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Not to stress much about it
Vintage Guitar magazine publishes online a short interview with Simon McBride that originally appeared in the September 2024 print issue.
Did you adapt your style to Deep Purple, or was it already a good fit?
I think part of the beauty of Deep Purple over the years is they never really had a fixed “sign.” They have that ability to adapt. It was, “Let’s just play and see what happens.” I had ideas, which I pre-constructed in my studio; we all are always writing stuff. There’s a track called “Sharp Shooter,” which is from a riff I had. I thought, “That’s too heavy, they’re never going to use it.” But here we are. They’re using it! There are no rules.
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On April 20 Simon McBride posted on Facebook that he will be opening for Lynyrd Skynyrd on their European tour. Any more info on that?
May 1st, 2025 at 04:47“I think part of the beauty of Deep Purple over the years is they never really had a fixed “sign.” They have that ability to adapt. It was, “Let’s just play and see what happens.”
And that really is the beauty in it! And why Purple still feel fresh, vibrant and so much breathtaking 😍💜💜
May 1st, 2025 at 06:46