| Maybe I'm a Leo | |
| Cover: | Maybe I'm a Leo.png |
| Border: | yes |
| Caption: | Cover of the 1973 Australia single |
| Artist: | Deep Purple |
| Album: | Machine Head |
| Released: | March 1972 |
| Recorded: | 6–21 December 1971, Montreux, Switzerland |
| Length: | 4:52 |
| Label: | EMI (UK) Warner Bros. (US) |
| Producer: | Deep Purple |
"Maybe I'm a Leo" is a song by the English rock group Deep Purple, from their 1972 album Machine Head.
Roger Glover says: "I wrote the riff to "Maybe I'm a Leo" after hearing John Lennon's "How Do You Sleep?". I liked the idea that the riff didn't start on the down beat, like 99% of riffs do. Most of the songs on Machine Head were from the first take, or not long after."[1]
Singer Ian Gillan is a Leo (born 19 August), the only group member at the time with that astrological sign.
The song was rarely played by the band live; however, three live recordings of it have been released on albums: Deep Purple in Concert, recorded in 1972; Live at the Olympia '96; and Live at Montreux 2011.
The SACD version of Machine Head has an alternative guitar solo on "Maybe I'm a Leo".