Former Scorpions bassist, Francis Buchholz, dies aged 71

""It is with overwhelming sadness and heavy hearts we share the news that our beloved Francis passed away yesterday after a private battle with cancer," the family statement said. "He departed this world peacefully, surrounded by love," the statement said. "Our hearts are shattered. Throughout his fight with cancer, we stayed by his side, facing every challenge as a family - exactly the way he taught us," his family said."

""The Scorpions are considered one of Germany's most famous bands and are known for their songs "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and "Still Loving You," among others. Buchholz worked on the Scorpions album "Crazy World," released in 1990, which is one of the band's most commercially successful albums, featuring the hit "Wind of Change." The power ballad, written by singer Klaus Meine, captured the zeitgeist as the Cold War drew to a close, marked by the fall of the Berlin Wall and Germany's reunification.""

Francis Buchholz, former bassist for the German rock band the Scorpions, died aged 71 after a private battle with cancer. His family said he departed peacefully, surrounded by love, and that they stayed by his side throughout his fight. Buchholz played during the band's most successful years and contributed to the 1990 album Crazy World, which featured the hit "Wind of Change." The song captured the end of the Cold War and German reunification. Buchholz left the Scorpions in 1992 following a dispute over management that went to court. The Scorpions formed near Hanover in 1965.

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