Post by HARD ROCK UNIVERSE on Jun 21, 2006 0:12:17 GMT -5
Glenn Hughes Talks Lizards CD, 'Music For The Divine', Possible Deep Purple Reunion
In a brand new, exclusive, extensive joint interview conducted by Rock N Roll Universe with legendary vocalist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH,TRAPEZE) and LIZARDS bassist Randy Pratt, the two discuss the brand new LIZARDS CD 'Against All Odds' on which Hughes appears on four tracks, his days in DEEP PURPLE, his brand new album 'Music For The Divine' and the possibilities not only of working with BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi, but of a reunion of the classic Mark III lineup of DEEP PURPLE. Also covered in the interview is the upcoming 'Hughes Thrall II' album, which Hughes is currently recording with guitarist Pat Thrall .
An excerpt from the interview follows below :
RNRU : Glenn, how do you feel that your contributions to the Lizards album turned out?
GH : When I went in there, Randy played me a couple of things that he wanted me to finish. Three things I finished with him, and I wrote a song entirely for him. I wrote a song with the band, from scratch. So, there were three different elements there. The song I brought in, they recorded. The song that I sort of helped them write, was called "Take The Fall". That's really good. There's three other songs that were kind of more groovy and funky. Which is my element. That's the background I like the most. They allowed me to come in and just do my thing. It was sort of a very free thing. I think the combination of all five of us was strong.
RNRU : What was it about their music that led you not only to agree to guest on the album, but also co-write songs with the band?
GH : I think the organicness, and the actual sense of honesty. They're not looking to... and this is why I like Randy and the guys, they're not looking to be the latest trend. They're looking to make honest records, and honest music. I think, on a song level, the songs that I participated on, and the songs I wrote with them have got a certain vibe. You can tell that I participated in it. I think Mike DiMeo's a really underrated singer. I think people need to know more about Mike. I think they will now. I think, hopefully, my participation on this record will get him and the guys more media. Although Randy's a good friend of mine, I get offered a LOT of sessions, and I have to turn most of them down, because I can't have my voice out there on everybody's album. Because it's too much. But I was really, really blown away when I actually started to listen in the studio to what they wanted me to help finish, or write with them. It was really, really satisfying for me.
RNRU : There are a lot of people who would be very interested in seeing a Mark III reunion of Deep Purple, with you, David Coverdale and Ritchie Blackmore reforming with Jon Lord and Ian Paice for either some live shows, or even perhaps some new recordings. If the circumstances were right, would you be interested in pursuing something along those lines?
GH : I think David and I would do that. Speaking on behalf of David, and David and I have already spoken about this at Christmas. I think, at some point, you might see some kind of rumblings of this in the press. While Gillan, Glover and Paice are still out there, I don't know if it's ever going to happen. I think if that ever comes to a head, where Deep Purple kind of stops touring with the two Ians and Roger, who are very nice people by the way, it might happen. I wouldn't want to step on anybody's toes and do something that's inappropriate. But I think that if you got Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale, Glenn Hughes, Jon Lord and Ian Paice together, it probably would be a very big tour. I think it would be remarkable. David and I have already discussed how great it would be for he and I to sing together. But it would only be in Deep Purple. And, it would only be with Ritchie Blackmore. At my age right now, 53, things have to make sense. I don't want to do something that is wrong now. As far as wrong being perceived by the press right now. Finally, especially the British press, they're finally behind me, and they're watching very closely everything I do. I've got to kind of get things in perspective.
RNRU : So, you don't want to do it just for the sake of doing something...
GH : Let me just say this to you. I'm sure there'll be an extreme amount of money involved in that. But really, at the end of the day, for me, I have to go to bed at night and sleep right. Being as Chad calls me an "Artiste"... now that I'm an "Artiste," (Laughs) I'm joking... But, now that I'm writing music that I think is artistic, I wouldn't want to jeopardize my current flow of writing.
RNRU : Have you ever seriously discussed anything like this with Ritchie?
GH : I haven't spoken with Ritchie about it. I haven't made that call, nobody has. I think he's enjoying his thing with his wife. I just think that, at the right time, at the right moment, the right place, it could happen. Is it today? I don't think it's right now. Is it next year? Who knows? But I think it'll be in the next 2 or 3 years if it's going to happen at all.
RNRU : Do you think, in your opinion, that he'll ever come back to a full-fledged rock situation like that?
GH : I think truly, the money that will be offered on the table will be so grossly over the top, that I think anybody that would turn it down would have to be a fool. On an artistic level, I think Ritchie's got one more rock record in him, one more rock album or tour. I think then he would gladly go back to his wife in the medieval music that he does well. But I'm not putting all my energy into something that may never happen. In fact, you just mentioned it, but I haven't thought about it since last Christmas. It's something I don't really think about. If it happens, it happens. Like I said, if I work with Tony again, tour with him... if it happens, it happens. More important is working with Chad Smith, my musical partner and my co-producer. When Chad's not working with The Chili Peppers, we're inseparable. We work together non-stop. Chad Smith and I have a very strong bond. Hughes/Thrall, for me, is a very strong thing. Pat Thrall is one of my dearest friends. We really do push each other musicially. I only want to work with people who are loving and nurturing. I can afford now to say no, or "I don't want to work with this person or that person." Because I might feel that they're the wrong person to work with as far as the way they live their life.
To access the entire interview go to this location : rocknrolluniverse.com/rocknrolluniverse_408.htm
Dialup users can access the interview at this location : rnruniverse.proboards21.com/index.cgi?board=qas
In a brand new, exclusive, extensive joint interview conducted by Rock N Roll Universe with legendary vocalist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH,TRAPEZE) and LIZARDS bassist Randy Pratt, the two discuss the brand new LIZARDS CD 'Against All Odds' on which Hughes appears on four tracks, his days in DEEP PURPLE, his brand new album 'Music For The Divine' and the possibilities not only of working with BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi, but of a reunion of the classic Mark III lineup of DEEP PURPLE. Also covered in the interview is the upcoming 'Hughes Thrall II' album, which Hughes is currently recording with guitarist Pat Thrall .
An excerpt from the interview follows below :
RNRU : Glenn, how do you feel that your contributions to the Lizards album turned out?
GH : When I went in there, Randy played me a couple of things that he wanted me to finish. Three things I finished with him, and I wrote a song entirely for him. I wrote a song with the band, from scratch. So, there were three different elements there. The song I brought in, they recorded. The song that I sort of helped them write, was called "Take The Fall". That's really good. There's three other songs that were kind of more groovy and funky. Which is my element. That's the background I like the most. They allowed me to come in and just do my thing. It was sort of a very free thing. I think the combination of all five of us was strong.
RNRU : What was it about their music that led you not only to agree to guest on the album, but also co-write songs with the band?
GH : I think the organicness, and the actual sense of honesty. They're not looking to... and this is why I like Randy and the guys, they're not looking to be the latest trend. They're looking to make honest records, and honest music. I think, on a song level, the songs that I participated on, and the songs I wrote with them have got a certain vibe. You can tell that I participated in it. I think Mike DiMeo's a really underrated singer. I think people need to know more about Mike. I think they will now. I think, hopefully, my participation on this record will get him and the guys more media. Although Randy's a good friend of mine, I get offered a LOT of sessions, and I have to turn most of them down, because I can't have my voice out there on everybody's album. Because it's too much. But I was really, really blown away when I actually started to listen in the studio to what they wanted me to help finish, or write with them. It was really, really satisfying for me.
RNRU : There are a lot of people who would be very interested in seeing a Mark III reunion of Deep Purple, with you, David Coverdale and Ritchie Blackmore reforming with Jon Lord and Ian Paice for either some live shows, or even perhaps some new recordings. If the circumstances were right, would you be interested in pursuing something along those lines?
GH : I think David and I would do that. Speaking on behalf of David, and David and I have already spoken about this at Christmas. I think, at some point, you might see some kind of rumblings of this in the press. While Gillan, Glover and Paice are still out there, I don't know if it's ever going to happen. I think if that ever comes to a head, where Deep Purple kind of stops touring with the two Ians and Roger, who are very nice people by the way, it might happen. I wouldn't want to step on anybody's toes and do something that's inappropriate. But I think that if you got Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale, Glenn Hughes, Jon Lord and Ian Paice together, it probably would be a very big tour. I think it would be remarkable. David and I have already discussed how great it would be for he and I to sing together. But it would only be in Deep Purple. And, it would only be with Ritchie Blackmore. At my age right now, 53, things have to make sense. I don't want to do something that is wrong now. As far as wrong being perceived by the press right now. Finally, especially the British press, they're finally behind me, and they're watching very closely everything I do. I've got to kind of get things in perspective.
RNRU : So, you don't want to do it just for the sake of doing something...
GH : Let me just say this to you. I'm sure there'll be an extreme amount of money involved in that. But really, at the end of the day, for me, I have to go to bed at night and sleep right. Being as Chad calls me an "Artiste"... now that I'm an "Artiste," (Laughs) I'm joking... But, now that I'm writing music that I think is artistic, I wouldn't want to jeopardize my current flow of writing.
RNRU : Have you ever seriously discussed anything like this with Ritchie?
GH : I haven't spoken with Ritchie about it. I haven't made that call, nobody has. I think he's enjoying his thing with his wife. I just think that, at the right time, at the right moment, the right place, it could happen. Is it today? I don't think it's right now. Is it next year? Who knows? But I think it'll be in the next 2 or 3 years if it's going to happen at all.
RNRU : Do you think, in your opinion, that he'll ever come back to a full-fledged rock situation like that?
GH : I think truly, the money that will be offered on the table will be so grossly over the top, that I think anybody that would turn it down would have to be a fool. On an artistic level, I think Ritchie's got one more rock record in him, one more rock album or tour. I think then he would gladly go back to his wife in the medieval music that he does well. But I'm not putting all my energy into something that may never happen. In fact, you just mentioned it, but I haven't thought about it since last Christmas. It's something I don't really think about. If it happens, it happens. Like I said, if I work with Tony again, tour with him... if it happens, it happens. More important is working with Chad Smith, my musical partner and my co-producer. When Chad's not working with The Chili Peppers, we're inseparable. We work together non-stop. Chad Smith and I have a very strong bond. Hughes/Thrall, for me, is a very strong thing. Pat Thrall is one of my dearest friends. We really do push each other musicially. I only want to work with people who are loving and nurturing. I can afford now to say no, or "I don't want to work with this person or that person." Because I might feel that they're the wrong person to work with as far as the way they live their life.
To access the entire interview go to this location : rocknrolluniverse.com/rocknrolluniverse_408.htm
Dialup users can access the interview at this location : rnruniverse.proboards21.com/index.cgi?board=qas
