Former DEEP PURPLE Keyboardist JON LORD On Passing Of RONNIE JAMES DIO - "Goosebumps As Big As They Come"
May 18, 2010, 14 years ago
Former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist JON LORD has offered the following thoughts on the passing of legendary singer RONNIE JAMES DIO (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL, RAINBOW, ELF) who lost his battle with stomach cancer on May 16th at 7:45 AM PST at the age of 67:
"I would like, along with my wife and daughters, to express my sadness at the passing of Ronnie Dio.A friend of many years standing and a truly delightful man. His voice was an instrument of power and of beauty, and was a seminal influence in rock music. His loss is even more devastating when considering how much more he would have had to offer us.
My heart goes out to dear Wendy, and my thoughts are also with Roger and Richie, who were so close to him for so long."
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Dio and Deep Purple with The London Symphony Orchestra at The Royal Albert Hall in London on September 25th, 1999 performing 'Sitting In A Dream':
