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Meeting Klaus Meine
- Patrick Radden Keefe meets Klaus Meine at a hotel in Hanover, Germany.
- Meine arrives in his typical rockstar attire, even on an off day.
Divided Germany
- Klaus Meine shares his experience growing up in a divided Germany.
- He contrasts his Western upbringing with Elvis and blue jeans to the East's Nikita Khrushchev and the Stasi.
Scorpions' Music as "Poison"
- The Scorpions' music was considered a "poison from the West" in the Soviet Union.
- Despite being banned, fans would secretly share tapes, sometimes facing imprisonment.