Roger Glover Reveals the Truth About Working with Ritchie Blackmore in Rainbow & Deep Purple"🎸

[@buxtehude123]

Blackmore, Gillan, Paice, Lord and Glover. That WAS Deep Purple, which reached the pinnacle of rock with "Made in Japan"

[@frankt...]

"Made in Japan Live" double album i feel is their best. Songs like Highway star, Strange Kind of Woman, Child in Time and Lazy are better than the studio songs. That is rare for a band.

[@uv77mc85]

if you listen to the yes and Focus live albums from that period they are better than the studio ones too. Purple were better live coz TBH most of their songs were a bit crap anyway. Purple were at their best while improvising live. They were more of a jazz band really

[@End-Result]

Wouldn’t have been possible without Mk.1

[@Taylor.Dude.]

I don't know. "Burn" is a good song.

[@wholeworld399]

Deep Purple mk 4 is another supergeoup with Bolin. .

[@junkyarddog4411]

Roger comes across as a really good bloke, he’s always very gracious and modest, especially when you look at how much he’s achieved in the world of music, but what I like the most about him is that when he’s given the opportunity to dish the dirt on someone he does the opposite and says something positive. Good man.👍

[@junkyarddog4411]

@Damien Satana 👍👍

[@Davo-gj7gl]

100%

[@davedawe2420]

Completely agree. Roger seems like the kind of guy you'd love to go to the pub for a beer with.

[@strangevisions5162]

@@davedawe2420 as long as he's paying

[@metacosmos]

this is his public image, but in private he is only a millionaire more.

[@gregjohnson298]

Blackmore may be difficult but he made superstars out of everyone that worked with him.A musical genius.

[@UserUli]

He wrote good songs and is a super guitarist. But genius?

[@RGRundeRGRound]

Ritchie B is a definite genius!!!!!! Purple is also the most underrated band of ALL TIME, yea, even perhaps the G.O.A.T! Their catalog covers almost all modern forms of Rock & Roll, and most bands after their time cite DP as a formative influence. I was watching some very old (Made in Japan) R.B. Solos, and he was a forerunner of the awesome Eddie VanHalen, he was doing stuff that Eddie mimicked years later!! PURE GENIUS. But he'd never admit he was. I also appreciate how Morse does not try to imitate, but "interpret" Ritchie. It's always a respectful Performance of the classic Purple! This band will still be together at 100 years old for some of the MkII gang 😂😂

[@gregjohnson298]

@@UserUli He's been around for 50 years or more with no bad music so yes genius.

[@derhandtrommler]

Ritchie is brilliant, but he has minimized his impact by being a self absorbed dick.

[@SiFiClark]

@@RGRundeRGRound Underrated by which people? Not by Purple fans...People who dont like him or his music cant be underraters..

[@mirekc8619]

What can I say about Roger Glover- awesome bass player in one of THEE best rock bands of all time- Deep Purple. Saw him perform with Rainbow in '79 on Down to Earth tour and then in '85 on the Perfect Strangers tour. He produced Priest's "Sin After Sin" record! Very modest and cool dude. He's an ICON!

[@barryrammer7906]

Also, Nazareth Rory Galliger and a few others. Not bad for a quiet man. Also, Rainbow forgot them.

[@ronnienose8608]

Like Jon Lord, I've never heard of anyone speaking badly of Roger. Really nice man.

[@tieukhavu8832]

@Chris Manzi of course

[@raymondkaufmann9408]

Great singer guitarist bassist keyboardist drummer what else could u ever want

[@onusgumboot5565]

I just saw an interview with David Coverdale in which he said he has no use for any of the guys in Purple except Glenn Hughes. He doesn't talk to any of them and has no plans to. Of course, that's Coverdale so what does that mean. But there is one person anyway who speaks badly of Roger. And of Ian Paice too for that matter,

[@rrdream2400]

@@onusgumboot5565 Supposedly Glover and Paice didn't want Blackmore playing with them at the hall of fame despite what Glover is saying here. Fans didn't want to see the current lineup, it's a joke without Blackmore.

[@kasperkjrsgaard1447]

@@rrdream2400 Wrong. Fans didn’t want to see Blackmore. He had his time in the band and came pretty close to destroy it. Than God the day he disappeared. Another thing - how dare you? Who do you think you are? Roger Glover is telling the truth and you dare to call him a lier!

[@z1az285]

Blackmore has more talent in one finger than many of the hall of shame pop inductees. FFS

[@leeh-xh1iw]

Blackmore could record of him making a turd and it would sound better than half the crap thats in the RR

[@deepzepp4176]

Always enjoy listening to Roger, whether he’s playing or speaking. Great guy.

[@chriswalker3912]

I met Roger Glover in a small bar in Vermont where they were playing. Blackmore, Glover, pace and Turner. they were taking some time off from recording an album at a local golf club house that they rented for winter. They were all very nice awesome people and I will never forget it.

[@miguelurdaci7884]

Sorry, not being pedantic, and it's a real nice story. Just need to put the balance right: Paice. ("Ian Paice on the drums. Yeah").

[@Taylor.Dude.]

In Rainbow or Deep Purple?

[@redemissarium]

@@Taylor.Dude.maybe Purple during slaves n master album (the only DP album with JLT)

[@sgt.grinch3299]

The hall of shame has too many pop acts and not true bands and artists. Ritchie rules! One of the top 5 to 10 guitarist of all time.

[@rrdream2400]

the hall sucks but while pop and disco aren't rock and roll, neither is metal.

[@crusheverything4449]

@@rrdream2400 - Metal is rock ‘n’ roll on steroids, washed down with jet fuel.

[@rrdream2400]

@@crusheverything4449 but most metal doesn't swing. Metallica rocks, but they don't roll. The original Rock n Roll was soulful and swinging. Most metal sounds nothing like Chuck Berry and Little Richard. Bands like Led Zeppelin, Thin Lizzy and AC/DC were rock n roll on steroids, but not bands like Metallica and Iron Maiden who are considered metal.

[@crusheverything4449]

@@rrdream2400 - I get your point. Lizzy and Zep are two of my favorite bands. My point is that metal has a whole lot more to do with rock ‘n’ roll than pop or (especially) disco. Motorhead is considered metal by a lot of people, but it’s really just loud, fast rock ‘n’ roll. It sure as hell isn’t pop or disco! 😆

[@rrdream2400]

@@crusheverything4449 Why do you think metal sounds more rock n roll than disco? Based on what? Rock n roll (Chuck Berry/Little Richard) was groove based with clean guitars and you can dance to it, same with disco. You can’t dance to metal. It’s dominated by distorted guitars and often times soulless vocals that sound like the Cookie Monster. Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye weren’t rock n roll but they sound more like it than Metallica. It’s just because hard rock/metal fans think they own the term. As far as pop, the Beatles were the biggest pop band of all time and came straight out of rock n roll.

[@ZumadoggGoogle2]

I am SO sick of RR Hall of Fame. This seals the deal. How Deep Purple wouldn't be inducted first eligible year is madness. Smoke On The Water launched a million guitarists; and they were among biggest groups in the world. I was just watching Eddie Van Halen video playing Deep Purple back stage warming up. Purple's 80's comeback album was huge and really proved their worthiness.

[@michaelcraig9449]

They had lots of great songs, not just that. HIghway Star is the coolest!

[@timpenfield5]

I HATE THERE GUTS. Steve miller tore them a new asshole. I don't watch the RRHF. Even if I love the bands.

[@azimuth361]

I wish they would just call it the Rolling Stone Magazine Hall of Fame. Then, they could induct anyone they want. These debates would vanish.

[@robertpointer3453]

@@michaelcraig9449 "Burn" has always made me smile. Great band.

[@marinhrabric6162]

To call Perfect Strangers a comeback album would imply that the previous album, Come Taste The Band, is weak, which is complete bullshit cause it's one of the best albums they've made. It's my favorite actually

[@KanyeHemiTalkin]

My ears were Deep Purpled in ‘72 and have never been the same. Love ‘em.

[@heimonen5174]

What about 1984? Same guys..

[@bertiradisch7056]

​@@heimonen5174 Same guys, but older, and the spirit of the early 70s had disappeared. You don't want to compare Perfect Strangers, The House Of Blue Light, The Battle Rages On and Purpendicular with In Rock, Fireball, Machine Head and Made In Japan, do you?

[@paulcooper-n2v]

@@heimonen5174 Or 1974 with david coverdale my favourite purple era.

[@heimonen5174]

@@bertiradisch7056 You cant totally avoid comparison if you are honest.

[@luisamendes8181]

Ritchie is by far my favourite guitar man. As an artist and I love his persona. I don’t care at all if he is acting like this or like that. He is real and can do what he wants. Ritchie is synonymous of freedom. One more reason that I adore him. How many real free persons do you know?

[@MichaelWinter-ss6lx]

I know me. 🚀🏴‍☠️🎸

[@gib59er56]

Jimmy Page, Ed Van Halen, Joe Walsh, Yngwie Malmsteen, Uli Jon Roth, and so many more. Blackmore is an ass and he is a second away atr all times of blowing up and throwing a 2 yr old like tantrum. BUT, he is a hell of a wicked player.

[@tiffsaver]

I loved Blackmore's talent just as much as any bloke. But his fucked up, egotistical behavior doesn't speak well of the man. I have known many great actors, most of them incredibly nice and easy to work with. But if you think that being a total jerk makes you special, it doesn't, it just makes you a jerk. I worked with William Shatner, and nobody liked him, not even his fellow cast members. Just try working with someone like this. I promise you, you won't like it.

[@borealis2112]

One thing is clear to me, Richie's body of work is brilliant as Roger put it, one of the finest guitarist. He puts melody in the music. Irreplaceable.

[@Fuxerz]

Top 3 in the world 🌎 in his day.

[@LEEFORDJAGG]

Good to hear Roger’s take and his support for Nick Simper, despite Nick not being nominated at D.P’s RRHOF induction.

[@ernt03]

He never met simper only hughes

[@benadam7753]

@@ernt03 Don Airey does side gigs with Nick Simper!

[@benadam7753]

I was shocked when Nick Simper wasn't included!

[@rrdream2400]

The Hall left Bob Welch out of Fleetwood Macs induction which was just as petty. It's downright stupid. They make themselves the story. Simper and Evans were in the original version, to induct one and not the other, they are just pricks.

[@benadam7753]

@L 'eroe di Babilonia ?

[@thelolguy007]

His personality was/is tolerated because he’s such and amazing guitarist and musician/composer. He knows it and everyone else knows it. It’s quite simple

[@derhandtrommler]

Blackers knows how to manipulate people with fear and anxiety. Thus his reputation for being a dick precedes his incredible talent.

[@RHR-221b]

@@derhandtrommler *SHITE* and you know it. Ritchie was the catalyst. The Driving Force.

[@abelincoln5698]

Roger has also produced some good band albums. Judas Priest, Nazareth . He's a real pro and a great player

[@walterscolese5348]

and Rory Gallagher RIP

[@mikaelbiilmann6826]

Michael Schenker first album. (With Mike Oldfield's drummer at the time. 😁)

[@ivansandvik1567]

And David Coverdale, DP, Rainbow

[@Cincinnatus1869]

@@walterscolese5348 I did not know he produced Rory. That guy was something else. Onstage he was incredible

[@walterscolese5348]

@@Cincinnatus1869 Calling Card album..I can feel some "Rainbow-like" sound in many tracks, but I believe that the final solo in Moonchild is very "Blackmore-ish" in sound and construction.

[@ianrobertson5884]

Ritchie 🎸 Is his own Man a living Legend who will Always be remembered for his Talent Ian R🎩

[@michaelorourke1758]

Ian Paice is the longest tenured, having been in every lineup since the beginning.

[@CaptainBakerJason]

For all the hype and earned praise for Blackmore, Lord and Paice were the bedrock of the Deep Purple experience.

[@KevinKlampe-zu7pi]

Deep Purple Perfect Strangers Was a Legendary iconic Album and Tour. I'm thrilled to this day that I got to see that tour. It was like seeing Led Zeppelin or Ozzy with Sabbath Etc It felt special and was special.

[@ganuv]

Despite all the changes throughout the years I still think that the one who’s going to be considered as the original guitarist of the purple will always be Richie Blackmore, I think it was the prime mover of the band a great musician and an epic guitar player that no one will ever be able to replace.

[@nathanevangello3376]

was a wrong move replacing him with tommy bolin... i love him on purple but he did what he could, ritchies departure was fresh back then, so no matter what tommy could ve done, ritchie was massively missed. but if deep purple never had ritchie and had bolin instead, its fair to assume no one, even ritchie could ve replaced bolin, tommy was that phenomenon on his own. tommy and steve happen to have the toughest work with ritchies shadow, but that ghost was mannageable when gillan took over dp so morse didnt have to deal with what tommy went through. and yes, obviously ritchies in the top undisputedly for dp for me. and indeed irreplaceable.

[@crusheverything4449]

@ Pinto - You “think” Ritchie will always be considered as the original guitar player of Deep Purple? It’s an actual fact of history, regardless of what you “think”.

[@HM-gy8xr]

Ritchie is Deep Purple with Jon. Everyone else is hired help

[@robertgodlewski8553]

@@HM-gy8xr “It’s the singer not the song that makes the music move along.” - Pete Townshend

[@rrdream2400]

@@HM-gy8xr totally agree, Richie and Jon. The organ is where most of the overdriven, heavyness comes from in Deep Purple, the guitar is actually pretty clean for hard rock. It was a brilliant combo.

[@brianp454]

Roger Glover is amazingly talented and in everything I've ever seen a wonderful person

[@Richardturpentine]

Great informative interview Roger came over as a fair genuine honourable guy. As a fellow Welshman proud to call him a compatriot 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@robertglancy4474]

I don't think Ritchie Blackmore views the RnRHF as a legit thing and he certainly wasn't going to give it "legitimacy" by attending their function.

[@CrazyBear65]

So many bands and individuals have been excluded, for no valid reason, yeah, that makes sense. It's _not_ a legit thing, not til Grand Funk is inducted...

[@joelombrdo]

From what i read he was going to attend if he'd been allowed to play with the band. But Gillan (my favorite rock vocalist of all time who I once met) had no class and nixed that idea. He should've allowed Ritchie to play one song with the band and then one with Morse--you get the idea.

[@mnbv990]

Blackmore was right.

[@kasperkjrsgaard1447]

@@joelombrdo It really wasn’t just a “Gillan-thing” to not wanting to play with Blackmore. More a matter of management difficulties. But the band was pleased to see him go. Deep Purple was close to implode, and it took a new guitarplayer to bring back the magic in the band.

[@ytusersumone]

Anyone giving it legitimacy is a fool and sellout. Also reveals embarrassing vanity.

[@What_Fred_Said]

Everyone who ever played with them should have gotten the award 🥇 It was 30 years to late anyway!

[@dalelangley1604]

I must agree with you on that...👍✌

[@MLennholm]

Eh, it would just be silly if Satriani was included as he was just a temporary substitute. Joe Lynn Turner also doesn't deserve it since the album they made with him was nothing but a Rainbow album in disguise (and a pretty bad one at that).

[@Stargazer-px7fw]

@@MLennholm Masters & Slaves was a their last great album. Joe‘s vocals were over the top and the Songs were great.

[@MLennholm]

@@Stargazer-px7fw It sucks ass and JLT is a horrible singer. Jon Lord was even open about how JLT turned the songs into cheesy teen pop songs and he was fired because he kept ruining the songs written for the next album too.

[@georghagglund9338]

Wonderful to see Roger Glover stand up for Nick Simper. While I, like many, hold Mark II the highest I do like all of Deep Purple. Those three Mark I albums all have strong moments on them and after getting left behind Nick Simper fastly created the band Warhorse which is a band surely worth a listen if you haven't already. Though I'd say Nick Simper is the least famous member of any line-up so he would probably enjoy the evening at the Hall of Fame most of all. Not the end of the world offcurse but Nick Simper and Rod Evans deserve more recognition for their work in the band overall.

[@ernt03]

Mk 1.was the weakest thats why the band had fired mk 1. Most fans dont.miss evans and simper either. Did u miss Pete Best beatle first drummer ? I dont rhink so

[@AndE667]

@@ernt03 Yeah, but Pete Best didn't play on any Beatles albums. Nick Simper was on Purple's first three. And they already did make a name for themselves back then. Playing at Playboy Mansion and so on...

[@DrTomoculus]

@@AndE667 And they have "Emmaretta"

[@ferrreira]

@@ernt03 their first three albums were amazing. I love them. And I miss Rod Evans. His work in Captain Beyond was just awesome. One of the greatest voices of rock.

[@mariojorgecaeiro]

First album is masterpiece. Mark II did a couple as well. Burn is another masterpiece. Great songs along the Long Golden Era.

[@13458073]

Pra mim nada é melhor que o Deep Purple em termos de hard rock, uma banda absolutamente fantástica.

[@musicisajourney]

Roger is just such a reasonable man. Love him!

[@LASKARIKOS]

Amazing musicians, incredible LPS and songs, pioneers of hard rock and heavy metal. But always '' underground'' Never caring about the image, or the celebrity status!So many legends played in this band! Deep fuckin Purple!!

[@derhandtrommler]

hardly underground. DP has 25 gold records.

[@LASKARIKOS]

@@derhandtrommler I mean the last decades and specifically for not getting the credit they should based on popularity specially in the us

[@danielfisch389]

"I like tension to keep things interesting" (R. Blackmore)

[@rrdream2400]

Miles Davis said something similar.

[@richhava]

Roger glover is one of the fine ones. Very intelligent and very perceptive when it comes to understanding other people. I would personally like to thank him for having enough confidence in himself to navigate his way through so much nonsense of other people and allow his way of writing and playing bass to reach all of us. May YHWH call your name one day in the great book of the heavens so you can play forever and we can become neighbors.

[@crusheverything4449]

Bizarre thing to say.

[@waynekruzin1176]

I saw Purple at the Chicago HOB and Roger hung out and talked to me for about forty minutes A hot brunette came up and gave Roger her hotel room key and Roger handed them back to her and said I'm married.Roger asked her if she liked bass players and she said she loved them.Roger told her my friend Wayne is a bass player. She looked me up and down and said no thank you.I was in great shape and had long hair back then.Roger than said "I tried to help out my fellow bass player"

[@richhava]

@@waynekruzin1176 Now that is quite a story and experience.....

[@RGRundeRGRound]

I pray you are right ❤

[@RGRundeRGRound]

​@@waynekruzin1176😂 She didn't know what she was missing 😂

[@hard13heavymetal]

DP have always been Lord, Paice and Blackmore. DP ceased to exist in 1993 and definitely in 2002 when Lord left. It is a different band. Facts! 🤟

[@Cayres9]

Yeah and now Jon Lord is no longer with us there can sadly never be a Mk2 reunion but as Blackmore said it would not be any fun , they came back together 2 times from 1984 to 1993 so yeah everything has been done which needed to be done if that makes sense.

[@crusheverything4449]

@@Cayres9 - Gillan has sucked for longer than he was ever any good. I stopped caring about Deep Purple decades ago.

[@Cayres9]

@@crusheverything4449 Deep Purple were last big in the mid 80s Perfect Strangers was good but after that they went downhill , though i do like Blackmores guitar work on Battle Rages On , Gillans singing ruins the album and since then no one gives a toss about DP without Blackmore and Lord its not DP

[@scottclark2069]

Deep Purple was always in my R R hall of fame!Roger seems like the calm member of the Band!

[@kenchristie9214]

When all hell is breaking loose on stage, it's my job to keep a strong bass line - Roger Glover.

[@kurtsherrick2066]

@@kenchristie9214 That quote was in the inside of Who Do We Think We Are. I had all that stuff memorized when I was 13.

[@philmanning2549]

Ritchie blackmore best guitarist unique man in many ways

[@Cincinnatus1869]

Ritchie is an odd guy and a genius guitar player. We all knew that yrs ago.

[@dm2156]

Genius might be overstating it, he's a caricature anymore these days

[@Cincinnatus1869]

@@dm2156 a caricature ?

[@barryrammer7906]

Top 3 in the world in his day. Easily

[@wandajames143]

Ritchies a badass. Incredible charisma. 💫

[@SiliconMolybdenumNitrogen]

Incredible hair too 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@joelombrdo]

@@SiliconMolybdenumNitrogen When he was young. Not any more.

[@keitha.563]

Ritchie was a jerk ... RIP Ronnie James Dio if he was here he would explain it AGAIN

[@Slo-ryde]

@@keitha.563RB was definitely a jerk…. And is to blame for the firing glover and Gillan; and saying to glover “ it’s business not personal “ is like a mobster would say to you before he pulls the trigger. Great artist but a terrible person disliked by many players who came and went from Rainbow!

[@danpolseno9728]

Glenn Hughes and David Coverdale also deserve the award too they kept purple going after ian Gillan left

[@tomasvanecek8626]

They were like a transfusion of fresh blood.. lifted DP to another level. I was in 1974 amazed by that new album, the Burn 🤩

[@FuturePast2019]

Glenn Hughes even made Blackmore leave. With his "Stevie Wonder music. " (What happened, Glenn?)

[@FuturePast2019]

@@tomasvanecek8626 On tour in 1976 Deep Purple played (only) 1 song from Burn, 1 from Stormbringer and 3 songs from Machine Head.. With Glenn Hughes and David Coverdale. HStar, Smoke and Lazy. 🤔

[@tomasvanecek8626]

@@FuturePast2019 Oh..no Stevie Wonder music there.. if you listen to Burn you hear clearly that RB enjoyed it a lot - that, there is his better playing, if not the best. Rather, B´s ego couldnt stand that Glenn´s stage presence made Ritchie (and his stage antics) an obsolete thing of past. Just watch Calif.Jam opening - Burn, it was not RB who stole the show. So he destroyed a camera, a guitar.. still not enough ;) Sour grapes..

[@FuturePast2019]

​@@tomasvanecek8626 Cal Jam 74... don't mention the explosion.... What about the tour setlist 1976. Only 1 song from Burn, but 3 from Machine Head. When Ritchie left in 1975, 24 Carat Purple was released. Only Mk2 songs. 🤔

[@MrBrewer7736]

Eddie can't help to interrupt the guests.

[@BazookaToe]

I know right? I was enjoying listening to Roger and then you just hear this blathering foghorn come over the top of it.

[@redpilledmarine]

Yes, he sucks as an interviewer.....,.

[@benadam7753]

Eddie isn't even that knowledgeable! He once said to Bad Company drummer Simon Kirke that Johnny Edwards replaced Paul Rodgers! Johnny Edwards replaced Lou Gramm of Foreigner!

[@talesofanasphaltjockey]

Fan's don't give a crap ... we know what a joke the RRHOF is.

[@michaelginever732]

It would have been nice to have enducted them before Jon's death. Likewise it would have been nice for the Yes induction to have preceded Chris Squire's death. Roger is very likeable and he is right about Blackmore. As a musician he is brilliant.

[@turbinexman]

Agreed!!

[@lynnwright3993]

Absolutely. I have read Blackmore "disliked" playing rhythm guitar, wanting to just play those smoking solos, so it was Lord's organ that carried that role, made the DP sound what it was. He deserved to be there, and it's ridiculous they fucked around until after his passing to induct the band,

[@Deebz270]

The ever cool, self-effacing, honest, diplomatic gentleman that is Mr Glover... A key foundation stone of DP. Roger described Blackmore down to the last machine head... But did so with wisdom and fondness. EXCELLENT INTERVIEW.

[@ralphsmith1170]

I met Ritchie and some of the other guys in Rainbow when they were having a break on the Gold Coast during their Australian tour, way back when. I think what Roger says is true. Ritchie is a mercurial guy, and has his own particular way of working. Some people, like Cozy Powell, could get around his eccentricities without too much trouble, but they were the exception I think. However, Ritchie came across to my mind as being a little bit insecure in some ways, which is the antithesis of his reputation as a ego-maniac and enfant terrible. He is a complicated personality for sure. But on a personal basis, he's a hell of a nice guy.

[@jimmysaviano4950]

The Deep Purple Mach II line up, Blackmore, Lord, Paice, Glover and Gillan? Made about as close to a perfect album w Machine Head. (Space Truckin was not quite up to the rest of the album) But the rest of the album combines rock, blues, classical, progressive, etc….In Rock, Who Do We Think We Are and of course Made In Japan…. The virtuosity of everyone in the band, is still humbling.

[@robertkroberjr.157]

RRHOF Is a joke!

[@michellerosebrown]

Doss Koont Fuck that organization. Same with Grammy’s.

[@robertbishop5357]

I agree that the RRHOF is quite petty. Rod Evan's deserved to be involved along with Nick Simpre. Why wasn't Nick included?

[@mikegike7273]

Been saying it for years. As a Torontonian, I went there (5 hour drive) 8 years ago. So overrated. Spent more time at Dicks sports than at R&R H.O.F. ...Befor Rush, Kiss, Heart were inducted, acts like Madonna, The Pretenders and Blondie were inducted years befor?????? W.T.F.??????? I have often wondered is it more for the band or for the fans????

[@joseluismoreno3008]

@Doss Koont I totally agree.

[@beatapt5]

What's a joke is the only way most people will get in is to buy a ticket, then go home, get on KZbin and diss it. Don't you wish you were good enough to get in?

[@tommcdonald9337]

Roger Glover is one of three rock musicians I would love to have lunch with one day. What a cool guy.

[@euanelliott3613]

I'm glad that Ian Gillan gave a mention to Tommy Bolin on the night in question. He's always said kind things about him even though they were of different eras of the band, and he likes him as a guitarist. I think that had they met they'd have gotten along famously: two Leo's, which explains why Tommy got on so well with Glenn Hughes.

[@abelincoln5698]

My brother in law ( RiP ) saw Robert Plant and Tommy Bolin hanging out together in a club in the early 70s. Bolin was a mess of a guy but a gifted guitarist

[@stormbringercoming8105]

Wished Ed would’ve brought up Roger’s solo album, MASK. 40 years on, I still listen to it. What a funky record.

[@davidgotteri]

Absolutely agree. And his "Rings" album before it.

[@barryrammer7906]

Also, butterfly ball

[@beandipcartography]

Eddie Trunk is so iconic in the world of the Metal Community, and is fully supported in the field of Rock.

[@eduardosalazar7861]

He’s a moron bro. Seriously.

[@demigod1013]

It seems bass players are often the coolest, humblest members of bands, Glover reminds me of Rudy Sarzo with his class.

[@richardfinlayson1524]

Nick Simper did Warhorse after he left Deep Purple, they put out two albums out on Vertigo, they did a good version of Vanda and Young's St Louis

[@PiotrLangtvedt]

The first Warhorse album is the better one. Roger Glover has 4 solo albums as well, my fave is THE MASK.

[@loulasher]

Thanks for this! I'm listening to the selftitled album right now (regardless of when this reply is read) and loving it.

[@michaelmouse4024]

When the bass comes in on Smoke on the Water on Made in Japan... bliss and heaven. Listen to it loud

[@orange70383]

Every time anyone from Deep Purple is interviewed for over 30 seconds the interviewer always goes into what about Blackmore mode.

[@ivorharden]

That's because Ritchie was the driving force behind Deep Purple.

[@hieinh]

Well Roger had the biggest relationship with him because of rainbow

[@d1d234]

Musicians, in my experience, walk their own direction with awesome talent and gifts as well as serious flaws. Both sides seem to be present in the creative genius that happens if we re fortunate. You don’t get the genius without the flaws and that is ok. The genius overwhelms everything. Blackmore and Glover and Lord and Paice and Gillian (and the others in and out) were just magnificent. There was nothing like them and the power of their work in music made my heart beat with power and grace. We take the bad with the awesome!

[@bookbm]

How cool it must have been to watch them create a song

[@artnoiseproductions3240]

Steve Morse don't took Deep Purple to anywhere; he behaves like a support musician. At least with Tommy Bolin,there was a perspective. .

[@jamescassidyCAS55]

Deep Purple are still making class albums, in my opinion the weakest DP album in my collection is Come Taste the Band.

[@Taylor.Dude.]

The street I live on goes to Glover Avenue. Glover Avenue is one of the major roads in my town. I purposely always call it Roger Glover Avenue. People either are confused by it or think nothing of it. I have yet for anyone to say, "From Deep Purple?" or "From Rainbow?" One day it'll happen!

[@justmadeit2]

He's right,It was baffling that they left out Nick Simper from the rock n roll hall of fame. He played on their first 3 albums,good bass player

[@norms3913]

Well what about rod Evans who was there before Ian gilan who sang the on the original hush song

[@justmadeit2]

@@norms3913 Rod Evans did get given the award, he just did not turn up on the night to receive it. Nick Simper wasn't even given the award

[@steveelliott5643]

You the Man,Rodgy baby!love your playing

[@kenchristie9214]

In the words of Ritchie - Deep Purple were more successful than popular.

[@Blackscorpion1963]

6:07 Deep Purple - 'democratic unit - more or less' - but Rainbow was his [Blackmore's] he was the governor I understood that'. 6:58 When Glover references Steve Morse the whole 'thing' changed back to what it was - sharing. What an excellent comment from Glover. 'It's not personal, it's business' - one of the greatest quotes in the world of business. I particularly enjoyed Glover's final words to this interview at 9:00, 'so it's good to be in a consistent band you know each other really well and there's no you know you get you RESPECT EACH OTHER and LOVE EACH OTHER'...thank you Roger Glover Lover you are indeed one of the finest members of Rainbow - and for me Deep Purple.

[@mmk7340]

Pretty good interview even though Trunk couldn't STFU and let Glover talk.

[@crusheverything4449]

How dare you talk about Eddie Trunk that way! He was close personal friends with Ronnie James Dio and was the MC at his funeral! Also, UFO is his favorite band.

[@davidboyce8683]

Roger was a nice guy when I met him back in 1981, he was the only one that would give me an autograph.

There is NO Deep Purple without Ritchie... *PERIOD*

[@rpb-sq5ci]

That’s right

[@mben-david2064]

@@rpb-sq5ci pure bullshit. DP is making some of their best music ever with Steve Morse and Don Airey. Blackmore wanted a band he could push around, and these guys wanted none of it. Bravo !

[@finslaw]

@@mben-david2064 Purpendicular and Bananas are faves of mine.

[@ignacioortega8235]

Deep purple is Ritchie and Lord together!!! The rest is history.

[@eulaliogonzakez3411]

Ritchie Blackmore John Lord The Spark Plugs Of Original Deep Purple GOODNIGHT

[@elenka.svaliva2]

The thing I realy love about Purple is that almost all members in this band were and still are acting like gentlemen, it so English. Roger is one of them. He is a nice person and great musician, the reason Ritchie took him in Rainbow was his professionalism I think. Also, guys let speak honestly Purple without Lord and Blackmore is not Purple, may be it is another commercial project whatever, but it is not Deep Purple we know.

[@laurentleonardon130]

super d'accord avec votre commentaire!!!!!

[@tommylarsson2025]

Even if Blackmore would have stayed in the band until this days it wouldn't sound anything like the Purple we connect with Blackmore. People change, music change, the energy change when you get older. You don't want to just repeat yourself. But for me, Deep Purple without the sound of a Strat is not the same.

[@elenka.svaliva2]

@@tommylarsson2025 I don't agree, but it is your opinion. Thanks.

[@tommylarsson2025]

@@elenka.svaliva2 I don't know what you don't agree about. Can you be more specific. Just curious :)

[@elenka.svaliva2]

@@tommylarsson2025 I didn't agree with statement that if Ritchie's was still in the band till today Purple's sound will not be the same as we know. I think band of course did change it's sound , they could wrote some great stuff again with a bit modern sound, but it was still the same great Purple we know. Morse is great player, but his tone and sound is too modern and did change band a lot, for some people it is okay, for some not.

[@kevinkhoy7171]

Both a living legend's 🎸

[@johnmiller9219]

Ritchie will show up if Rainbow gets inducted (which they should)

[@nathanevangello3376]

i wouldnt be surprised if he doesnt show up haahahahah i bloody love his humour towards this academic celebrity broadcast bulshit, for the fans (gillan said) my snow white ass. ritchie doesnt need fame, he had tons, he earned it, he shared it with many talented people, including his spot with tommy bolin, hes legend, he gave gillan his job and gillan only live off by a band he never started. btw some doggie white/ritchie rainbow performances if theyre inducted would be a class for sure.

[@freedomworks3976]

Yes they are a great band

[@johnschiavo1738]

He still wont show. No way!

[@crusheverything4449]

@@nathanevangello3376 - Doggie White can bark with the best of ‘em!

[@grimdrum2396]

Jon Lord, Roger Glover and Ian never let Richies mysterious personality bother them......and he knew that.....so he didn't mess with them.

[@walterpen371]

Yes the RRHOF is a joke, however the most important reason for showing up is to show everyone the greatest respect for Jon Lord, the founding member of DP. R.I.P.

[@grahamturner1290]

Fascinating stuff. 🎸

[@905Alive]

I love where Roger talks about Morse joining and how they were back to sharing writing credits and it's so true with DP and many bands, when your forming a song the one may have part of a song and the drummer adds keyboard player adds, etc and all improvisation and is worthy of credit and royalties, The Band was like that but Robbie Robertson took all the credits and royalties, not cool. If you have an acoustic guitar and write a song and you just have that and the words that's all you have, whatever else is created down the road should be given credit.

[@barsini1966]

Richie couldn't give a toss about some stupid award, the guy is a musical genious.

[@marcelocoluccimacca1524]

Blackmore is always a source of comments, not everyone being sincere and honest like Glover is. in this interview he said Ritchie is more confident as an artist than as a celebrity and I believe this is reality as a whole. Hendrix was said to be furious about fans and managers demanding him to destroy guitars in each show bacause he did it once

[@FuturePast2019]

4:42 Rainbow's more commercial direction in 1979 "forced" Cozy out. Ritchie biggest mistake was pushing Roger out in 1973. (He must know that).

[@HIGHLANDER555]

Coverdale and Hughes deserved to perform.

[@sasaadamovic5963]

Burna!

[@kennethmoh9042]

Well, Ritchie is the man on the silver mountain.

[@ADDISON857]

Hello, Kenneth🎼it’s RONNIE🤘It’s Alright ‼️Alright🔥Fire » The Men for a silver mountain » 😂bye🤘

[@crusheverything4449]

@ Kenneth Moh - Ronnie James Dio is the Man on the Silver Mountain. Get with the program, man.

[@kennethmoh9042]

@@crusheverything4449 . No problem with that statement.

[@gregmcleish7220]

Make no mistake the superstar in deep purple was RICHARD BLACKMORE, what other fill in guitarist has come up with riffs like he did,he was great.the Greg McLeish group

[@ricknowak4582]

You had to have richie blackmore on guitar . The current d p is terrible with long hair blonde dude on the guitar. I don't like him at all sorry.

[@webstercat]

Hall of Fame.... when Tom Waits was inducted he said, “ thanks this is very encouraging”.

[@javieralcanizgarciaj5054]

Blackmore fue muy grande, creo un estilo, influyó en muchos músicos, pero no evolucionó, quiso adaptarse al mercado americano y no le hizo muy feliz, no evolucionó, se estanco, y tampoco es malo del todo, el es feliz con su proyecto junto a Candice, es feliz siendo un músico folk a su manera, seguirá siendo una leyenda, el es fiel a sí mismo.

[@centinela24542]

Honestamente nunca pude entender del todo a Ritchie Blackmore, estoy de acuerdo con él en el sentido de que una vez que has hecho toda la música que querías hacer no queda nada más que repetirse y él no quería repetirse (muchas grandes bandas se han acabado por ese mismo motivo: Los Beatles, Supertramp, Led Zeppelin, que no hicieron nuevas canciones por ese motivo). Otros como Yes entraron en la música comercial en busca de no repetirse. Sin embargo su alta odiosidad, no solamente hacía la gente que le ha acompañado en sus bandas hasta el día de hoy, si no también con el público que acudía masivamente a verlos, le valió finalmente SER ECHADO DE DEEP PURPLE y cuando Ritchie insinuó que le gustaría hacer un recital con la banda Ian Paice (el Purple callado) habló y explicó que ellos no quieren trabajar más con él por todos los motivos ya expresados: Odioso sin causa, siempre enojado hasta con el público, ect, ect. Ronnie James Dio dijo que él aprendió de Blackmore más que de ningún otro, no solamente todo lo que hay que hacer... Si no también LO QUE UN MÚSICO JAMÁS EN LA VIDA DEBE HACER si quiere seguir siendo querido y vigente. Su enorme e indiscutible talento le salvó de terminar en el completo olvido. Quiero finalizar diciendo que durante una de sus giras los Deep Purple en Inglaterra salieron a celebrar a un Bar y... Allí (por esas casualidades de la vida) se encontraron con Ritchie Blackmore, se reunieron, celebraron, bebieron y compartieron juntos toda la noche igual que en los viejos buenos tiempos. Después de eso Ritchie se despidió y se fue solo. Ritchie Rocks!

[@guitarfreakstyle2]

At 5:40 Glover mentions the name John Crail. Anyone know who that is ?. can't find his name anywhere.

[@kkwok9]

Ritchie Blackmore was Deep Purple.

[@scatterbrain1420]

Good stuff Thanks for some great info

[@danpolseno9728]

I guess Roger lasted longer than any other musician did with Ritchie so you can see the respect there. I'm sure Ritchie respects him too

[@Cummings7]

Exactly nobody would know who Glover or Gillan was without Ritchie Blackmore.

[@andybolton4924]

Alex Lifeson did the best induction speech Blah Blah! so funny!

[@danielfisch389]

Best speech next to Rick Wakeman's speech/standup comedy

[@nathanevangello3376]

@@danielfisch389 indeed, does this thing go up? aaargh story of my life

[@alfredoverton9649]

He was brilliant! I think he could be a great actor if he wanted.

[@JimBoIndy]

Yes, but it Pissed Neil off Badly!

[@rogerbixley6911]

Mr. Glover must be the most down to earth person in the rock / pop music business.

[@townshendshean]

GREAT band...and still putting out great music to this day. Steve Morse...what can I say? The guy is as good as anyone who's ever strummed a guitar.

[@tonyii3818]

Bad ,bad fit for Purple.

[@crusheverything4449]

Yet, his playing bores me very quickly.

[@davekiddie4467]

@@crusheverything4449 not simple enough for you

[@bookbm]

Roger Glover is the man. Never anything bad to say about anyone Deep Purple should have been inducted before Zeppelin

[@progrockzombie1405]

No Blackmore - no music

[@mityaypolov6118]

Don't reaped the brain. They are playing rock music very talented without Blackmore.

[@rpb-sq5ci]

Pretty much. You wouldn’t even know the name without Blackmore. Like not having Syd in Pink Floyd…

[@finslaw]

BS, the Morse years were awesome. Purpendicular is in their top 5.

[@alexandrupintea7682]

Besides the fact that Blackmore is probably the most talented guitarist, he played a huge role as an inspiration for other guitarists. Another important role brought out of anonymity talents that we probably wouldn't have heard of. Or maybe at a much lower level. Especially those from Rainbow and Coverdale and Hughes from D. P. Ritchie Blackmore John Lord Ian Gillan Ian Paice Roger Glover David Coverdale Glenn Hughes Tommy Bolin Don Airey Steve Morse Simon McBride and via R.B. Rainbow Ronnie James Dio, Cozy Powell, Jimmy Bain, Tony Carey, David Stone, Bob Daisley, Graham Bonnet, Joe Lynn Turner, Bobby Randinelli, Doogie White, David Rosenthal, etc...

[@bookbm]

For as big an “asshole” Ritchie is supposed to be, an awful lot of musicians playing with Ritchie Blackmore>EVH

[@juniorpontes4620]

Roger David Glover 🎵🎼🎶🎼🎶🎼🎶🎸😎👊 Richard Hugh Blackmore 🎵🎼🎶🎼🎶🎸😎👊

[@jimdavis6824]

Eddie... Another brilliant interview. Great insights always. Thank you Roger for all you have done.J D.

[@EdubertoPalitroke]

People from US care so much about awards, inductions and all that stuff...

[@mysteryaction6927]

That's because they have no other problems in their life.

[@seanvine39]

Nah...not really.

[@danekeating5224]

They expect a gold medal for tying their shoes, a silver medal for breathing, and a bronze medal for being born. Otherwise they are considered meaningless. Oh, and a handshake from the president every time they shit a perfect 6 inch log with no breakage.

[@burlatsdemontaigne6147]

They don't have much history, so they have to keep inventing it.

[@adrianwalsh6751]

Hey dude oh God I remember the first concert I went too Deep Purple perfect strangers tour joe satriania , gurfria played how ever you spell it my brain is off today any ways the show was awesome Richie Blackmore awesome so was Joe I'll never forget it !!! That show was one of my greatest memories !!!! Rain bows awesome too !!!!!

[@georgemcmillan9172]

I can't stand to hear Eddie Trunk speak, mainly because he likes to hear it...

[@ladyhonor822]

ALL APOLOGIES I WAS SO HAPPY AND EXCITED TO SEE YOU ALL AT THE SPECTRUM IN PHILADELPHIA. IT WAS PACKED, YOU WERE THERE MR. BLACKMORE WAS NOT IN HIS BEST FORM. WE WENT HOME. I'M SORRY YOU TRIED YOUR BEST. AMEN NOSTROVIA ☦️❤️‍🔥💋😇💸💸💸🌹👻👠👠🐈

[@ladyhonor822]

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL 🏥 KENSINGTON AND ALLEGHENY AVENUE 💉💉💉♾️❤️. I'M RETIRED. I MISS IT SO MUCH.

[@seabud6408]

When I was 15, I wrote (through the fan club) to Roger with a question aaking would his butterfly ball album/project be going ahead. The club office was in the Purple records building. I got a letter back from the club (Simon) with a signed piece of paper from Roger enclosed. He thanked me for asking and said he was about to go into the studio to start recording. He didn’t have to do that and of course I was over the moon. Purple are such a great band.

[@carolbirrer2549]

Glover=Class.

[@ricknowak4582]

The butterfly ball had some fantastic songs! I especially like David Coverdale and The bass player I forgot his name. With the great great voice!

[@stephenrussell777]

If you at the DP/Rainbow family trees, just think how many bands/artists found a great career through their links with RB

[@blodbrodet]

Well,Ritchie`s office was indeed in contact with Purple`s management about performing in rock`n roll hall of fame,and was turned down.Thats the reason he didn`t show up.Coverdale was contacted by Gillan,that it was the "Living breathing Purple" that was going to hit the stage.It`s all well known.Later Gillan emailed Blackmore`s office and said he could join them on "smoke on the water.And Blackmore just didn`t care.Sad for the Purplefans that we didn`t get a reunion just for one night.And Coverdale and Hughes was not allowed to perform with Purple that night.

[@MrMjp58]

Great interview with Roger. As a general observation; without naming names, the more personally likeable, agreeable and consistently logical in behaviour an artist appears to be, the less I like their work. The opposite unfortunately also seems to apply. As I will probably never meet any of the people whom I admire as artists, or as people, I don’t worry about it too much, but the theory seems to be confirmed more often than not. If I had to work with them, it would probably be a different story.

[@sazad2899]

C'mmon guys...you all are in a band together.You guys should cover each other like how you played your instruments instead backbitting one another.Anyway without Ritche,Purple is nowhere cause Ritche is the backbone of Deep Purple.

[@Davo-gj7gl]

Great interview 👍🏻