Simon McBride Defends Ritchie Blackmore's Playing of 'Smoke' at Purple Reunion as He Admits Praise From Blackmore Came as a 'Shock': 'People Should Look at It for What It Was: a Magical Night' – Ultimate Guitar

Simon McBride Defends Ritchie Blackmore’s Playing of ‘Smoke’ at Purple Reunion as He Admits Praise From Blackmore Came as a ‘Shock’: ‘People Should Look at It for What It Was: a Magical Night’  Ultimate Guitar“I wasn’t there to play correct notes. I was there to see old friends”: Ritchie Blackmore opens up on his Deep Purple reunion performance  Guitar WorldRitchie Blackmore Says Deep Purple Reunion ‘Could Be the Last Time We See Each Other’  People.comRitchie Blackmore Reunites With Deep Purple After 33 Years  noise11.comDeep Purple guitarist Simon McBride on sharing the stage with Ritchie Blackmore: “If I can play that well when I’m that age, I’ll be happy. People should look at it for what it was – a magical night”  Guitar World