MrEd45
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JLT's Drug Use?
I was just re-browsing the interview section of the Highway Star and was reading the "Ritchie Speaks" interview again, and maybe I'd forgotten it, but I was kinda surprised about his allegations of JLT beginning to annoy him in a lot of ways, one of which was that JLT had begun using drugs. Has anyone else heard or read of this? Blackmore also cited JLT's ego as becoming a major annoyance (no surprise there, for me!)
Don't take this as my taking everthing Blackmore says as gospel, I'm just more than a little surprised at the allegation. On the other hand, he also says he thinks that Roger Glover does a lot of his speaking from the general area of his anus!
The time frame for the interview was shortly after the reunion of Purple, '84 or '85, I believe.
--- " Those who can - do. Those who can't do - teach. Those who can't do or teach - administrate."
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" One that will not reason is a bigot. One that cannot reason is an ignoramus. One that dares not reason is a slave." - Anon
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17/11/2003, 20:48
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Christos Gatzidis
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Re: JLT's Drug Use?
Yes, JLT has had his fair share of problems from drug use. He definitely dabbled while in Yngwie's band (admitted that much himself in an interview 4-5 years ago in Hard Roxx magazine) and I think he faced quite a lot of problems because of substance abuse during his Purple stint and shortly after (where he checked into rehab sometime during 1992 if I'm not mistaken). I remember reading a TBRO interview with Jon where he confirmed this also adding that from some twist of fate Americans joining Purple sadly have to go through issues such as these.
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18/11/2003, 0:16
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RitchiesHair
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Re: JLT's Drug Use?
It's understandable, I'd certainly turn to drugs if I had put up with Ritchie Blackmore all the time...
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18/11/2003, 0:36
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Re: JLT's Drug Use?
I guess he has since cleaned up his act and gone religous
maybe at the advice of some close friend's including Glenn Hughes.
The first result since this spirtual transition took place is,the album Holy Man.
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20/11/2003, 20:36
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Christos Gatzidis
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I think he cleaned up way before that plus Holy Man is not about adopting a religion stance of life, far from it actually. The title song on that album is about the usual US TV preachers ripping people off etc. Damn, do I know my JLT trivia or what?!
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21/11/2003, 0:25
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Re: JLT's Drug Use?
quote: Christos Gatzidis wrote:
Damn, do I know my JLT trivia or what?!
I wouldn't admit that in public if I were you.
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21/11/2003, 0:39
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Milan Fahrnholz
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Re: JLT's Drug Use?
Space Trucker admits he was on a S Club something concert, Speedy admits he was on a Spice Girls concert, Christos admits he knows a lot of JLT trivia...
"The Night Of Embarrasing Statements" a co-prodcution of Wes Craven and George A. Romero!
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21/11/2003, 0:51
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quote: Milan Fahrnholz wrote:
Space Trucker admits he was on a S Club something concert, Speedy admits he was on a Spice Girls concert, Christos admits he knows a lot of JLT trivia...
"The Night Of Embarrasing Statements" a co-prodcution of Wes Craven and George A. Romero!
LOL!.
Fun bit of trivia, my Mum took my sister to the very same Spice Girls concert that Speedy claims he took his daughter to.
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21/11/2003, 0:56
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Milan Fahrnholz
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Did your sister tell you she spotted Catweazle in the crowd, or what?
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21/11/2003, 1:00
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It was when we were in the pub with mcpurple before the BN gig in Reading and the topic of conversation was how crap it was to witness a concert in a stadium where you're half a mile from the stage and he mentioned that it was like that when he went to see the Spice Girls, (he claims he was taking his daughter but I have my doubts ), at Wembley in 1999 and I remember my mum and sister saying the same thing.
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21/11/2003, 1:05
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