Sadly, we have to announce the passing of Jon Lord, former keyboard player of Deep Purple, who suffered a fatal pulmonary embolism today, Monday 16th of July, at the London Clinic, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.
Jonathan Douglas "Jon" Lord co-wrote many of the band's legendary songs including "Smoke On The Water" and played with many bands and musicians throughout his career, including Whitesnake, but he retired from Deep Purple in 2002. Lord was also a celebrated composer. Since retiring from Deep Purple, Lord released two classical albums: Durham Concerto (2008) and To Notice Such Things (2010).
Written by Angelic Storm on 16.07.2012 at 22:04 Sadly we are now entering a time when we will lose more of our most cherished and loved musiciands at a faster rate.
2010 and onwards sucks so far.
Tranquillizer - 16.07.2012 at 22:16
Deep Purple was the first rock band I ever heard when my uncle played Fireball to me when I was about 6.
For that I will always remember him.
This man was part of our history. Jon gave us great music, we shall never forgot his talent. Time never stands still. In a moment like this only thought I have is to take from life as much as you can. Dont wait, there is always your time.
This is sad news indeed. My thoughts are with his family and friends during this difficult time. I think Jon Lord was a pioneer with his incorporating of keyboards into hard rock music. I'll listen to some Deep Purple today and remember how good he was. He certainly entertained a lot of people with his wild keyboard playing.
I'm sad about this, but I guess that we should get used to it. Dio and him had been having health problems for quite a while, fortunately Iommi appears to have been spared for now.
I'm sad about this, but I guess that we should get used to it. Dio and him had been having health problems for quite a while, fortunately Iommi appears to have been spared for now.
Yes i think we should get used to this, all these legends of the past/present are getting very old and will continue to die off one by one over the next couple decades, and eventually none will be left from the early years of metal, We need to fully enjoy these musicians while we can. RIP John
The hammond intro of "Perfect Strangers" has always sent chills down my spine. It will do so even more from now on. Rest in peace, Jon, and thank you for leaving us that legacy of yours.
Very tragic news. Jon Lord's Hammond growl was integral to Deep Purple's music, and the interplay between Lord and Blackmore gave the band its signature sound.
Here's a clip of Purple in full flight, with an extended solo spot for Lord that finds him molesting his instruments.
