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Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy.

-Leo Buscaglia

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  • Dan Moore wrote on 2012-02-03:

    Thanks For the show in St. John's las tnight!!
    fantastic! Love the fact you guys look like you still have fun!!!
    I took my Rory Gallagher "calling card album " with me just in case i could meet you to sign it ... but wasn't meant to be ... maybe next time if you guys every wanna pass through these parts again !!! once again thanks you very much for the fantastic show and for playing "Perfect Strangers!!!
  • Stormy wrote on 2012-01-02:

    Happy new year for you and your family Roger.. all the best for 2012 : love, health, music, fun...
  • Amit Gole wrote on 2011-12-31:

    I got my ear into 'If life was Easy" by chance & I must say it feels like a lost 70's record made in 2011.Simple but awesome.Roger , you must sing more & more please, a special request !
  • chtom wrote on 2011-12-11:

    years ago in the 70`s there was a obscure album named (bulletproof)by a band called hard stuff. i noticed that the producer`s name was roger glover, i was wondering if there is anything you could say about the band.great album!
  • Werner wrote on 2011-12-09:

    Hallo Roger!

    I an an old Deep Purple fan from Austria!
    Please answer me one question,
    is playing Deep Purple a concert in Austria
    in 2012??

    Best Regards
    Werner
  • fiona wrote on 2011-12-08:

    hi Roger. just wanted to say thanks for the fab gig in Manchester. Was in the front row with my 13 year old. it was his first ever gig and he was blown away by the whole gig and particularly by your kindness in throwing him your pick. he plays drums and has just started learning bass so it's really special for him. He has been very much inspired and we both loved the evening.
  • Stormbringer74 wrote on 2011-12-05:

    amazing concert friday night on Arnhem.. I found the band in fire and your old friend Big Ian in great great shape !!
    And your new trouser style is cool ;) More seriously : fantastic new sound with your new amplification.. really good ! I love it !! all the best for the end of the tour..
  • jane wrote on 2011-12-01:

    Great show last night at the O2,good to see you looking so well and happy (you've hardly changed since Episode days)
    Thanks for all the good times x
  • richard mellersh wrote on 2011-11-23:

    Hey Roger I hope you see this., Your mum and mine used to work together I came to see you live at Shepherds bush but never got together. have been inspired to play bass ever since......
  • Stormbringer74 wrote on 2011-11-22:

    Hi Roger.. so happy to see that Deep Purple will come back in France next year (november and decembre 2012).. as usual the French Fans Team will follow the band on every city.. I'm the driver and I'm ready to drive and rock at the front row one more time !!!
  • David Coseni wrote on 2011-11-21:

    Mr. Glover

    'If Life as Easy' is very very good.

    Thank you.
  • Brent Dehn wrote on 2011-11-21:

    Hi Roger,
    My obsession (not wierd obsession!) with DP hit me in about 1974. Friends played "Burn" for me and I was blown away (no offence)...then I went backwards to hear what I'd missed out on. That's when I discovered the pure joy of "Machine Head" & "In Rock", and then the hidden joy in "Fireball", and "Who do we think we are". I say "hidden joy" because those albums took a few listens to really understand the subtlety of playing and what was going on in the band at the time, but discover I did. What a discovery! Then I realised that the song "Black night" that I'd been grooving along with was by Deep Purple too. I bought my first black Strat at the age of 13 because Ritchie was pictured with one on the cover of "Made in Japan". "Made in Japan" is the first album I bought with my own money (I think it took me 3 weeks to pay off the lay-by). I've been playing guitar profesionally since I was about 15 years old, and always kept alive my love for DP, so much so that in 2007 I finally put together a tribute show in Sydney with like minded muso's (a couple of which tell me they've met you). Please have a look, I'd love to know what you think. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om7QPio2TUk. That's "Highway star". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om7QPio2TUk. That's "Strange kind of woman". There's plenty of others on show there. We attempt to keep it as authentic as we possibly can (the outcome varies). I was too young to see DP in Sydney in '72 and it is a great regret in my life not to have seen Purple in what I consider to be it's prime. Somebody mentioned that the bass coming into "Smoke on the water" was a turning point for them, I agree. The way the bass drives into "Smoke" on "Made in Japan" is thrilling! I've listened to the bootleg of your's and IG's last gig in Japan in '73 and may I say the playing is fantastic! It's totally different to "Made in Japan" from just a year earlier, so tight, so aggressive! Surely there must be a desk tape of the gig that could be farmed out as an historic release? I'm a member of the DPAS and as such buy all of the old recordings when they're made available. I love them all! I'd like you to understand that, from a fan's perspective these old gig recordings are like pure gold to us, and regardless of how you guys feel about them there is always something for the fan to enjoy and appreciate in them. I remember reading that IG didn't like his vocal's on "Made in Japan"! Well, I think history (and sales) can prove that no matter what he thought others felt very diferently! I've seen DP many times! The first time with Tommy Bolin in 1975, Rainbow in '76, ( I know it's not Purple but what could I do??), the reformation in '84 (with George Harrison as special guest.....what an honour!!!!), then DP with Steve Morse on about 5 different tours!!! There is so much I'd like to say...but I won't bore you any further, suffice to say that I greatly appreciate what you, and DP have done for me, and to me, in my life!
    yours sincerely,
    Brent Dehn
  • Åke Nordh wrote on 2011-11-19:

    Hi Maestro!
    It feels like a very long time before Roger Glover and Deep Purple hits the stage here in Stockholm,i'll be in the frontrow just infront of you,that'll be greate,i'll bring my Rickenbacker with me for you to sign... :-)

    Take care.
    Åke.
  • Romina wrote on 2011-11-02:

    Dear Roger,

    Excellent concerts on Friday 21 at Movistar Arena, Santiago de Chile & Saturday 22 at Quinta Vergara, Viña del Mar!!! Thank you very much for the music and joy!!!!And specially for the pick you gave me at the end of the Santiago concert. You always make me feel special. ?

    Love XXX

    Romina

  • Piet Bralten wrote on 2011-10-31:

    Hi Roger,

    I Just wanna say thank you for all the music and in a way learning to play Bass.
    The way the (Rickenbacker) Bass came in on Smoke on the Water on Made in Japan blew me out totally and inspired me to play bass and now, 30 years later, I still do. And I still enjoy playing along Deep Purple albums.
    Thank you.
    Piet Bralten
  • hazimhaziq wrote on 2011-10-11:

    no great bass players like you
  • Juan wrote on 2011-09-22:

    You Rock man! Thanks so much.
  • Jose Luis Arabito wrote on 2011-09-22:

    If Life Was Easy it´s a recollection of passages of life and sounds fresh & vital; thanks Glover Roger !
  • linda love wrote on 2011-09-14:

    hi thanks for the autographs you gave to Simon who works at hartington house in derby the guy you went to school with i loved getting your autograph id kill to meet you cause your a legend!