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Ritchie Blackmore (guitarist, Deep Purple) : I used to be a solo guitar player up until the beginning of Deep Purple. I started listening to The Who, and what they were writing was so simple, and they were calling them songs, and I thought, 'I'm sure I could write things like that.' So I started.
Jon Lord : Initially we thought it's a bit too disco, or whatever the word was then. But Ritchie (Blackmore) said it would work if we toughened it up a bit.
Jon Lord : The whacka thing on the organ was something I started doing in (his previous band) The Artwoods. I played it almost like a set of conga drums. The rhythm of Hush is like a samba."
(Source : interview in Mojo magazine)
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Jon Lord : Initially we thought it's a bit too disco, or whatever the word was then. But Ritchie (Blackmore) said it would work if we toughened it up a bit.
Jon Lord : The whacka thing on the organ was something I started doing in (his previous band) The Artwoods. I played it almost like a set of conga drums. The rhythm of Hush is like a samba."
(Source : interview in Mojo magazine)