his schedule in November .
IE : Where in your house do you keep something like a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame trophy ? GH : I have a room in my house where all the plaques and awards are , and they ’ re not in a place where I actually see them . I don ’ t want them in front of me , so I can go visit them if you
will , but they ’ re not something I can actually see . But I ’ m very fortunate to have all these treasures — I ’ m very , very grateful .
IE : You were friends with Dio and Ritchie Blackmore , who were both interested in the metaphysical . Did you ever get into any spooky stuff ? GH : Ronnie was in Elf and touring with Deep Purple when Ritchie was in the band , and I did see that friendship that they had . So when Ritchie left to form a band with Ronnie ( Blackmore ’ s Rainbow ), it wasn ’ t shocking because I really did rate Ronnie as a great singer and writer , so I was glad that he could find some sort of fame with Ritchie . But there were some strange things that happened with Ritchie and I when we were making the album Burn –
we were staying at this 15th-century castle in the English countryside , and one of the crew had seances for a few nights . And it was very , very scary — it wasn ’ t a fun episode for me .
IE : Was there a deep , booming disembodied voice growling , “ Glenn ! Get out !” GH : Not really . But the whole essence of it was ,
that we were sitting in a dungeon , in a 15th-century castle , and we were just asking for trouble . Because obviously , people had died in that castle all those years ago , and here we are , three men in the middle of the night , messing around with a ouija board — it was not a fun experience .
IE : Do you think you contacted something from beyond ? GH : Apparently so . Apparently so . And I have witnessed and felt and seen other things before . When Kevin Dubrow passed away , well , it ’ s a long story , but I was the guy that had the paramedics go and break the door down at his house . He was supposed to be at my home that weekend , and he didn ’ t show up . So after a few days of him not taking my call , I had the paramedics go and break the door down at his
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