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Never any animosity at all

In an interview done by Daniele Purrone for the Italian magazine Rock Hard, Don Airey addresses rumours originating from this site’s comment section that he didn’t get along with Steve Morse.

I’ve read that recently, and I think it comes out of nowhere from somebody on The Highway Star. It’s just rubbish. No, Steve and I always got on very well. I must say, I don’t think I’ve ever worked with a guitarist that had more ideas than Steve. They just seemed to pour out of him. And that was a bit of a problem because you’d just get one sort of, and then he got, “Hang on, what about this?” If there was a conflict, it was just me trying to, “Hey, slow down, slow down. Let’s sort this bit out first.” “Oh, okay.” But no, there was never any animosity at all. And Steve’s one of the friendliest, nicest people you’ll ever meet in your life, you know?

Thanks to Daniele Purrone.

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