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Gillan on More Metal

During his recent “Rock Meets Classic” orchestra tour Ian Gillan gave an interview to More Metal which was recorded in Berlin on January 23. He also gets a gold record for “The Definite Smoke On The Water Show” CD. This CD was released in 2007 for the Guitar World Record (which we have announced).

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The banjo players speak

Steve Morse talked to the Guitar Techniques in an interview that deals with technical aspects of guitar playing. If you ever wanted to know what his favourite picks are, without what pedals he can’t live and which guitar he would save from a fire, here is your chance: What strings do you use, Steve Morse? […]

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The story of a “naïve songwriter”

The Quietus has a lengthy interview with Roger Glover that covers his illustrious career as a songwriter, producer and bass player. It is a joyful read (despite the fact that they’ve managed to misspell ‘Paice’ in two differently atrocious ways). You played in what is now regarded as the classic Deep Purple line-up. In how […]

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Steve Morse speaks at the NAMM

Steve Morse have appeared at this year NAMM to do various endorsements and sometime inbetween them gave this quick interview (amidst lots of background noise) to vintagerock.com. Of interest to our readers is his reiteration that Deep Purple are going to start working on the new album “within the next 60 days” and that they […]

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Steve Morse on Iron City Rocks

Pittsburgh’s online outlet Iron City Rocks has an extended interview with Steve Morse which he gave in early December while being on tour in Southern France. The interview covers a lot of ground — from Dixie Grits — to Deep Purple — to Angelfire. In the groundbreaking news department, Steve said that Deep Purple have […]

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Steve Morse on More Metal

During their stay in berlin on November 22, Steve Morse gave a video interview to More Metal. The questions ranged from his motivation to play music, to his opinion on live albums, to Joe Satriani, to the inevitable topic of a new album: Thanks to Blabbermouth for the info.

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More Purple in Polish press

There is more Purple content in the latest issue of Polish Teraz Rock magazine, November 2010: Page 38: a 2 page interview with Joe Satriani, dealing with his new album Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards as well as Chickenfoot and Deep Purple. Page 46: a 2 page interview with Glenn Hughes, dealing with his project […]

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Gillan in Polish Metal Hammer

Ian Gillan had a big interview published in Polish Metal Hammer before the beginning of the current tour leg. Now, with many thanks to Marcinn, we can present it to you in reverse translation from Polish. MH: Before our conversation I just had a glance at Deep Purple official website and the news item I […]

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CTTB special on Welsh radio

Welsh radio station GTFM has featured Come Taste The Band reissue on it’s recent The Rock Show. The show was based around an interview with Glenn Hughes which he gave during the recent UK tour. Jon Lord also chimed in with his memories, which sound strangely similar to what he recently said to Planet Rock. […]

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Purple in Polish press

There are several Purple items published in Polish press recently: A long interview with Roger Glover has appeared in the October 10th issue of the Przeglad weekly. Teraz Rock, a Polish monthly rock music magazine, has a lengthy special called “Deep Purple po calosci” (Deep Purple in total) in October 2010 issue. And last, but […]

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