In a recent Instagram post, Mikkey Dee responded fiercely to rumors claiming he had passed away.
“NO! I AM NOT DEAD! I am very much alive and kicking, although angry as a MF!!!” he stated. “How low can you go, you absolute pest of a human being!?”
He added, “This is so inappropriate and potentially harmful. Spreading rumors that I have died is wrong on so many levels. Let’s keep reporting these bastards and let’s put some pressure on Facebook to deal with this problem. //Mikkey.”
Lastly, Dee mentioned, “P.S. I have marked the photos ‘Fake’ in red so not to spread the rumors further.”
Dee has been part of Scorpions since 2016. During a press conference about Scorpions’ upcoming 60th-anniversary concert in Hannover, Germany, scheduled for next July, Dee was asked how he joined the band.
The drummer explained, “Well, I played with Motörhead, as you probably know, for close to 25 years. And unfortunately, Lemmy [Motörhead leader] passed away at the end of ’15. And then Matthias [Jabs, Scorpions guitarist] called in early ’16 and said, ‘Are you in Göteborg [Gothenburg, Sweden], Mikkey?’ I go, ‘Yeah.'”
He continued, “‘Can you come to Luxembourg tomorrow?’ [Laughs] Basically, that’s how it was. And I was basically gonna be standing in a little bit and helping out because James Kottak [then-Scorpions drummer] was battling a little bit of a health issue. But he did a great tour in Germany.”
“I was basically just standing by at that time. And we did rehearse a little bit secretly, learning a few [songs]. And then I finished off the year, and here I am, going on the ninth year… Nine next year. But here we are, kicking a** like never before, I would say, and it’s been a great journey so far for me,” Dee shared about his experience with Scorpions.
Scorpions’ Las Vegas Residency will begin on February 27 and end on March 11. They will then perform in Mexico City on March 15.
Photo Credit: Mikkey Dee – Instagram
