Guitarist Matthias Jabs and drummer Mikkey Dee of SCORPIONS stopped by the “Nights With Alice Cooper” video studio in September to talk about life on the road, new music, a special tribute to the late Lemmy of MOTÖRHEAD, and much more. Check out the chat below.

Asked about the status of SCORPIONS‘ next studio album, Jabs said: “We couldn’t record anything before next year, 2018. We are on the road until December 10th, and that means before Christmas, nobody’s gonna do anything in the studio. So we take a break and then we have to write songs.

“The tour is the best inspiration for songs anyway — especially with the SCORPIONS,” he continued. “We play 82 countries on this planet, so we are everywhere… We played in Asia last year extensively, Australia… We played all over Europe already this [past] summer. We meet so many different people, and it’s always a great inspiration for new songs. So I don’t think we have a problem writing good material for next year.”