von www.rockhard.de Entgegen anders lautender Mutmaßungen wird Ritchie Blackmore nicht mit seinen Ex-Kollegen von DEEP PURPLE auf dem diesjährigen Montreux Jazz Festival auftreten. Besonders Veranstalter Claude Nobs hatte mit seiner öffentlich geäußerten Hoffnung, der Gitarrenvirtuose könne für das Konzert gewonnen werden, die Gerüchteküche am Köcheln gehalten

Ich kann es mir nicht vorstellen. Wie schon erwähnt wurde, ist diese ganze Geschichte eh nur völlig aus der Luft gegriffen gewesen!

Von Highway Star.com A Billboard magazine interview with Montreux Jazz Festival founder Claude Nobs started a rumour that there was a possibility of a one-off reunion of Deep Purple’s classic Mk. II line-up featuring Ritchie Blackmore and Jon Lord. Everyone involved are now denying this. Here is a comment from Roger Glover: We are NOT looking for Ritchie (or Jon for that matter) to join us in Montreux. We have contacted our friend Claude Nobs to find out what he was thinking of and he has told us that he didn’t say that. He claims he was misquoted. As a rumour mill, the internet is beyond par; I am still being asked about “Jon Lord’s Dream”, a complete non-story if ever there was one. Ich nehme mal an, inzwischen hat auch jeder das Statement auf Ritchie's Homepage gelesen Most ridiculous rumor of the month! Truth regarding the upcoming Montreaux show is: Ritchie and his representatives have never been approached by the members of Deep Purple, their agents or the organizers of the Montreux concert. The only way that this office has heard of the show is through the fans who apparently are being mislead by false rumors. As you all know, Ritchie left Deep Purple in 1993 - 13 years ago. Ritchie will not be making an appearance at the Montreux show.