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Ian Gillan, singer/songwriter of the hard rock legendary band Deep Purple, on the musicianship of his colleagues at 1:30 min in the video below: "performing live, they are making the impossible look effortless." That's a good goal for any profession. And you just hope you can continue doing for "hundreds of years." Source: https://www.thehighwaystar.com/news/2019/05/28/well-be-back-in-300-years/

Roger Glover from Deep Purple: "We're all about late 60s, early 70s, and bodies have a way of not keeping up with your brain or your career. The time is approaching when it will end, but we don't want to face that. We don't actually want to make a date or a final tour or anything. We just want to carry on as long as nature allows or is kind of dignified. If we can't do what we do anymore, then yes, it's time to stop. But we're still doing it, and we're still enjoying it very much. So all we're saying is the door is closing, but it's not closed yet." Glover and Paice's Rock Antenne interview: References: Hamburg http://buff.ly/2luoS1E Photo Shoot for Deep Purple's 'Infinite': Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Footage http://buff.ly/2mbtyxv

Photos from the concert of Deep Purple, Montreux, 2016-07-16. A great example of vitality and longevity: it's truly amazing Deep Purple are still on stage in full force 45 years later at the same place where Smoke on Water was written and recorded (1971 in Montreux). Smoke On The Water lyrics - Deep Purple: We all came out to Montreux On the Lake Geneva shoreline To make records with a mobile We didn't have much time Frank Zappa and the Mothers Were at the best place around But some stupid with a flare gun Burned the place to the ground Smoke on the water, a fire in the sky Smoke on the water https://www.facebook.com/iangillanofficial/posts/1249494038407833 Drummer Ian Paice has recovered from the TIA he had in June 2016. Here is a brief review of the concert: https://darkerthanblue.wordpress.com/2016/07/17/purple-plays-zappa/ Don't smoke on the water: https://darkerthanblue.wordpress.com/2016/07/16/montreux-50th-anniversary/

"Here we are with all the time in the world" is my favorite song from the last Deep Purple album. The band apparently applies the same principle to recording their new album. More info here: Deep Purple Plan January Sessions for New Album http://buff.ly/1mBYXpm Deep Purple – All The Time In The World Lyrics There's still a long way to go And the nights are closing in But if I'd travelled any faster babe Lord knows where I might have been Right from those early days I put my faith in the axle not the wheels Like old Zeno's toytus with Achilles snapping at my heels Don't worry There's no hurry Here we are With all the time in the world I could have been a high-flying dealer But I have no desire for speed I could have been a wild receiver But I've got everything I need And so I watch the world Go racing by tearing up the street I lay back in the long grass Take it easy and rest my feet Don't worry You know, there's no hurry Here we are With all th...

From Rock Hall in Cleveland , Ohio: If there were a “Mount Rushmore Of Hard Rock” it would only have three heads: Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple. Deep Purple combined outstanding musicianship with dozens of FM radio smashes. Three separate incarnations of the band have made spectacular albums culminating with Deep Purple In Rock, which along with Led Zeppelin II and Black Sabbath’s Paranoid created the genre of hard rock music. Deep Purple have sold over 100 million albums and their flagship track “Smoke On The Water” eclipses “Satisfaction,” “Born To Run” and “Smells Like Teen Spirit” as the Number One Greatest Guitar Riff Of All Time. It is the riff that inspired tens of millions of guitarists to pick up the instrument and only Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony gives it a run for the money as far as recognizability and badassed-ness. The wait is over! Meet the #RockHall2016 Inductees: @cheaptrick , @chicagotheband , @_DeepPurple , @SMBofficial + #NWA ! pic.twitter.com/50Lg8xn...