- Younger brother of Rudolf Schenker (guitarist for Scorpions).
- Original lead guitarist for the Scorpions.
- After he left UFO he formed the Michael Schenker Group. The group later featured Robin McAuley on vocals and the name changed to the McAuley Schenker Group.
- Although he was an original founder of Scorpions, he only played on their first album, and on three tracks from their sixth.
- Quit the Scorpions to join UFO when Mick Bolton, UFO's first guitarist, was becoming increasingly unreliable.
- A student with a T-shirt of his band can be seen in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) on Mr. Hand's class.
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