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'Mk8' News Item, Extra www.deep-purple.net has come in for a lot of flak over the past two months for daring to trail the story of Jon Lord's retirement from Deep Purple ("hear say"). Even though there was no public confirmation from band or management when we first raised the story, we would not have run it without good reason. That reason was to give fans like you and me the chance to catch an extra UK gig or two mindful that they were likely to be Jon's last. One can understand that as Deep Purple want to continue, making too much of this event in public could have had a negative impact, hence the low-key approach. We can debate this in the next DPAS magazine and on the soon to be opened No One Came discussion group. In the meantime here's the official statement from Roger Glover: "I should inform you that Jon has told us he plans to retire from active participation in Deep Purple. We wish him the best. The moment cannot pass without a personal comment. It is sad that Jon has come to this difficult decision but every one of us respects his right to determine his own life. I have learned so much from him that I could not possibly do him justice by attempting to quantify it. Don Airey will be our keyboard player from now on and we welcome him to the band. Roger Glover" Comments on what Jon's work in Deep Purple has meant to us all can be sent in, and we'll use them here and in the next Darker Than Blue magazine. And let's look on the bright side, at least he's got no excuse not to indulge in that Santa Barbara Machine Head reunion now! Simon.
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