Keyboard Legend JON LORD Compares His Post-DEEP PURPLE Career To RITCHIE BLACKMORE’s Post-Purple Career
May 3, 2009, 15 years ago
According to his official website, on May 2nd in São Paulo, Brazil, former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist JON LORD performed a free concert as part of the city’s Virada Cultural festival. Together with the Orquestra Sinfonica Municipal conducted by Rodrigo de Carvalho, Jon Lord performed these pieces:
'Concerto For Group And Orchestra'
'Wait A While'
'Pictures Of Home'
'Soldier Of Fortune'
'Child In Time'
"It was great, just great," writes local reporter Marcelo Soares. "The organ was mixed louder than the other instruments, and Jon was really inspired."Jon Lord was interviewed for MTV Brazil, where he talks about the story behind the concerto.
"It’s the story of the love of a young man - which I was at the time- with classical music and rock music," explains Jon Lord.
Lord also comments on the joys of his post-Purple career - he can play whatever he wants, with whomever he wants, even with Purple - and compares his post-Purple career to Ritchie Blackmore’s post-Purple career.
Jon Lord thinks Blackmore is braver than him, because BLACKMORE’S NIGHT is more niche-specific than Lord’s music.
The interview will air on MTV Brazil either Monday or Tuesday night at 9.30pm (-3 GMT), and it might include footage of Jon Lord rehearsing 'Soldier Of Fortune'.
Check out a clip of the concerto below:
