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Overview
- His death on Thursday, January 22, was announced in a statement on his official social media.
- The family cited cancer as the cause without specifying the type and the note was signed by his wife, Hella, and their children Sebastian, Louisa and Marietta.
- Scorpions paid tribute on social media, saying his legacy will live on in the band and signing the message as Klaus, Rudolf and Matthias.
- Buchholz played bass for Scorpions from 1973 to 1992 during the group's peak years, contributing to Blackout, Love at First Sting, Crazy World, Tokyo Tapes and World Wide Live.
- He later said he left the band over business and management disputes and went on to record with Dreamtide, Michael Schenker's Temple of Rock and the project Phantom 5.