{
  "id": 1517877,
  "title": "Ritchie Blackmore on His Deep Purple Reunion: ‘It Could be the Last Time We See Each Other’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/ritchie-blackmore-on-his-deep-purple-reunion-it-could-be-the-last",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-17T16:38:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Rolling Stone",
    "slug": "rolling-stone",
    "url": "https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ritchie-blackmore-deep-purple-reunion-last-time-1235609998/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "\"I was there to see old friends. I hadn’t seen [them] in 40 years and we're all getting older,\" Blackmore told Guitar Player about his one-off rendition of \"Smoke on the Water\" in Long Island",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Consequence",
        "title": "Ritchie Blackmore on Deep Purple Reunion: “It Could Be the Last Time We See Each Other”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/ritchie-blackmore-on-deep-purple-reunion-it-could-be-the-last-time-we",
        "published": "2026-08-17T14:30:46.000Z"
      }
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}