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Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich will be presenting Deep Purple at their induction into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame this weekend. He recently spoke with radio.com about his love for the band and what, in his opinion, makes them a driving force in music. There is also a decent writeup on radio.com for the […]
Read more »Latest episode of Talking Metal Digital podcast has a lengthy interview with Glenn Hughes. Never being shy of making bold statements, he said that if Burn had not been as successful as it was, Deep Purple’s RnR Hall of Fame induction would never happen. He also mentioned that he is going to the studio in […]
Read more »With all this RnR Hall of Fame hoopla, looks like Deep Purple are getting more coverage by the likes of Billboard and Rolling Stone than in the previous 25 years combined. Billboard has some quotes from Glenn Hughes clarifying that he indeed will be attending the induction ceremony (in case anybody had any doubts): All […]
Read more »In the third side of the story that has blown up today, we have the Hall of Fame position as voiced by their president and CEO Joel Peresman. Turns out, he was trying to engineer a reunion of sorts and reached out to both Bruce Payne and Carole Stevens: Deep Purple’s manager Bruce Payne told […]
Read more »A statement from the band (signed by Ian Gillan), undoubtedly in response to Blackmore camp, has appeared on the official site: With respect to all: We were faced with a hard decision when we heard about the Hall of Fame inductions. It was shocking to us that Steve Morse and Don Airey – who have […]
Read more »Blackmore’s management issued the following statement via his Facebook page: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame update Ritchie was honored by the offer of induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was discussing the possibility of attending, until we received correspondence from the President of the Rock Hall of Fame, who said […]
Read more »Classic Rock reached out to Nick Simper for a comment regarding his his conspicuous omission from the Hall of Fame inductees: The first I knew about the Hall Of Fame induction was when I read about it and fans were complaining that I wasn’t being inducted. Maybe I am being naive, but I always thought […]
Read more »From thew latest installment of Dear Friends published on Caramba!, it sounds like Gillan will not be accepting the induction: Dear Friends, Families and Fans, Putting the past shenanigans to one side, the induction is not – in clear fact – for Deep Purple. It is an arbitrary selection of past members, which excludes Steve […]
Read more »Billboard has an interview with Paicey (who seems to be the go-to spokesman for the band these days). He didn’t say anything he hasn’t already said to Rolling Stone, just reconfirming the talking points: somebody probably will show up at the induction ceremony; who that will be and who will be performing what (if anybody […]
Read more »Apparently it happened, nevertheless. According to Billboard, it is Marks 1 to 3 that are inducted, while New York Times gives a list of members that include the first three lineups with the notable omission of Nick Simper. Induction ceremony will be held on April 8 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
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