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Ian Gillan spoke to France’s Riff X, and the interview appears in their METALXS series. The conversation revolves around the latest album =1, some anecdotes from the bygone days, and his, ahem, unique sense of fashion. Ian’s words are in original English, with subtitles en française.
Read more »Louder Sound prints some quotes from a 1975 vintage Blackmore interview that originally appeared in the inaugural issue of the International Musician and Recording World magazine: Assessing some of his peers, Blackmore confessed that he “wasn’t struck” on Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page, and admitted “I never saw what was in Clapton at all.” In a […]
Read more »The Fireworks magazine, hailing from the UK, has Deep Purple as the cover story of their issue #108: The evergreen Deep Purple are our cover stars, providing us with an amazing three-page interview courtesy of the great Ian Gillan – as interviews go, it’s an unmissable one covering album names, band members and producers! The […]
Read more »Ultimate Guitar has a short interview with Simon McBride, where he explains modifications he made to his sound for it to blend better with Don Airey’s Hammond organ. Is it tough for a guitar player to “compete” with the sound of a Hammond organ in the band? Yes, because Don is so frickin’ loud. He […]
Read more »Louder Sound presents a lengthy and very well put together feature on the current Deep Purple lineup, arrival of Simon McBride, the new album, and tour. With input from Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, and Simon McBride. The article also sheds some new light on the circumstances of Steve Morse’s departure from the band. Except Morse […]
Read more »Once being in Stockholm, Don Airey spoke to Roppongi Rocks. He revealed that another Deep Purple album is in the plans, and his solo album, tentatively called Push to the Edge, has been finished and is pencilled for release in 2025.
Read more »Total Guitar magazine has a feature on Simon McBride based around an interview with him: When you’re in a role previously held by Messrs Blackmore and Morse, how much does that play on your mind? “You just have to be yourself, you know? If you try to think about what was before – and this […]
Read more »A couple of recent magazine features that might be worth your attention. German Rock It! magazine has Deep Purple on the cover of their issue 143 (Sept/Oct 2024). Inside, there’s a 4-page Purple feature, including an interview with Ian Paice and Simon McBride. Bonus: bits of interviews with Paice and Hughes on the 50 years […]
Read more »Ian Gillan has appeared today, August 21, 2024, on the Eddie Trunk show Trunk Nation. When asked if a retirement is in the plans for the band and/or himself, he said: There’s no intention to stop. At the moment… I spoke to my manager the other day. I’ve got some solo project. He said, ‘You’re […]
Read more »In anticipation of the Deep Purple North American tour on the double bill with Yes, Ian Gillan spoke to the Ultimate Classic Rock: It’s great to see Deep Purple hitting the road with Yes. What sort of bond was there between the two groups back in the day? There wasn’t much of a bond. [Laughs] […]
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