Overview
- His family announced the news on Jan. 23, saying he died peacefully the day before and naming his survivors as wife Hella and children Sebastian, Louisa and Marietta.
- Scorpions members Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker and Matthias Jabs paid tribute, calling him a longtime friend whose legacy with the band will live on.
- Buchholz was a key member from 1973 to 1992, appearing on core albums including Fly to the Rainbow, Lovedrive, Blackout, Love at First Sting and Crazy World.
- His bass anchored signature hits such as Rock You Like a Hurricane, Still Loving You and Wind of Change, and he earned a co-writing credit on Kicks After Six.
- He left the band in 1992 following internal disputes that led to legal conflict over management, later reuniting with Uli Jon Roth and recording with Michael Schenker’s Temple of Rock in 2013 and 2015.