antiMusic.com's Morley Seaver has issued an interview with HERMAN ZE GERMAN / ex-SCORPIONS drummer Herman Rarebell. The following is an excerpt:

Q: From what I understand, this record (Take It As It Comes) was first released in 2007. Is that right? Are these exactly the same tracks?

A: "Yes, these are exactly the same tracks. What happened in 2007 is I had a little company who released the record in Germany. You could have of course bought it as an export but it would have cost you probably $38 and I think that’s not really fair for American fans. So I was looking for nearly two years for the right record company to do the distribution for this and I found it with Dark Star Records who is a very good partner. They’re just as excited about the record as I am. This is very important for me. So they’re 100 per cent behind me and this is the reason why we released it now in America. It has a different title in America. In Germany it was called I’m Back. And this version is called Take It As It Comes because we all believed the single on the album is 'Take It As It Comes'.

Q: You did vocals on three tracks so you felt comfortable enough to show that you could sing. Obviously this is not your first solo record but, how come you got another vocalist to do the rest of the tracks? Was it a matter of not wanting to sing while drumming during live situations?

A: "Exactly. I don’t want to be behind the drums and sing every song the whole time. It’s too much, you know. I much prefer to close my eyes and enjoy all of the drumming and have a great front man out there. And with Stefan Erz I found that guy. He’s from Munich. He’s a really good looking guy. He’s a killer singer as you can hear and he’s an excellent front man; an excellent singer."

Q: You’ve played with MICHAEL SCHENKER several times this summer. What was that experience like, having not played with him, I don’t believe, for a couple of years?

A: "We’ve played with each other on and off for the last 40 years, so for me and him it’s nothing new. (laughs) We go back a long time, you know what I mean? So when we see each other, it’s just a question of you feel like playing or not. I think we’re going to do, in the near future, something together anyway."

Q: Ah, excellent.

A: "The Scorpions are doing their farewell tour now and when everything stops, I think you’re going to be surprised about new information to come out of this band.

Q: I was just about to ask you that. Can you see any collaboration with Rudy or Klaus in the future?

A: "Well I can see a collaboration right now with Michael Schenker cause we talked about this already. So there’s a possibility there and as I said, let’s see what the future brings. Take it as it comes." (mysterious laugh)

Read the full interview at this location.