Legendary SCORPIONS singer Klaus Meine spoke with Mariam Nihal from Arab News recently about a number of topics. A few excerpts from the chat follow:

Arab News: Can you tell us about your journey in words. Why is this the final tour?

Meine: "Where should I start? (He asks with an astonishing laugh.) It has been a long journey with The Scorpions. We started in the early 1970’s. We have recorded and toured all over the world. Germany being our home ground, we went international in 1975. Touring the UK. After which we did Japan in 1978. And by the end of the 70's we became part of the rock family with many tours, record hits and records. At the end of the '80's we went east, and by 1988 we played in the Soviet Union. We played during the Legendary Peace festival, it was immense. We discovered a whole new world in the East. We played for our fans in the Middle East, Israel, Doha, Cairo and even Dubai. With our album Sting In The Tail that proved to be very successful, we want to end it on that. We are very excited and very happy about the huge success. Now it is time. So this is our farewell tour. We want to finish off on a high note."

Arab News: True or false. The 'Best Is Yet To Come'? What will you be doing?

Meine: "This really tells you about our journey, about the human journey and us; that no matter what there is hope for tomorrow and we all hope for the best. Something better. No plans laid out yet. We are musicians, artists and songwriters. We feel we are on a new page in the book of life. With new challenges waiting for all of us in our lives."

Arab News: Future endeavours and plans? Can we expect a new album anytime soon?

Meine: "Our newest project comes out in the next few months. It gives you a chance to experience The Scorpions in 3D. You can actually feel the smoke string out of the guitar like it is a live show. It is an incredible experience. The DVD features our concerts in 3D in Germany. We are just about to do the mix and it should be in the Middle East and Saudi Arabia hopefully soon. Indeed the strong 3D technology makes us feel like pioneers after all these years (he says, laughing). We have an album coming out later this year featuring classics. You know our love for them. The '60's was the era for our inspiration. Our movie/documentary also is soon to be released. We have cameras with us on tours, so this documentary is being made during or tours. It also gives you a picture of The Scorpions career and journey."

Read the entire interview here.