Bassist Roger Glover On Current State Of DEEP PURPLE - "We Are Really Happy Playing Together And That’s The Best Reason For Doing This"
April 15, 2007, 17 years ago
In anticipation of their upcoming UK tour, Icwales.com has published an interview with DEEP PURPLE bassist Roger Glover. An excerpt from the chat follows:
"Putting it mildly, as a band we’ve had a few ups and downs. But over 40 years you show me a life that hasn’t. Whatever people think of us, right now we are really happy playing together and that’s the best reason for doing this. I love a blank canvas because you start filling it from nothing, sometimes with no idea of where you are going, and it ends up as something. It’s the same with an album - you start off with an hour of silence that you have to fill and you don’t know where to begin. Pretty much all our songs are accidental."As previously reported, Deep Purple will play their classic 1972 album Machine Head on their upcoming UK tour which commences on April 21st. STYX and THIN LIZZY are also on the bill. The dates are as follows:
April
21 - Telewest Newcastle Arena - Newcastle, England22 - NYNEX Arena - Manchester, England
24 - Nottingham Arena - National Ice Centre Bolero Square - Nottingham, England
25 - Cardiff International Arena - Cardiff, England
27 - Bournemouth International Centre - Bournemouth, England
28 - Wembley Arena - London, England
29 - Brighton Centre - Brighton, England
May
1 - Clyde Auditorium - Glasgow, Scotland2 - Sheffield Arena - South Yorkshire, England
3 - NEC Arena – Birmingham, England
(Thanks Thehighwaystar.com)
