Don Airey
Birth Name:
Donald Airey
Don Airey was born on June 21, 1950 in Sunderland, England as Donald Airey. He is known for his work on Ozzy Osbourne: Bark at the Moon (1984), Wacken 3D (2014) and The Eurovision Song Contest (1997). He is married to Doris. They have three children.
[on joining Deep Purple] The thought crossed my mind a few years ago: "If Jon [Jon Lord] retired . . . ? Naaaah . . . They'd never ask me". ...Show more »
[on joining Deep Purple] The thought crossed my mind a few years ago: "If Jon [Jon Lord] retired . . . ? Naaaah . . . They'd never ask me". So when he did and they did, I jumped at the chance and it exceeded my expectations from the first number I played with them, "Woman from Tokyo", at the Skanderborg Festival in 2001. Touring Russia and the U.S. last year was a highlight and recording a new album with the band in Royaltone Studios LA, January 2003, the sort of experience I thought I'd said goodbye to years ago - Long may it continue! Show less «
