Ritchie Blackmore on His Deep Purple Reunion: ‘It Could be the Last Time We See Each Other’
2 sources·Updated August 18, 2026
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- NME·2h agoRitchie Blackmore says Deep Purple reunion “could be the last time we see each other”
He said joining his former bandmates on stage after 33 years was "very emotional"
Read at NME → - Rolling Stone·19h agoRitchie Blackmore on His Deep Purple Reunion: ‘It Could be the Last Time We See Each Other’
"I was there to see old friends. I hadn’t seen [them] in 40 years and we're all getting older," Blackmore told Guitar Player about his one-off rendition of "Smoke on the Water" in Long Island
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