Posts Tagged ‘DEEP PURPLE’

  Former Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore has weighed in on the direction the band went after he left the lineup for the final time in 1993, sharing his thoughts on his short-term replacement Joe Satriani as well as long-term current band [...]

  During a promotion of Foreigner’s “Juke Box Heroes” US Tour, Whitesnake mastermind David Coverdale was asked by Celebrity Page about Deep Purple’s induction ceremony to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He replied:   [...]

  Legends will collide late this summer when Deep Purple and Judas Priest embark on a co-headlining North American tour. Produced by Live Nation, the outing will kick off August 21 in Cincinnati, OH and visit 25 cities across the U.S. and Canada [...]

  Ritchie Blackmore said he’s interested in doing one more show with Deep Purple to show the world there is no bad blood and to rock out one final time. The guitarist explained on Memories in Rock II:   “I would like to do one show [...]

  During a recent fan Q&A hosted by Guitar World, Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover was asked if he’s “sick of playing’ the band’s staple 1972 tune “Smoke on the Water” after all these years, to which he [...]

  Don Airey says that fans shouldn’t count on seeing a DEEP PURPLE reunion with Ritchie Blackmore. Blackmore is a co-founder of DEEP PURPLE and wrote many of their most memorable riffs, including “Smoke On The Water”, but he has not [...]

  Whitesnake mastermind and former Deep Purple vocalist David Coverdale remembered the creation of classic Purple track “Mistreated” off 1974’s “Burn,” saying in a new video (transcribed by UG): “Yeah, the most [...]

  Brazilian news website G1 asked Deep Purple’s Ian Gillan about his opinion of today’s rock and roll music, and if he listens to new bands. Read what he said:   “I almost do not listen to music, just when I’m working in the studio or touring, [...]