Jon Lord: No Purple Without Paice
Former Deep Purple keyboardist Jon Lord has spoken out about the rumours that Deep Purple Mk III could be set for a reunion.
Speaking on his own website, Jon Lord has said it was all “hot air and wild speculations” and that he couldn’t imagine a Deep Purple experience without the presence of drummer Ian Paice.
Lord’s statement comes in the wake of Metallica’s Lars Ulrich’s recent comments that he would offer his services to Purple for a one-off show.
I completely respect Jon’s stance on this. Ian Paice was a major part of the Mk.3 sound and attitude. His solo on You Fool No One is possibly even better than his earlier Mule session. If 4/5ths of Mk.3 did do a one-off, though, I’d say only Brian Downey has the same swing as IP, and a similar level of technical skill. No offence to Large Oilrig, though.
Lord is monster keyboard player and I.P. is a cooker on the tubs. Jon got it right on this one. Lars playing for Purple..now that’s funny…