New Zealand’s Stuff.co caught up with Glenn Hughes and during the chat, they discussed his time with Deep Purple.

"I'll make a bold statement for you," Hughes says. "What killed the band was sex, drugs and rock and roll. There was some wife swapping going on, there was some drug behavior, there was some lying, there was some cheating.

"There was all kinds of cavorting. When you have these kinds of things happening, there's no way the band could survive."

Though Deep Purple later picked itself back up, Hughes' time in the band was over. He still didn't slow up, continuing to snort and rock his way through the rest of the '70s and into the '80s. A brief stint with Black Sabbath ensued in 1986 - "I wasn't really the man for the job," he admits - and the 1980s are now little more than a blur.

More footage has surfaced from Glenn Hughes’ performance at Hungary’s Fezen 2017 festival. In the clip below, Hughes performs the Deep Purple track “You Keep On Moving”, from the 1975 album, Come Taste The Band.

Previously posted footage of Glenn performing the Deep Purple classics “Getting Tighter” and “Might Just Take Your Life” can be seen below:

For the first time in 40 years, Glenn Hughes is set to perform full concerts of classic Deep Purple material. Shows are scheduled this September and October in Australia and New Zealand. A new TV commercial can be found below.

Hughes played his last concert with Deep Purple on March 15th, 1976, at Liverpool's Empire Theatre. On that night, the UK bassist and vocalist walked away from one of history's truly game-changing rock phenomena and never looked back… until now.

Witness one of rock's greatest singers front a mighty handpicked band performing some of Deep Purple's all-time greatest songs with epic rock concert production.

Says Hughes: “I’m incredibly excited to get out there and play tracks like “Burn”, “Mistreated”, “Stormbringer” and “Getting Tighter”, as well as some of those older songs that helped define the genre. With this band, I can assure you of a concert that’ll blow your mind."

Joining Hughes for the shows are Jeff Kollman (guitar), Lachy Doley (keyboards), and Pontus Engborg (drums).

With one of the heaviest repertoires known to rock, and sound and lighting production values befitting the legend, Glenn Hughes' Classic Deep Purple shows are destined to write a new page in rock history.

Tour dates:

September
20 - State Theatre - Sydney, Australia
24 - Perth Concert Hall - Perth, Australia
26 - Horncastle Arena - Christchurch, New Zealand
27 - Michael Fowler Centre - Wellington, New Zealand
29 - Hamer Hall - Melbourne, Australia

October
1 - Qpac Concert Hall - Brisbane, Australia
3 - ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre - Auckland, New Zealand

For more info and pre-sale tickets, visit classicdeeppurplelive.com/.