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Deep Purple's Paice Fears He Has Lost Ritchie Blackmore's Friendship

08/21/2014
. (TeamRock Radio) Deep Purple's Ian Paice says he thinks he's lost Ritchie Blackmore as a friend - but hopes he's wrong. The pair haven't spoken in years, following the guitarist's final departure from the band in 1994. But the drummer hopes to hear from his ex-colleague as a result of speaking out.

In an exclusive interview on the Classic Rock Show on TeamRock Radio, Paice tells host Nicky Horne: "I don't know that he's still my friend. I don't believe it. I don't have anything there that convinces me he's the guy I used to know.

"I don't think Ritchie's changed - I just think he's become a more concentrated version of himself through the years." He continues: "It's sad because it's unnecessary. I hope I'm wrong. If Ritchie reads this and gives me a call, and says, 'What the hell are you talking about?' I'll go, 'That's fantastic.' But I'm not hanging by the phone." more on this story

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