By Steve Newton I interviewed Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover for the third time back in January of 2004, when the band was touring with another one of my fave groups from the '70s, Thin Lizzy. Purple was touring in support of its latest release, Bananas, the third album to feature American guitar wizard Steve … Continue reading That time Roger Glover told me that Steve Morse was in Deep Purple because Glover was into the Dixie Dregs
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That time Deep Purple’s Roger Glover told me what Ritchie Blackmore was really like as a person
By Steve Newton I did my second interview with Roger Glover back in March of 1985, when Deep Purple's "Mark II" lineup had reunited and the band was touring behind its Perfect Strangers album. At one point in the conversation I asked Glover about the band's legendary guitarist, Ritchie Blackmore, and his reputation for being … Continue reading That time Deep Purple’s Roger Glover told me what Ritchie Blackmore was really like as a person