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Al Erikson wrote:

Just as a reminder: I posted some interviews a few months ago here .

The first one, in December 1990, is with Jon Lord, and here is what the gentleman says:

Int.: Let’s talk about the joining of Joe in Deep Purple. I’ve heard it caused some issue at the early stage…

JL: Absolutely! When Joe’s name was proposed, we were definitely against and Roger even said: “Joe Lynn Turner? No way!”. Then we organized auditions and when Joe’s turn came, he grabbed the micro and started to sing the track we were playing. In the next minute, I knew he was Deep Purple’s new singer. It was a magical moment, the kind of things we can’t resist, like it was the first time we were playing together! And despite all what had been said, he joined the band. The number of candidates was limited and Joe is one of the best hard rock singer. The choice was obvious…

Int.: Did you have anyone else in mind?

JL: Honestly, we didn’t. We tested an American guy, Terry Brock (ex-Kansas, Strangeways and Steve Morse Band), who is an excellent singer, but it didn’t work out. There was also another guy who was quite good and that we did consider, but he didn’t fit out style, our new direction. We also received a large amount of tapes from many various vocalists of all kinds and, apart from a guy called Jimmy whatever that we barely considered, there was nothing who could match Joe’s talent.

Int.: What happened with Gillan?

JL: Oh! I have always loved Ian; he has his qualities and his flaws. Among his flaws, there is his quite lunatic mood, and, like all people with a deep sensitiveness, the other side of the coin is not always easy. Ian decided to quit on his own and without our agreement. He choosed to leave and we choosed to go on. That the way that it is…

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KillerBananas wrote:
Morse joined. A new, revitalised band was born, and hey, they're still around

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KillerBananas wrote:
Morse joined. A new, revitalised band was born, and hey, they're still around

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Most people wouldn't consider a persistent vegetative state as being much of an improvement over death.

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DaveU wrote:

That's just too easy a getout. Everytime somebody says something that dissagrees with something they said years before, it's just too easy to say that they didn't mean what they said originally, or that they said it only for political reasons. How about the possibility that he might have changed his view over the intervening years?

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