Former DEEP PURPLE Keyboard Legend JON LORD On Mark 3 Reunion Rumors With METALLICA's Lars Ulrich - "It All Seems Like A Lot Of Hot Air And Wild Speculation To Me"
January 6, 2009, 15 years ago
Former DEEP PURPLE keyboard legend JON LORD comments on press rumours that Deep Purple Mark III will reunite and tour with METALLICA’s Lars Ulrich on drums:
"It all seems like a lot of hot air and wild speculation to me.I like Lars and what he has achieved with Metallica. He’s obviously always been very complementary in his comments about DP, and I love the story of his famous nine-years-old 'baptism of fire' at our ‘73 concert in The KB Halle in Copenhagen, but if I was asked to be involved in a Mark III reunion - (which, by the way, I haven’t. All I ever said was that the idea had a few good points and a few not-so-good points.) - and I indeed considered that offer, I would not be able to even imagine it without the presence of Ian Paice.
By the way - I have NOT retired!
Love, and as peaceful a new year as possible, to all of you."
