This is why he went from this...
...to this:
I can't write to Ritchie or phone him because he doesn't have a telephone, he doesn't have a computer. He lives in a world of greensleeves — he lives in a medieval world, and he has messages given to him and that sort of thing.
As a side note, Glenn Hughes is absolutely awesome live, and when I saw him in 2018 he was very proud of his American citizenship.
They seem to prefer to be Perfect Strangers.
An angry, growling B3. You needed a couple big roadies, but it was worth it.
I didn’t think any of these folks were still alive, other than Coverdale, who outlived his ex-wife Tawny.
He has no desire to do a grueling Deep Purple tour. It's never going to happen.
A reporter came up to a member of a band participating in a reunion and said:
Isn’t it so great to be back together?
Response:
How would you like to spend a night with your ex-wife?
No John Lord, not DP.
My only comment is, WGAF. Those Prima Dona’s are totally meaningless in today’s world. Their petty differences are but a whisper in a cyclone. Besides, of Rock Groups of that era Led Zeppelin made DP look like wannabees.
Believe it or not, kids are still covering Deep Purple “Hush”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxBBvAJwG44
Big Deep Purple fan girl here, I wish those 2 could bury the hatchet but if it all comes down to money it will be highly unlikely for that to happen.
Ian Gillan was the handsomest thing on 2 legs in his prime, here they are at the Royal Albert Hall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dt-CX3k0PYw
Great video of Highway Star, someone synced their Made in Japan recording with video from a Copenhagen concert.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zKAS7XOWaQ
73 Tampa stadium, great show...
Blackmore’s Night has done some interesting stuff. And Blackmore has been known to be someone difficult to work with. But Gillan isn’t very fan-accessible, himself. Notice how over the years, DP will offer pre-show gold packages to fans, but Gillan wonn’t make himself accessible to fan photo-ops like the rest of the band? It comes off as a snub, like he’s the band’s Stevie Nicks. A bit of a diva. Shame, because I’m a solid DP fan.
I hadn’t heard about the divorce settlements but that makes some sense (although not sure how all three of them get a cut...) That said, I seem to recall that Blackmore recently said he cannot play guitar like he used to. Swollen fingers or something of that sort. Makes sense, he’s 75ish years old now, he probably shouldn’t be expected to be able to just crank out the solo to “Highway Star” like he did 50 years ago (yikes, it was that long ago!)
No Lord, no DP.
No way.
I saw Hughes with Deep Purple. He’s a badass. But I saw him with Trapeze twice before DP picked him up. The guy is an unbelievable bassist and vocalist. And nothing beats live.
Deep Purple - The Infamous Ritchie Blackmore Incident At The 1974 California Jam
And if you watch these this interviews, Blackmore explains the events that led up to this historic event.