According to ultimateclassicrock.com, Simon McBride recently stated that his installation at the new Deep Purple guitarist was a “life changing” moment for him and he added that he was ready to contribute to Deep Purple’s next album. Simon McBride was confirmed as Steve Morse’s full-time replacement after being his temporary stand-in earlier on this year. Morse decided to quit so that he could spend time with his ailing wife. McBride was quoted in telling Vinyl Writer Music that, “It’s been an amazing year, and honestly, it’s been life-changing, And now we’ve just started our third tour together, and it’s all been going fantastic. The guys are brilliant, everybody’s very happy. … But nobody is happier than me, though, because it’s Deep Purple. I’ve joined one of the most iconic rock bands in the field. That’s dream-come-true stuff.”
When he was asked about preserving the band’s legacy while continuing to move forward, he stated that, “The band has released so much good music recently, so a lot of preservation has been happening. I plan to bring myself to the party and go from there. There’s been whispers of new stuff, but we haven’t done any writing or anything yet, so we’ll have to play it by ear. … I’m always writing stuff on the road. It can be for me, or it can be for Deep Purple, so we’ll see how things unfold in terms of new music.”
McBride continues to explain that his roots are in ’80s rock and that, “My style of playing probably brings a slightly harder edge than what’s been in the band before, I just bring my influence and style, which works very well for Deep Purple. You could say I’m a happy-go-lucky person, and there aren’t many things that seem to get me down for too long. So, I bring that sort of atmosphere to the band, which probably helps bond everything together.” Adding in that, “We’re just enjoying it and having a lot of fun. And there’s no talk of stopping, so there’s nothing to worry about there, which is great.”
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