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Deep Purple

Ritchie Blackmore - Deep Purple - 1971

The classic Deep Purple song Ritchie Blackmore wrote as a joke: “Hang on to your hats”

Accidental genius.

Tim Coffman
Oct 31, 2025
Ritchie Blackmore - Deep Purple - 1971

The band Ritchie Blackmore wanted Deep Purple to be “clones” of: “They were our heroes”

A widely influential, but overlooked group.

Arun Starkey
Oct 20, 2025
Ritchie Blackmore - Musician - Deep Purple - Guitarist - 2024

Ritchie Blackmore always thought Deep Purple’s breakthrough was lame

“It doesn’t make you feel particularly inspired.”

Reuben Cross
Oct 16, 2025
Ritchie Blackmore - Deep Purple - 1971

The one Deep Purple album Ritchie Blackmore wants to delete from history

“…I really had no ideas and we were being worked so hard…”

Tom Phelan
Oct 7, 2025
Bev Bevan - Drummer - 1983

Deep Purple’s main rivals, according to Bev Bevan: “Seriously”

Not so fierce.

Dale Maplethorpe
Oct 3, 2025
Deep Purple - 1975 - Band

The night yacht rocker Christopher Cross replaced Ritchie Blackmore in Deep Purple: “A great moment”

“It’s a very cool thing.”

Reuben Cross
Sep 15, 2025
Ritchie Blackmore - Deep Purple

Ritchie Blackmore had to keep to two secrets to get the loudest amp of all time: “I caused them a bit of grief”

Bending the rules.

Kelly Murphy
Sep 9, 2025
Ritchie Blackmore - Deep Purple - 1971

The legendary guitarists Ritchie Blackmore was never bothered about: “Clapton is just a nostalgia act”

Not a fan remotely.

Dale Maplethorpe
Sep 7, 2025
Deep Purple - Keith Moon - Split

Four “massive lines” and a Nazi outfit: The wild night Deep Purple met Keith Moon

“We were completely out of our minds.”

Ben Forrest
Sep 4, 2025
Ian Gillan - 1970 - Deep Purple

“It’s fantastic”: The classic Deep Purple song that Ian Gillian thinks still stands up

“It’s such a groove”.

Tom Phelan
Sep 1, 2025
Ritchie Blackmore - Deep Purple

‘Highway Star’: The Deep Purple song that started speed metal

A hard rock classic.

Will Howard
Aug 31, 2025
Ritchie Blackmore - Ian Gillan - Split

“Just a joke”: The Deep Purple masterpiece Ritchie Blackmore thought Ian Gillian ruined

“It was a pantomime.”

Reuben Cross
Aug 23, 2025

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