a picture collage here [in his home] with all the guys I have lost over the years.
Paul and Pete are part of it. I see them every day.” coincides with the 50th anniversary of , the first album the then-17-year-old Schenker recorded with UFO after joining them from the Scorpions.
In the interview, the guitarist recalls how Way took him under his wing. “Pete was a great guy,” says the guitarist. “I never saw him angry.
But he was also very shy – he covered it up with all sorts of stuff. He was an open, innocent person. When it came to his girlfriends, he was very much an underdog.
I heard stories about him not even having the guts to tell his wife he was going on tour, cos she would have locked.
