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Deep Purple star Steve Morse has quit the band to care for his wife during her battle with cancer. The guitarist took a break from the group in the autumn after his partner Janine was diagnosed with cancer but he has now decided to make the hiatus permanent so he can stay at home and look after her as she undergoes treatment. In a statement, Steve explained: "Last Autumn, I suddenly left the Purple writing session in Germany because my wife was having a real medical crisis.

Deep Purple, calling the experience “fucking uncomfortable”.At an in-person Q&A event in Sydney, Australia on October 3, Hughes spoke about receiving the honour with Deep Purple, in which Hughes served as bassist and vocalist from 1973 to 1976 alongside lead vocalist (and subsequent Whitesnake founder) David Coverdale.The duo appeared on the albums ‘Burn’ (1974), ‘Stormbringer’ (1974), and ‘Come Taste The Band’ (1976).Hughes attended the ceremony with Coverdale, where they accepted the honour with current band members Ian Gillan, Roger Glover and Ian Paice. In a fan capture of the Q&A, Hughes is seen alleging that he received the cold treatment from the latter members at the event.“There was no, ‘How are you tonight?’ None of that,” he said. “There was no family vibe, there was no hugging, there was no handshaking, there was no, ‘How’re you doing, pal?’ None of that.

Deep Purple have shared their new single ‘Lazy Sod’ – listen below.The release of the Bob Ezrin-produced track marks the third single the band have shared from the upcoming album ‘=1’, following ‘Portable Door’ and ‘Pictures of You’.The album arrives on July 19 via earMUSIC, and will be the band’s first full-length release since 2021, when they dropped the covers album ‘Turning To Crime’, and the first LP of original material since 2020’s ‘Whoosh!’.On their official website, they shared the unlikely inspiration behind the song’s name. Frontman Ian Gillan explained: “Recently, a young journalist asked me how many songs I had written in my life.

Deep Purple‘s Steve Morse has announced that he will be temporarily stepping away from live duties with the band.The legendary rockers were back on stage in February, where they kicked off their 2022 dates with three shows in Florida. They’re due to head to Europe in May, June and July, with dates at festivals including Hellfest in France and Stimmen Festival in Germany.In a statement posted on Facebook, the band confirmed that Morse will be taking a break, with Simon McBride replacing the guitarist for any upcoming dates.

Deep Purple?A full 48 years since the release of their stone cold classic hit ‘Smoke On The Water’ and with enough line-up changes to put The Fall (or the Sugababes – choose according to your own personal taste) to everlasting shame, Deep Purple have managed to wade through the rocky waters of the entire history of heavy metal and always come up smiling (inter-band bickering aside).Packed full of decadent riffs, haunted house keyboards and frontman Ian Gillan’s gloriously hammy vocals, ‘Whoosh!’ isn’t just a testament to their staying power, but perhaps one of the most stupidly fun and outrageously silly albums of the year – and goodness, we’re all in need of a bit of fun right now, aren’t we?Gillan has offered the following enjoyably

Deep Purple didn't quite plan to put out a song including references to the end of humanity in the middle of a pandemic, but "Man Alive" -- premiering below from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame troupe's upcoming Whoosh! album -- certainly feels of its time, if a bit extreme.