Deep Purple Man Teams Up With Chili Pepper

Ex Deep Purple singer Glenn Hughes is teaming up with Red Hot Chilli Peppers guitarist John Frusciante for his forthcoming solo album.

The pair are set to hook up along with drummer Chad Smith to record the album in January. It’s then being touted for a May release.

The pair have been close friends for years with Smith co-producing Hughes’ 2005 solo album ‘Soul Mover’.

Speaking about the new long-player, Hughes told Billboard: “I've written more songs than ever before on this record.

"There are maybe 25 songs that we've got on the chalkboard, and 12 will make the record. It's funk, rock, soul, and pop all mixed together in a big soup.

“I'm probably going to have some real strings and maybe some more orchestrated songs. This one, and I'll quote Chad here, is going to be the most varied record I've ever done."