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Roger Glover is in a very interesting conversation with Michael Bradford. It is indeed more of a conversation rather than an interview, and Michael is a fabulous host. This was recorded some time towards the end of 2025, while work on Splat! was being finalized, but before the bout of touring in Tbilisi, Dubai, and […]
Read more »Doug Aldrich spoke to BraveWords in an in-depth interview that clears up a lot of confusion about what is going on with the Dead Daisies and Glenn Hughes (TL;DR summary: Corabi wasn’t fired, the reunion with Glenn was supposed to be a one-off that turned to a two-off, and back to one-off). That’s one of […]
Read more »Guitar World has a short interview with Simon McBride on what the Blackmore’s guest appearance at the Deep Purple gig in Jones Beach looked like from his perspective: I got to stand on stage beside the guy who started this whole thing. Ritchie is a legend, a great player, and a great innovator. I think […]
Read more »Guitar Player posts Blackmore’s reaction, both given directly to the publication, and collected from social media, in the aftermath of his guest appearance on stage with Deep Purple at the Jones Beach in Long Island on August 12, 2026. It was very moving because I went on very quickly and had to play immediately. I […]
Read more »Classic Rock has a long feature on Deep Purple, the latest album Splat!, and complete with an off-the-beaten-path interview with all five gentlemen. There’s the snatch of a moment tacked on at the close of Diablo, the rolling and tumbling second track on Deep Purple’s new studio album Splat!, that’s as good a summation as […]
Read more »A site called Blue News carries a feature on Splat! with quotes from Ian and Ian. It attributed to the Swiss press agency Keystone-SDA and apparently based around an interview that both gave to DPA. It is dated today, July 29, 2026, but reads like was written some time before the album release (July 3). […]
Read more »Guitar World continues their Purple streak of late with an interview with Simon McBride: What’s next for you and Deep Purple? With Purple, there’s talk of another record, so we won’t stop. This year, we’re on tour until December and we have another 86 shows. And next year, we have shows booked as well, so […]
Read more »Yahoo! News has a few quotes from Ian Gillan regarding his next year’s spoken word tour that will apparently include memories of Jesus Christ Superstar, Garth Rockett And The Moonshiners, and Repo Depo, among other things. I am ecstatic in anticipation of sharing tales not only from the road and studios, but also my early […]
Read more »During the band’s last visit to Montreux, Ian Gillan sat down to chat with the Independent Culture
Read more »Leicester Mercury has a short interview with the two Ians. The bigger one states his view on the alleged upcoming AI armageddon of creativity: My feeling about anything artistic is the beginnings of it should be organic but the development and production values, that can be technical. We’ve always benefited from advances in technology, whether […]
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