Wishing Richie Blackmore a full recovery after news of his recent heart attack.
It’s been revealed that Deep Purple and Rainbow
guitar legend Richie Blackmore suffered a heart attack 18 months ago—his wife and Blackmore’s Night bandmate Candice Night has confirmed.
In an interview to promote her new album , Night was asked if she and Blackmore might return to Europe in the near future to tour with their eponymous Renaissance music band, Blackmore’s Night.
Ruling out the possibly at the moment, Night replied: “As far as flying anywhere right now, Ritchie has actually been told by his cardiologist not to get in a plane. He had a heart attack about a year-and-a half ago. He’s got six stents.
“I can’t believe he’s going to be 80 on April 14th, which is crazy, but he doesn’t look it, still doesn’t act it, but eventually medical things wind up catching up with you so we’ve gotta make sure we keep him happy and healthy.”