Ian Gillan Admits Deep Purple’s Goodbye Tour Was ‘Just a Joke’
Ian Gillan admitted that Deep Purple never intended to retire, despite calling their 2017 trek The Long Goodbye.During a recent interview with SiriusXM’s Eddie Trunk, the singer explained the reasoning behind the tour name.“That was a joke, actually, because it was the promoters,” Gillian confessed. “And someone said, 'We've gotta sell some more tickets.' And it's the good old standby, the farewell tour. So I said, ‘OK, we'll call it […]
