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Contribution to the madness and mayhem
David Coverdale has recently appeared on the Ultimate Classic Rock Nights radio show recalling the first time he appeared on stage with Deep Purple. Copenhagen, December 9, 1973:
I walk onstage for the first time – where it came from, I don’t know, but I still do it – ‘Are you ready?’ I screamed into the microphone, and I’ve got a very powerful voice. So, like, everybody goes, ‘Oh my God!’ and there’s this roar from I don’t know how many thousands of people. And it was great.
Suddenly I’m singing, Ritchie’s smashing a guitar, dragging amp stacks over,” Coverdale recalled. “Paice is trashing his drums. And I’ve like become a member of the audience while I’m actually onstage. Lordy’s thrashing his organ, boys and girls, thrashing his organ every which way! And I’m going, ‘My God, I should do something, I should do something … ’ I’m going, ‘I can’t afford to smash anything!’
I had a ring on, which was like ten bucks, so I took it off with great drama, threw it on the floor and stamped on it. That was my contribution to the madness and mayhem!
Thanks to Ultimate Classic Rock for the quote and to Jim Collins for the heads up.
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October 16th, 2018 at 19:26In 1973 it was Ian Gillian on vocals.
October 16th, 2018 at 19:41I was there. He was pissed outta his mind. The band waited selvrealisering minutes before they entered the stage. His panicking was pretty obvious. Helluva show though. First song was Burn. Same venue burned down the same night as Black Country Communion did their show. Encore was Burn.
October 16th, 2018 at 19:41Hacene Smaine But not on Dec 9th
October 16th, 2018 at 19:44If you wanna see a good mklll show go check out Glen Hughes currently touring the UK. They rock.
October 16th, 2018 at 19:45They must be talking about California Jam in 1974
October 16th, 2018 at 19:45Gillan left at summer of 73.
October 16th, 2018 at 19:50He was there. He was also in California Jam.
October 16th, 2018 at 19:54Where were you?
In California Jam, Paice didn’t trash his drum kit.
Chris Pavlakakis No I wasn’t
October 16th, 2018 at 19:55No Gillan’s last show was Osaka on July 29 1973
October 16th, 2018 at 19:56June 29th 73 gillans last show.
October 16th, 2018 at 19:58He didn’t mean literally trashing his drum kit 😉
October 16th, 2018 at 20:06Mr. Coverdale, please stand corrected , because it should be : I HAD a very powerful voice 🙂
October 17th, 2018 at 08:51Sounds like a “ring-in” to me! 💍🏇📻🎤🎸💰🎉😎
October 17th, 2018 at 13:20