Mark Boals recently shared some interesting insights into his career in a chat with Metal Rules. One standout point was the revelation of Yngwie Malmsteen‘s fondness for Deep Purple.
The singer journeyed down memory lane to the time he joined Yngwie’s band. The subject of Deep Purple surfaced as he discussed his audition and subsequent rehearsal days with the group. It appeared that songs from the rock group played a significant role in his early days with the guitarist’s team.
Boals recalled the past as follows:
“They heard a demo tape that I had been working on, and I went down to audition. And I had to sing Deep Purple songs because ‘he was never influenced by Ritchie Blackmore,’ but he loves Deep Purple songs. And so our first gig was Oakland stadium, Day On The Green, and it was two weeks away. And we rehearsed for two weeks, but we never played his songs, only Deep Purple songs. So if we had played Deep Purple songs, it would have been perfect, but we played his songs, which I didn’t know. So I had to make up stuff.”
Malmsteen himself has openly declared his admiration for Deep Purple in the past. In a 2021 interview with Classic Rock, he delved into his appreciation for the group and its role in shaping his own musical journey. The musician explained:
“The first album I ever had was Deep Purple’s ‘Fireball’ when I was just eight years old. By the time I was ten, I could play ‘Made In Japan’ inside out, upside f-cking down. Every single note. And this resulted in me becoming a fan of ‘Selling England By The Pound’ by Genesis, and then Emerson Lake And Palmer, then classical — Vivaldi, Bach — and eventually Paganini. I said, ‘Enough of the pentatonic blues stuff. I’m going in this direction!’”
Since departing Yngwie Malmsteen’s band, Boals has collaborated with numerous notable figures in the music industry. Presently, he is a part of Shining Black, which released an album titled ‘Postcards from the End of the World’ in 2022.
Source: rockcelebrities.net