Glenn Hughes just lately talked about how legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore has turn out to be very personal and exhausting to achieve. In an interview with Rock Historical past Music, Hughes shared that he hasn’t seen or spoken to Blackmore in a very long time, despite the fact that they used to get alongside effectively after they performed collectively in Deep Purple.
“Ritchie Blackmore is a superb guitar participant and a superb man,” Hughes mentioned. “He’s a bit unusual and really eccentric, but in addition very fascinating.”
Hughes defined that Blackmore has pulled away from everybody, even previous associates.
“We haven’t seen one another in years,” he mentioned. “You possibly can’t name him or go to him anymore. Nobody actually sees Ritchie now. I simply ship him my love.”
Blackmore has saved a low profile lately. He doesn’t do many interviews and solely performs sometimes along with his people rock band, Blackmore’s Night time, alongside his spouse, Candice Night time.
Regardless that they haven’t spoken in a very long time, Hughes nonetheless respects Blackmore and cares about him. His variety phrases present that sturdy connections in music can final, even when folks lose contact.
