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Time to go

Glenn Hughes 2023 publicity photo

German site metal1.info has a new interview with Glenn Hughes. He talks about various aspects of his career — joining Purple, working with Iommi, frustration with the scarce touring schedule of Black Country Communion, etc. Here’s his take on leaving Dead Daisies:

Let’s move on. Dead Daisies. You left the band in 2023 after having recorded two albums together. How did that split happen? Why did you leave?

I left because, number one, they asked me not to do anything else but DEAD DAISIES. And I get offers to do things all the time, and I’d have to decline. But I met with Joe about doing “V”, and it was either continue with the Dead Daisies or do “V”, so I decided to do “V”. We’re all good, we’re friends with everybody. I left very kindly, it was all cool, no problems. It was very, “Thank you, it was great. Now it’s time for me to go.”

Read more in metal1.info.



7 Comments to “Time to go”:

  1. 1
    Uwe Hornung says:

    I think I preferred his work with the Daisies to the one with BCC. Glenn‘s angry bass with the primal, almost punkish rhythm guitar of David Lowy was really something, I had never heard Glenn play with a dedicated rhythm guitar player before, it sounded great, I wish they would release a live recording with him.

  2. 2
    Uwe Hornung says:

    Oh my, if he keeps that accusing attitude towards Bonamassa re not investing enough time into BCC touring, I fear for them splitting up again before the next concerts even take place! 😂 I‘m no Bonamassa fan, but he never indicated that he would throttle his solo career for BCC, he just didn‘t.

    Which Glenn didn‘t want to do for The Dead Daisies either, just sayin‘ … 😑

  3. 3
    timmi bottoms says:

    @ 2… Uwe, i wonder why Joe Bonamassa never invited Glenn to sing or play bass on any of his solo albums. Then again who has ?

  4. 4
    David Black says:

    Saw him with the Daisies in Bristol and it sounded horrible. Bass was too high and in combo with the rhythm gtr you could barely hear Aldrich. If I didn’t think they’d end with Burn I would have walked out!

  5. 5
    RB says:

    Liked the Dead Daisies before Glenn and am glad Corabi has returned to the fold. The albums Glenn made with them sounded like solo albums, which often are hit and miss.

  6. 6
    Uwe Hornung says:

    Timmi, not true, on the Mistreated-template “Heartbreaker” (penned by Paul Rodgers in Free days) on his album Dust Bowl Joe B actually did:

    https://youtu.be/b9ntMYMP3EA

    Glenn, as I’m sure you are aware, is btw the one DP member with the most sessions to his credit, far ahead of even Don Airey and Joe Lyn Turner who are next. Prolific ain’t the word, you hear him in the most unexpected places …

    https://youtu.be/1rtuvhBcTz4

    https://youtu.be/PAo9-B6On5U

    https://youtu.be/ryiOqkxyIpk

    https://youtu.be/vnkVuCNe3S8

    https://youtu.be/eJ4DQ8Svk4U

  7. 7
    Max says:

    @3 Glenn did guest on Bonamassa’s Dust Bowl, did a cover of Heartbreaker

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