Glenn Hughes plans to cut all ties with Deep Purple.
In a recent interview with Guitar Interactive, the singer recalled how he received a phone call from David Bowie to come to his home:
“I got a call from him in Feb. ’75. He asked me privately, ‘I’m gonna come on a train to L.A. – can I stay with you?’”
Bowie Wanted Hughes To Change
When Hughes returned from a Deep Purple tour, Bowie was already at his home:
“He was throwing some of my clothes away from my closet – some of the bell-bottoms, some of the boots. We had dinner one night and he said, ‘Listen, you’ve gotta keep changing, man…’ I saw him [becoming] the Thin White Duke and I learned so much from him changing; that’s what I’ve taken from him ever since.”
The rocker is currently touring with a Deep Purple-themed show, but he said it will end soon:
“You’ll notice a definite change in my look next year. You’ll notice it in my clothes… I love the Purple legacy but I’m saying goodbye to it. Thanks to Bowie – because he was still alive right now he’d be calling me, saying, ‘Are you still doing that?’ He would be very pissed off!”
Glenn Won’t Contact With His Former Deep Purple Bandmates
In the same conversation with Guitar Interactive, Hughes talked about Deep Purple’s Rock Hall induction in 2016, saying it was the last time he’d ever connect with his old band:
“I will never speak to any of them again, simply because they were rude. Both Roger, Ian and Gillan were rude to David [Coverdale] and I. Very, very hurtful. I didn’t give a f*ck, actually, because I knew they were rude to begin with.”
He further added:
“I was the only sober man there. I don’t care about those guys. Gillan was rude to me on stage, accepting the award. I went to congratulate him. He looked at me in the eyes like I didn’t exist. The guy has a problem with me, period. I’ll let him run with it. I feel bad for him. I’m really sorry about his wife [Gillan’s wife of 40 years, Bron, died in 2022]. I’ve tried to reach out to him. He doesn’t want to know.”
In a 2016 interview with Metal Rules, Glenn said someone in Deep Purple’s lineup blocked him and David Coverdale from performing at the band’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction. He didn’t name the person but mentioned they ended up not singing as planned.