Great interview, thanks. Been a fan since I was 14 years old when Colosseum II were on tv with the late great Gary Moore. The new DP album is so good - thanks for a lifetime of great music Don.
Don, I don' know if you remember me - it was at Jon's last appearances at the Plymouth Pavlillions and after the concert you were sitting near the bar with a duffle bag, looking kind of lost and me and some friends came up to you and had a chat about Jon. I lived in Germany near Jon in Neuss when he composed 'Before I Forget' and I managed to see him several times in Krefeld with Pete York, I think at that time they called themselves the 'Rock'n'Roll Circus. Those were the best times of my life. One day after seeing him in the Kultur Fabrik in Krefeld, my daughter Rebecca was born - a true Child in Time :o)
Brilliant musician. After he joined Purple, when i first heard Bananas (2003) i actually thought Jon Lord was still in the band. He also played on Whitesnake's big seller 1987.
I am cool with all that DA said, but when he said that keyboard players know more about music than guitarists, I would have pressed him on how that reflects on RB.
anonymusum I don’t think Jon was boring in Burn, PAL and his solo records. I would agree that he disappointed in the 80s with WS and DP. He was great in Perpendicular and Abandon. Live he was always great.
Sorry, IMO Jon stopped practicing and developing his skills at least after Mk II and I say that as a conservatory studied, classical pianist who played in bands for many years secondarily. When I first heard his records with Mk II I was quite surprised as in those days keyboards - if there were any - only had to lay harmonies for the guitar solos. So Jon was one of the first emancipated keyboard players. On the other hand his stuff was not difficult to play, so it was ideal material for me to make my first steps into rock music. But then - record after record he was just repeating himself - or just playing variants of his stuff. There was no development at all. And his solo stuff - OMG, when he played classical stuff it was just awful. If a student of mine would play it that way I would send him out of the room immediately. Don is a totally different player, his skills are way better and he is managing a quite difficult task: On one hand he´s creating a style that reminds everybody of Jon and on the other he is still recognizable as Don. And that´s quite remarkable.
I don't like to say that one is better than the other one, because there will always be comments like the one from davh10, both of them have their own style which make them being two of the greatest keyboard players of all time, it's just preferences, I will always prefer mister Don Airey
Don seems a great guy. Humble, funny and talented. Any band or artist he’s been involved with, are usually great.
Don is one of the greatest keyboard players in the world
what a genuine guy and humble honest man
It was good listen
What an even keeled, nice gentleman. I'm very impressed with his demeanor, let alone his musical prowess.
Wonderful keyboard player, wonderful person.
Don is AMAZING ! No matter what band he is in, he brings it up a level.
What a nice modest guy . No bloated ego despite all his success.
He played the keyboards on Rainbow's Down to Earth, phenomenal.
@@hajoos.8360 Deep Purple, Ozzy, Black Sabbath.. his hands are in much rock and metal albums.
@@mattia7556 And Colosseum II, with Jon Hiseman and Gary Moore! 🤘🏼
Don ist ein unglaublich sympathischer und humorvoller Mensch.
Ebenso ist er ein großer genialer Musiker !
Great interview, thanks. Been a fan since I was 14 years old when Colosseum II were on tv with the late great Gary Moore. The new DP album is so good - thanks for a lifetime of great music Don.
Don, I don' know if you remember me - it was at Jon's last appearances at the Plymouth Pavlillions and after the concert you were sitting near the bar with a duffle bag, looking kind of lost and me and some friends came up to you and had a chat about Jon. I lived in Germany near Jon in Neuss when he composed 'Before I Forget' and I managed to see him several times in Krefeld with Pete York, I think at that time they called themselves the 'Rock'n'Roll Circus. Those were the best times of my life. One day after seeing him in the Kultur Fabrik in Krefeld, my daughter Rebecca was born - a true Child in Time :o)
Great Great Interview! Thanks a lot!
Great interview.Don is a nice guy.
Brilliant musician. After he joined Purple, when i first heard Bananas (2003) i actually thought Jon Lord was still in the band. He also played on Whitesnake's big seller 1987.
Great story about Van Halen, Moore and Blackmore. Only Schenker was missing! Don's a very down to earth (pun) guy.
GreenerHill great pun.
Don's soccer story is brilliant. Would've loved to see that, complete with Ritchie's storming off.
Ein wundervolles Interview! Daumen hoch!
Infinite, a good title of a new album, more quality rock from the legends.
Great guy , superb musician 🎶
He is true rockstar and really nice guy.
Very humble man
Paul Diano is s great interviewer...
Dons a great guy and a good organ player. But..as a composer he is way behind Lord. God bless them both.
🎼🎶🎶🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
It's a bit odd, how the band these days uses a logo from the Coverdale era.
You have The Beatles, Stones, Blackmore, Lord, Page, Plant, Bonham, Hank Marvin, Elton John.
They are the sine qua non!
9:22 lol he's a hero 😂
I am cool with all that DA said, but when he said that keyboard players know more about music than guitarists, I would have pressed him on how that reflects on RB.
Dp lost its nucleus with lord and blackmore but somehow they track along churning out new stuff
Ask Don why he thinks "rock is the hardest genre to play"!
good go what an obnoxious intro
Don is a great keyboard player, much better than Jon Lord who became just repetative and boring after Machine Head.
idiot
Well, that´s an convincing argument, isn´t it?
anonymusum I don’t think Jon was boring in Burn, PAL and his solo records. I would agree that he disappointed in the 80s with WS and DP. He was great in Perpendicular and Abandon. Live he was always great.
Sorry, IMO Jon stopped practicing and developing his skills at least after Mk II and I say that as a conservatory studied, classical pianist who played in bands for many years secondarily. When I first heard his records with Mk II I was quite surprised as in those days keyboards - if there were any - only had to lay harmonies for the guitar solos. So Jon was one of the first emancipated keyboard players. On the other hand his stuff was not difficult to play, so it was ideal material for me to make my first steps into rock music. But then - record after record he was just repeating himself - or just playing variants of his stuff. There was no development at all. And his solo stuff - OMG, when he played classical stuff it was just awful. If a student of mine would play it that way I would send him out of the room immediately.
Don is a totally different player, his skills are way better and he is managing a quite difficult task: On one hand he´s creating a style that reminds everybody of Jon and on the other he is still recognizable as Don. And that´s quite remarkable.
I don't like to say that one is better than the other one, because there will always be comments like the one from davh10, both of them have their own style which make them being two of the greatest keyboard players of all time, it's just preferences, I will always prefer mister Don Airey