DEEP PURPLE's Jon Lord interviewed in 2010 about classical, jazz & metal | Raw & Uncut

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Sam Dunn interviews the late Jon Lord of Deep Purple in 2010 for the TV series Metal Evolution. This extended interview excerpt is presented raw and uncut, with new director's commentary.
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[@militarybooks]

The man who helped write the soundtrack of my life. As a pianist myself, I used to spend so many hours trying to replicate what he played. I could never quite get the burn solo down. What a masterpiece. What a man.

[@nickgiordano878]

Truly, a musician with no equal period. The most important pianist ever.

[@Booth1667]

Lord would tell you that he does. Rick Wakemam?? Keith Emerson?? They all have a classical background. Maybe even Tony Banks.

[@bchuntfish]

I miss Jon Lord so much, not that I knew him personally but a big piece of me died with him. Ritchies passing will probably hit me harder, but Jons struck me a lot harder than I thought it would. I literally cried for a couple of days on and off after hearing. A true gentleman and amazing musician. His soul lives on with the beautiful music he left us. I fell in love with Purple when I was only 11 years old playing my older brothers albums, nothing struck me as much as Purple musically, not sure exactly why, its just one of those things. Absolute god of rock, and totally owned the hammond.

[@ScienceTalkwithJimMassa]

I share your sentiments. I have followed Jon's and DP's career since 1968. He proved that one need not choose between rock and classical music, that one can do both equally well. Because of him, I continued studying classical piano and playing in a rock band at the same time. And the classical training really helped my rock playing. He was a true master/maestro. I cried for weeks after hearing of his passing. Just as I cried for some time after Keith killed himself. I guess being a keyboard player, it is no surprise that my two favorite bands are DP and ELP. Jon and Keith are my two favorite musicians. I miss them both so much. I hear you about Ritchie. There are many guitarists that I think are excellent. Ritchie is the only one I will purposely listen to. His playing is that unique and that much above all the others.

[@fynworld]

I'm 26 but I was raised on 70's and 80's hard rock and heavy metal. I don't know how will I be able to deal with the death of all my idols, even more, I don't live in the US so I don't even have a good chance to seek them out to meet them.

[@robertshanks3674]

Jim, Count me in too...rick wright's got me down as well

[@neilward600]

Jon Lord will never die, the music he leaves means he has gained immortality.

[@martymartin2894]

There's no tomorrow for anyone I'm just being realistic but u could be gone yourself before richie.

[@helterskelter1178]

One the best musicians to have ever walked the earth, imo the best to ever play the Hammond Organ.

[@billgeezeriommi]

Ahh love hearing Jon talk music miss him dearly

[@sandipbiswas766]

Born again is an amazing but overlooked album. Love your music taste!

[@Vibeagain]

@@sandipbiswas766 the screams blew my mind. I didn't even know humans could sound like that

[@845callaway]

Jon Lord probably is the most respected musical artist of the last 50 years. He is universally loved...it sure would be nice to get him back some how!!! We miss you John!

[@PesterFester1966]

He was truly phenomenal.

[@swordoflight56]

A grain of his wisdom is a goldmine to many.

[@allancerf9038]

What a GENTLE-man!

[@wolfeyes9357]

Jon Lord was not, I repeat, not just a musician, but was ver much a gentleman and had a big human heart! That is what is most loved about Jon!

[@mvunit3]

IF these are "dumb questions", I would have never heard this great musician's wonderful answers and thoughts. One of the BIGGEST losses for me in heavier musics. All the icons will be leaving us, so interviews like this and at this quality are vital for the next generation to hear and "see" where Metal music comes from. It all starts from a seed and grows with its roots and branches. Rest in Peace Jon Lord, may you be writing beautiful music in the great orchestra in the sky :').

[@bobfreeburg4706]

Jon Lord one of the greatest musicians of all time. . There will NEVER EVER be another JON LORD. A perfect gentleman, a wonderful human being, and a beautiful soul. R.I.P JON. WE LOVE AND MISS YOU VERY MUCH.

[@ghcooke56]

Intelligent, articulate - what a musician and communicator. So glad to have found this. He was my musical hero - such a huge talent and what a loss with his passing. RIP Jon.

[@FernandoMartinez-up6uw]

a true master!!

[@Sofo64]

What a lovely man.

[@davidlake6609]

WOW... WOW! What a wonderful person and master of music. We are spoiled to have enjoyed his grace and talents.

[@kneelandpray2878]

Never forget, maestro!

[@daveswallow8351]

A truly talented man. Didnt know him but he came across as s beautiful soul. He brought you in like a father figure. His music will live on. Sadly missed, a true gentleman and legend. RIP Mr Jon Lord🙏

[@SuperStrik9]

My favorite keyboard player period. Jon was erudite and pure class.

[@farrahfawcettmajors896]

A true master...my dad plays quite like Jon... But Jon is why I fell in love with purple...no one had that dueling guitar and keyboards talking

[@jacobeberhardt1649]

Jon Lord looks like a wizard straight from Lord of the Rings which is so fucking sick. 🤘

[@PhoenixMoonfire]

Saruman the White. Gandalf the Grey. Jon Lord the Purple.

[@CB-xr1eg]

The Purple Lord - sounds better

[@jontraz5993]

@@PhoenixMoonfire this a million times

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

Incidentally, both Jon and Gillan wanted to become actors earlier in their lives and it would've been interesting to see how far they'd made it but there wouldn't have been and DP then, that's for sure.

[@arjunkaul]

GREAT man - Jon Lord

[@Nebulous_Prowler]

Brilliant interview, Sam. I've been a Purple fan for over 30 years and I truly appreciated every question you asked. \m/

[@dennissweeney6774]

1 of the great one's!!!

[@NUJAKKCITIE]

why is this interview so short??? 130 min wouldn't be enough!!!

[@NUJAKKCITIE]

all love goes out to jon lord! what a master musician and master human being!! you will live on eternally!

[@garyunsworth1706]

I cant begin to explain how this man enriched my young life and still does now (i'm 44 years old now) the sound of Deep Purple hit me in 1978 when my uncle played me and my brother Deep Purple in Rock i remember being struck by the LP sleeve and thinking wow what is this! I became a drummer and play in a Rainbow tribute band in the North East of dear old Englandand i am so proud to . I also became a Ritchie Blackmore fan in 1978 also after seeing his picture on the inside of the DP in Rock sleeve and thinking he looks weird but cool and hearing Hard Loving Man and Flight of The Rat for the first time it was amazing and still amazes me today. RIP Jon you are/were a true gentlelman and always will be. RIP also Tommy Bolin another true gem who shone for such a short time but created music that will live forever

[@graemeyetts3465]

+Gary Unsworth Good on ya bro...best of luck with ur Tribute band

[@thrashaddiction]

So cool to hear these words of experience , and now we see how he put his whole career learnings into the songs

[@theodorae.4067]

RESPECT.

[@saguaro]

When I relistened to Jerry Lewis' "Whole Lotta Shakin'" after Jon mentions its impact on him 10min into the interview, I can totally hear how Deep Purple channeled that energy in "Highway Star". The classical influence is also apparent in that song's guitar solo sections. Great interview. Jon was a very articulate man, and one of the best to ever rock.

[@bluemeanie6629]

LEGEND!!!...Blue Menorca takes me AWAY!!!...Love/Miss You Jon!!!

[@arjunkaul]

BANGER this is your best interview. Its the holy grail of rocknroll right there. Little Richard FTW

[@Sassenhaim]

It may be mathematics, but JSB made a point that every tone should be perfectly in tune too each other. A well tempered piece and ending on emotions instead of cold calculations ❤

[@seabud6408]

Jon was asked to speak at an open lecture at a University in Scotland a couple of miles from where I work. It was a year or so before he died and he had been mentoring students before they performed his Concerto for group and orchestra, in Edinburgh. I couldn’t get away from work that day and missed my chance to shake his hand and thank him for what his music has meant to me. I attended the concert, which was fabulous (It was given two five star reviews in the national press) The students felt so privileged to have that experience and he was made a fellow of the University. Can only echo what I’ve read here. Another testament to the emotion and beauty Jon communicated to all who heard him and were listening. One of the greats.

[@dashriprock5720]

That was great! He's like Rock royalty

[@Fuxerz]

Top 3 in the world 🌎

[@runarsimonsen1526]

Can we get a full video of all that you have collected from Deep Purple? Would become an absolutely fantastic documentary!

[@sandeepsreehari9188]

Till this day I strongly believe Ritchie Blackmore's guitar playing be it solos or riffs are absolutely amazing to listen to only because of Jon Lord backing Ritchie up. Just listen to the Child in Time solo 1993, If you listen carefully, you can understand and analyze how Jon Lord enabled Ritchie Blackmore to successfully play his solo !! I really admire Jon Lord. He is an epitome of combining multiple unlikely styles and bringing out something radically different and brilliant. Just listening to or reading about how Jon Lord experimented with his Hammond Organs makes anyone admire him. RIP John Douglas Lord.

[@legendlemmylivetowin7185]

R.I.P one of the greatest John Lord.Banger tv rules.Greetings from a latino in Norway.

[@rickjarmin]

The best, no equal. Jon ❤

[@mauriciom5555]

Thanks for this awesome interview before his dead, Sam :D

[@JJF10101957]

RIP Jon.

[@farrahfawcettmajors896]

Thanks very nice job thanks for posting...I wondered those exact questions.....he is missed.God bless

[@Dablus]

exactly 5 years after his death i'm watching this..

[@lisamacdougall8977]

jon lord was genius and a babe

[@ronniejordan657]

ICONUS MAXIMOUS MY BIGGEST KEYBOARD INFLUENCE

[@upyours574]

So glad i got to see him with Purple, many times. But the best was on the Burn tour. The power, the dramatic theatrics, (Blackmore), and volume. It was the perfect hard rock show. They were right up there with Sabbath and Zeppelin, who i saw during this period of the best hard rock music ever, the mid 70s. Great interview!

[@lalmuanpuiapachuau3714]

Rest in peace my Lord, but such a humble person

[@thetruthhurts6652]

Excellent interview of the man who started me on my life king obsession of Deep Purple.

[@oscarnunez9974]

Jon lord el mas grande Cladista del rock que yo haya escuchado un maestro ❤

[@alanwood5857]

He was the best hard rock keyboardist, he could match pitch or even beat Richie Blackmore in a duel.

[@barryrammer7906]

Jon Lord made Hammond rock. Listen to "Deep Durple In Rock" All you need to know. Greatest with Wakman Emerson. Jon Lord out shined them all.

[@kikiu2619]

What Jon is actually explaining is why Deep Purple amd The Doors are the greatest bands in the world. Both he and Manzarek had broad and deep knowledge of western, classical music.

[@panda-zn9kw]

excellent interview! good questions.

[@Nordicroo]

He was born in 1941 not 1942.

[@NoWay2SeeTheirHoax]

Actually, he was born in 1941, not 1942.

[@Nissardpertugiu]

1942 was Dio

[@michaelangeloh.5383]

The first answer is how I feel about Dream Theater. - Mathematics versus emotion. - Amazing musicians, don't make me feel anything. (And to be honest, I never thought I wouldn't care for Dream Theater BEFORE I started listening to them. I thought it would be right up my alley, but unfortunately it's just insanely "conservatory" to me.)

[@IceStationZebraAssociates]

Exactly my thoughts.

[@Deborahharrison36]

Simple the Best.

[@dashriprock5720]

To quote Arnold Schwarzenegger, "I'll be Bach"

[@kinesjl]

The only musician in history to have an album on the classical charts and the rock charts simultaneously.

[@nobodyaskedbut]

Along with the other four which made up Mark 2 Jon Lord was a giant in music and one of the most under-appreciated musicians in the last 100 years.

[@Unklechopchop]

So basically he's gandalf ❤ ...R.I.P MR LORD

[@rancosteel]

He was a cool looking man with his long hair and G. Gordon Liddy mustache. Perfect Strangers was a great album.

[@michaelangeloh.5383]

hehe The reference to Forrest Gump... Sweet.

[@ge484]

handsome guy-could of been a movie star..glad he chose muzic...

[@danielfisch389]

In of his last interviews, Jon joked he looked like Donald Sutherland. Guess he was right

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

@@danielfisch389 There was an online DP fan club some years back, I forget its name right now, Jon and Roger and Paul Mann would sometimes comment there. Anyways, one fun part of it was posting pictures of lookalikes and Sutherland would be on there of course. I remember I once put a photo of Jon (from the "Love Conquers All" video) against the image of Christ (from the Shroud of Turin) or Roger on the toilet looking like Frank Zappa on the toilet, silly things like that. Jon once answered my question about some (TV?) event whether or not Frida would be there with him. Also, because Jon used to do acting before he became a famous musician, I once commented he could've played Donald Sutherland's long lost brother or something like that. Fun times.

[@WickedKnightAlbel]

10:50 Might seem like a weird question, but which Ian did he mean?

[@83RockaRolla]

+WickedKnightAlbel I'm pretty sure he's talking about Gillan, as Little Richard was one of his idols who inspired his singing.

[@WickedKnightAlbel]

+U.N. Owen Makes sense.

[@eb20675]

John Lord was Bach reincarnated, R.I.P. maestro...(like the scarf)

[@JunkerOnDrums]

I my opinion Jon Lord was never a metal musician - his inspiration came from somewhere else (classical music, jazz and rock'n roll etc.) The same can be said about the fabulous drummer from Deep Purple - Ian Paice, whose inspiration was his father's penchant for big band music.

[@michaelangeloh.5383]

It's pretty sad to consider that Jerry Lee Lewis was born years before him, and still alive as well...

[@dreamblack1124]

How can somebody dislike this video

[@Glamosapien]

No such thing as the best

[@vitalygoji]

Jon never played metal. He played Hard Rock

[@neuroisis85]

Agreed, but Purple's contributions to metal are massive. Sabbath is the first metal band but without Purple it's hard for me to see how we get to Priest to Maiden and from there to Power and Neoclassical Metal. The riffs particularly on In Rock (along with lots of Uriah Heep riffs) were basically a blueprint for Priest, Maiden etc.

[@timothyparsons8327]

Absolutely, if you familiarise yourself with earlyDP music “heavy metal” doesn’t,t even enter the equation. The story began in 1968 when psychedelia was progressing into heavy rock with musical quality taken into a new dimension...in some cases involving poetry interwoven with glorious sounds from every instrument being played to create an ethereal sense (like the Moody Blues). Baroque and even medieval influences became more apparent with the fusion of modern day musical instruments and, in some cases, live orchestras. This can be portrayed to good effect by Deep Purple at the Royal Albert Hall ,1969.

[@Nissardpertugiu]

@@neuroisis85 it was the Blue print for Priest as far Speed is concerned But Priest in origins was much closer to Trapeze than any other band

[@Nissardpertugiu]

With Budgie . Its the Trio . More telluric than Sabb then , modern I was listening 1973 Budgie , Trapeze., And Priest live ...they were so raunchy compared to others bands . North bands were heavier . But Purple was the exception for 2 reasons , 1 for Bombastic In rock . That was even more in your face than couple Sabb , and Zepp albums . 2., in live shows especially , because you had 2 norths guys in mark III . Glenn hughes ( remember Trapeze ) more percussive bass playing and More Warm and growly Voice of David .. But thats it .

[@neuroisis85]

@@Nissardpertugiu Oh no doubt, especially on Medusa. For me I've always heard 70's Priest at least as basically Deep Purple, minus the organ, playing Black Sabbath with the dual guitars of Wishbone Ash and the drama of Queen

[@23igna]

Very stupid questions but lord is a cool guy

[@jamesmorris9407]

hes so polite about it haha

[@vitalygoji]

I am surprised that idiot did not ask about groupies and shit

[@Vibeagain]

Not really. It was the answers that weren't very good

[@Vibeagain]

Stammers. Doesn't really get at the questions

[@kristlepickles]

Deep Purple was hard rock, not metal. They influenced metal, yes. But I wouldn't call him the headmaster of metal; that title, for me, would go to Tony Iommi.

[@CB-xr1eg]

Jon was not the headmaster of metal, Deep Purple were not, are not, and never will be a metal band. People who call them metal do not understand their music.

[@nobodyaskedbut]

I say Mark 2 actually created their own genre with "In Rock". It was a genre of which was only played by them. It was a mix of jazz, classical, blues, psychedelic rock and early rock&roll driven by their own unique rhythm. It was a small miracle those five ended up together at all and became the greatest group of pure rock musicians of all-time.

[@allsystemsgo8678]

Annnyway

[@vacantplanet]

No they weren't metal, they were hard rock. Without Purple though, metal might have never existed, and if it did, it would have sounded very, very different

[@220773]

'Sturt', 'aboot', the guy is Canadian.