Editing Glenn Hughes (musician) (section)

===Autobiography and other projects (2009–2016)===
[[File:Glenn Hughes - 2011.jpg|thumb|upright=1.15|Hughes with his band [[Black Country Communion]] at Azkena rock festival, Spain, 2011]]
In 2009, Hughes formed [[Black Country Communion]] with [[Jason Bonham]] (drums), [[Joe Bonamassa]] (guitar) and [[Derek Sherinian]] (keyboards). The band released three albums through 2012 and disbanded in March 2013 following the departure of Bonamassa. Black Country Communion reunited in 2016 and released a fourth album in 2017.

In July 2010, Hughes appeared as a guest vocalist (together with singer [[Jørn Lande]]) fronting Heaven & Hell at the High Voltage Rock Festival in London as a tribute to the late [[Ronnie James Dio]].

Hughes' autobiography was published in May 2011 by British specialist limited edition publishers Foruli. The book, titled ''Deep Purple and Beyond: Scenes from the Life of a Rock Star'', was co-written with author [[Joel McIver]]<ref name="roadrunner" /> and featured contributions by Tony Iommi, David Coverdale, Ozzy Osbourne, and [[Tom Morello]], as well as a foreword by [[Lars Ulrich]] of [[Metallica]]. An extended paperback edition, retitled ''Glenn Hughes: The Autobiography'', was published in late 2011 by Jawbone Press.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glennhughes.com/biography.html|title=g l e n n h u g h e s . c o m|last=Lab|first=Avalon Media|website=www.glennhughes.com|access-date=19 March 2018|archive-date=3 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403204941/http://www.glennhughes.com/biography.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 13 September 2012, Hughes and [[Derek Sherinian]] met [[Bako Sahakyan]], the president of the breakaway [[Nagorno-Karabakh Republic]] and organised a concert in [[Stepanakert]].<ref name="slaq" /><ref name="max" />

In 2013, Hughes made a special guest appearance on the debut, self-titled album from [[Device (metal band)|Device]]. He is featured on the song "Through It All" accompanying [[David Draiman]] on vocals.<ref name="devicereview">{{cite web |last=Childers |first=Chad |title=Device, 'Device' – Album Review |url=http://loudwire.com/device-album-review/ |publisher=Loudwire.com |date=12 April 2013 |access-date=20 July 2013 |archive-date=3 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703092336/http://loudwire.com/device-album-review/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Hughes has been touring as a member of [[Kings of Chaos (band)|Kings of Chaos]], performing lead vocals, backing vocals and acoustic guitars, since early 2013. In late 2013, he formed a new band called [[California Breed]] with drummer Jason Bonham and guitarist [[Andrew Watt (musician)|Andrew Watt]]. The group released one self-titled album in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://classicrock.teamrock.com/news/2015-01-16/california-breed-are-no-more |title=California Breed are 'no more' - Classic Rock |access-date=17 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150116154439/http://classicrock.teamrock.com/news/2015-01-16/california-breed-are-no-more |archive-date=16 January 2015 }}</ref> California Breed announced in 2015 that they had broken up.

During 2015, Hughes undertook a solo world tour, featuring guitarist [[Doug Aldrich]] and drummer Pontus Engborg.<ref name=tour/><ref name=msf2/> The next year, he released his most recent studio album, ''[[Resonate (album)|Resonate]]''.