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PTSD from sleeping in a bunk

Steve Morse was interviewed by the Six String Alliance. At over an hour and twenty minutes long, in-depth does not even begin to describe it. Hint: push it full screen to see individual chapters. In this in-depth interview, legendary guitarist Steve Morse reflects on his personal path, artistic growth, and the drive that keeps him […]

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Artwoods: Live at Klooks Kleek

From the letters to our better-late-then-never desk, we are glad to present you an actually pretty decent quality recording of the two early Artwoods performances from 1964, featuring Jon Lord. It apparently came out a few years ago: in 2016 on vinyl, and in 2023 on CD and digital. The latter are available via Amazon, […]

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The horse that wasn’t iron

Back in 2024, an outfit called Defenders of the Faith published an interview with Nick Simper on the occasion of the two Warhorse studio albums being reissued. That interview completely slipped under our radar, until now. Warhorse’s self titled debut was significantly heavier than anything you had done with Deep Purple. In the same breath, […]

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Symmetry and togetherness

Here are a couple of from-the-vaults interviews of moderate interest, posted by the Blackmore’s official YT channel. Glenn Hughes, Chad Smith, and Luis Maldonado being interviewed some time circa the Re-Machined tribute album sessions. That album came out in 2012.

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On the thin ice of a new year

The following announcement has been posted on Glenn Hughes’ official site: Glenn Hughes – 2026 Live Shows Cancelled Jan 9th, 2026 | no responses We regret to inform you that due to a minor health issue that requires his attention over the upcoming months, Glenn Hughes has made the difficult decision to cancel his 2026 […]

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Discipline, necessity, or instinct?

Steve Morse recently was a guest on the Pod and Mr. Music podcast. He talked about playing drums in the town square, coming of the angels, mechanics of playing Bach, being busy and busier, learning to drink tea, and walking into the room with suitcases, among other things. A good part of the conversation revolved […]

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New York isn’t America

Glenn Hughes appeared on the Jay Jay French Connection podcast. Jay Jay is, of course, of the Twisted Sister fame, is a fabulous storyteller himself, as well as able to elicit stories from his guests. Enjoy!

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The more the merrier

We welcome a new Steve Morse fan site to the family. It is run by Katya Hast-Ekström of Katya Arts, Steve’s official jeweller, and Marije Essink, admin of the Steve Morse Fan Page group on Facebook. Katya got the original idea for this fan site and created the web design and technical stuff, Marije provided […]

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A delicate dance

Steve Morse was interviewed by the Guitar Interactive Magazine. Steve talks about the importance of jamming, influence of John McLaughlin, praises John Petrucci, reflects on his years in Deep Purple, and shares thoughts on why he prefers the album format for his music.

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Die with your boots on

Ritchie Blackmore reminisces about the dress code with the Nero and The Gladiators, and the perils he had to endure as a hired hand. [updated]

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