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Glenn Hughes: “People talk about my vocals, but I’ve never, ever felt this good about playing bass“
By Joel McIver published
The ‘Voice Of Rock’ and Deep Purple icon speaks candidly about his bass playing over the decades, why he should have never left Trapeze, and how the Dead Daisies reignited his four-string fire
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Steve Morse: ”I do have the ability to take a good solo and screw it up – sometimes I’ll need 20 takes, by which time Bob Ezrin runs out of the room screaming!”
By Joe Bosso published
The Deep Purple guitarist on his unusually busy downtime, Purple's smoking new album and his dedication to the art of the solo
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Steve Morse: ”I don’t plan out my solos. It’s not really a solo if you do!”
By Amit Sharma published
The Deep Purple guitarist talks tone, tension and technique – and explains how jazz continues to inspire him
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Steve Morse says he combined Ritchie Blackmore and Joe Satriani's playing styles for his first Deep Purple gig
By Sam Roche published
"That's what I brought – to make the other guys feel comfortable," the shredder recalls
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Roger Glover: "I'm a simple bassist. I’m not the virtuoso bass player that some people expect"
By Joel McIver published
Deep Purple are the last hard rockers of their era still touring, and they’ve got some miles in 'em yet, says the man in charge of the band's low-end
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Ace Frehley previews new covers album with Deep Purple’s Space Truckin’
By Richard Bienstock published
Origins Vol. 2 also features classics from Zeppelin, Hendrix, the Beatles and more
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Watch Ritchie Blackmore and Deep Purple perform in New York in 1973
By Damian Fanelli published
See the band's classic Mark II lineup at the peak of their powers
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From groove-heavy djent to Hevy Devy's Quarantine: here are this week's essential guitar tracks
By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Sam Roche published
You can't physically explore new ground, so do it metaphorically with the songs you need to hear this week
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