IAN GILLAN On Possibility Of DEEP PURPLE Reunion With RITCHIE BLACKMORE - "I Don't Think It Would Work"
September 1, 2017, 7 years ago
Deep Purple vocalist Ian Gillan insists he gets along great with former guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, who was one of the founders of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group back in the late '60s, but doesn't want to perform with him, according to SundayWorld.com.
"I don't think Ritchie's playing great these days," Gillan said during a SiriusXM Town Hall radio chat on August 29th, "and for that reason mostly, I don't think it would work."
"We have invited each other to dinner a couple of times, but we haven't been able to make it, because I'm in London, he's in Long Island."
Deep Purple drummer Ian Paice is also against a reunion with Blackmore, stating, "I enjoy going on stage every night knowing that I'm with my four friends and they're all gonna play every night. That wasn't always the case (when Ritchie was in the band), and I wouldn't want to go back to that again."
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Remaining dates on Deep Purple's North American Tour with Alice Cooper are as listed:
September
1 - Burgettstown, PA - KeyBank Pavilion
2 - Toronto, ON - Budweiser Stage
3 - Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
6 - Chicago, IL - Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
8 - St. Louis, MO - Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
9 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
10 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
