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"Ian Gillan, Roger Glover and I wanted to be a hard rock band - we wanted to play rock and roll only."

Ritchie Blackmore, English Musician

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"Ian Gillan, Roger Glover and I wanted to be a hard rock band - we wanted to play rock and roll only."

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