Deep Purple has been one of my absolute favorite bands since I was young. But it did not become Number One on my list until I saw them live with Steve Morse. I never heard anyone play like that, his playing has everything. I started following the band and by a strike of luck we met. After a while I started making guitar string jewelry with his played strings. Steve is a true guitar hero and saved Deep Purple almost 30 years ago when they needed it. Steve stepped back from the band in 2022 to take care of his wife Janine who was really ill. Him having to leave the band was more than sad to us fans, but the act of a true (guitar) hero. Janine sadly passed away in February 2024, but Steve has decided to be true to his fans and to keep the tour schedule that was planned for his own bands, Steve Morse Band and Dixie Dregs, bands that he started in his early career. Should you wonder, the strings I get from Steve these days, he sends me personally (before I got them handed over to me backstage with Deep Purple).
