PAUL RODGERS Confirms He Was Asked To Join DEEP PURPLE In 1973!
October 22, 2007, 17 years ago
In a recent interview published in the Houston Press blogs, PAUL RODGERS (QUEEN, BAD COMPANY, FREE) confirmed the story of getting an offer to join DEEP PURPLE back in 1973. An excerpt from the chat follows:
Houston Press blogs: Any truth to the story that you were asked to be the lead singer of Deep Purple after Ian Gillan left?
Rodgers: "Yes. Free had played with Deep Purple in Australia and it was our very last show. I got along really well with [Purple] keyboardist Jon Lord and we exchanged numbers. Later, I got a call to [join], but I was forming Bad Company at the time, so it wasn’t possible."
(Thanks Thehighwaystar.com)
