Editing Deep Purple (section)

==Legacy and influence==
[[File:Deep Purple - inFinite - The Long Goodbye Tour - Barclaycard Arena Hamburg 2017 29.jpg|thumb|right|Ian Paice (pictured in 2017). Ranked number 21 in ''[[Rolling Stone]]'''s 100 Greatest Drummers list, his magazine entry states, "without Deep Purple's only continuous member, there would be no heavy metal drumming."<ref>{{cite news |title=100 Greatest Drummers of All Time. #21. Ian Paice|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-greatest-drummers-of-all-time-77933/ian-paice-146360/ |access-date=13 April 2020 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref>]]Deep Purple are cited as one of the pioneers of hard rock and heavy metal, along with [[Led Zeppelin]] and [[Black Sabbath]].<ref name="Wasler"/><ref>Eduardo Rivadavia. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/machine-head-mw0000189625 "Deep Purple: Machine Head"] Allmusic. Retrieved 6 March 2013</ref> The [[BBC]] states they "made up the 'unholy trinity' of British hard rock and heavy metal during the genre's 1970s golden age."<ref name="BBC 2019">{{cite news |title=Six solid reasons Deep Purple are the ultimate rock band |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5TsyDNfqzFKYd8NRshJYNPC/six-solid-reasons-deep-purple-are-the-ultimate-rock-band |access-date=3 August 2019 |agency=BBC}}</ref>

The group have influenced a number of rock and metal acts including [[Accept (band)|Accept]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wilson |first1=Tom |title=5 Minutes Alone with WOLF HOFFMANN |url=https://www.sensemusicmedia.com/interviews/accept |access-date=28 March 2025 |work=Sense Music Media |date=11 January 2021}}</ref> [[Aerosmith]],<ref>Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/aerosmith-p3508 Aerosmith] AllMusic. Retrieved 22 February 2012</ref> [[Alice in Chains]],<ref>Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/alice-in-chains-p3520 Alice in Chains] AllMusic. Retrieved 22 February 2012</ref> [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]],<ref>{{cite book |last=Ian |first=Scott |author-link=Scott Ian |title=I'm the Man: The Story of That Guy from Anthrax |date=2014 |publisher=[[Da Capo Press]] |isbn=978-0306823343 |page=90}}</ref> [[Bon Jovi]],<ref>Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/bon-jovi-p3734 Bon Jovi] AllMusic. Retrieved 22 February 2012</ref> [[Cannibal Corpse]],<ref name="givememetal">{{cite web|date=11 August 2020|title=Deep Purple Family Tree — The Metal|url=https://www.givememetal.com/hardrocktrees/deep-purple-family-tree|access-date=28 March 2025|website=givememetal.com}}</ref> [[Carcass (band)|Carcass]],<ref name="givememetal" /> [[Celtic Frost]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Willems |first1=Steven |title=Celtic Frost |url=https://www.voicesfromthedarkside.de/interview/celtic-frost-2/ |access-date=28 March 2025 |work=Voices From the Darkside |date=2006}}</ref> [[The Charlatans (English band)|the Charlatans]],<ref name="robb98">{{cite book |last1=Robb |first1=John |title=The Charlatans: We Are Rock |date=31 October 2010 |publisher=Ebury Publishing |isbn=9781409034391 |pages=288 |access-date=}}</ref> [[Def Leppard]],<ref>Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/def-leppard-p4062 Def Leppard] AllMusic. Retrieved 22 February 2012</ref> [[Dinosaur Jr.]],<ref name="kendall23">{{cite news |last1=Kendall |first1=Jo |title="It's a bad combination to be really loud and have no fans if you're playing at a bar": how Dinosaur Jr. overcame indifference to became one of the 80s most influential bands |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/dinosaur-jr-in-the-80s |access-date=28 March 2025 |work=LouderSound |date=5 October 2023}}</ref> [[Dio (band)|Dio]],<ref name="taysom">{{cite news |last1=Taysom |first1=Joe |title=Ronnie James Dio's favourite bands of all time |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/ronnie-james-dio-favourite-bands |access-date=28 March 2025 |work=Far Out Magazine |date=9 July 2022}}</ref> [[Dokken]],<ref>{{cite mag|last1=Quina|first1=Matt|title=DON DOKKEN - Unearthing the Lost Songs|url=https://screamermagazine.com/interviews/don-dokken-what-were-you-doing-when-you-were-25-years-old-well-this-is-what-i-was-doing/|access-date=16 May 2025|magazine=[[Screamer Magazine]] |date=27 August 2020}}</ref> [[Dream Theater]],<ref>{{cite mag|last1=Senior|first1=Nicholas|title=A Formula For Velocity: Dream Theater On New Album 'Distance Over Time'|url=https://newnoisemagazine.com/interviews/formula-velocity-dream-theater-new-album-distance-over-time-3/|access-date=16 May 2025|magazine=[[New Noise Magazine]]|date=13 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Senior|first1=Nicholas|title=Dream Theater - A Change Of Seasons (album review 4)|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/32732/Dream-Theater-A-Change-of-Seasons/|access-date=16 May 2025|website=[[Sputnikmusic]]|date=3 October 2009}}</ref> [[Europe (band)|Europe]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metal-rules.com/metalnews/2013/01/09/europe-interview-with-joey-tempest/ |title=Europe – Interview with Joey Tempest|access-date=23 March 2014 |work=metal-rules.com|date=9 January 2013}}</ref> [[Exciter (band)|Exciter]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.themetalvoice.com/post/exciter-show-photo-gallery-in-london-england-plus-40-years-of-heavy-metal-maniacs-tour-dates-3 |title=Exciter Show Photo Gallery in London, England, plus 40 Years Of Heavy Metal Maniacs Tour Dates |website=themetalvoice.com |date=13 August 2023 |access-date=24 May 2024}}</ref> [[Exodus (band)|Exodus]],<ref>{{cite web|date=20 May 2021|title=Exodus Family Tree — The Metal|url=https://www.givememetal.com/thrashmetaltrees/exodus-family-tree|access-date=5 April 2025|website=givememetal.com}}</ref> [[Lita Ford]],<ref>{{cite book|last=Martin|first=Bill|title=Pro Secrets of Heavy Rock Singing|publisher=Sanctuary Publishing|year=2002|page=9|isbn=1-86074-437-0}}</ref> [[Heart (band)|Heart]],<ref name="shaffer24">{{cite news |last1=Shaffer |first1=Megan |title=Nancy Wilson:Music interview |url=https://skatefantom.com/2024/09/11/nancy-wilson/ |access-date=28 March 2025 |work=Fantom |date=11 September 2024}}</ref> [[Helloween]],<ref name="givememetal" /> [[Iron Maiden]],<ref>Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/iron-maiden-p4560 Iron Maiden] AllMusic. Retrieved 22 February 2012</ref> [[Judas Priest]],<ref>Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/judas-priest-p4646 Judas Priest] AllMusic. Retrieved 22 February 2012</ref> [[King's X]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fischer |first1=Michael |title=Smokin' out with Doug Pinnick from King's X |url=https://www.knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=5378 |access-date=4 April 2025 |work=KNAC.com |date=9 March 2007}}</ref> [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Tim |last2=McIver |first2=Joel |title=Deep Purple In Rock |url=https://recordcollectormag.com/articles/deep-purple-in-rock |access-date=16 May 2025 |work=recordcollectormag.com |date=25 October 2007}}</ref> [[London (American band)|London]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Milligan |first1=Glenn |title=An Interview with Nadir Dpriest Frontman of Famed LA Rockers London |url=http://metalliville.co.uk/bankup/INTERVIEWS%20Folder/Nadir%20Dpriest.htm |access-date=4 April 2025 |work=Metalville |date=August 2014}}</ref> [[Yngwie Malmsteen]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehighwaystar.com/thsblog/2008/10/03/malmsteen-on-purple/|title=The Highway Star — Malmsteen on Purple|website=thehighwaystar.com|access-date=5 April 2025}}</ref> [[Megadeth]],<ref name="givememetal" /> the [[Melvins]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Murphy |first1=Tom |title=Buzz Osborne of the Melvins on how the Beastie Boys were Warlock Pinchers for Dummies |work=WestWord |agency=Voice Media Group |date=12 September 2012}}</ref> [[Mercyful Fate]],<ref name="givememetal" /> [[Metallica]],<ref>Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/metallica-p4906 Metallica] AllMusic. Retrieved 22 February 2012</ref> [[Ministry (band)|Ministry]],<ref name="givememetal" /> [[Mötley Crüe]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://insounder.org/milestones-music-history-18-motley-crue-too-fast-everything|title=Milestones in Music History #18: Mötley Crüe: Too Fast for Everything|website=insounder.org|date=19 July 2022 |access-date=5 April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1985/12/15/motley-crue-roars-into-orlando/|newspaper=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|location=[[Orlando, Florida]]|title=Motley Crue Roars Into Orlando|date=15 December 1985|access-date=5 April 2025}}</ref> [[Motörhead]],<ref>Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/motrhead-p4965 Motorhead] AllMusic. Retrieved 22 February 2012</ref> [[Overkill (band)|Overkill]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Bolton|first=R. Scott|title=Rough Edge: Overkill CD reviews|url=https://www.roughedge.com/cdreviews/o/overkill.htm|publisher=roughedge.com|access-date=28 March 2025}}</ref> [[Pantera]],<ref>Birchmeier, Jason. [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/pantera-p5099 Pantera] AllMusic. Retrieved 26 February 2012</ref> [[Prong (band)|Prong]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 24, 2013 |title=An Interview with Tommy Victor of Prong |url=https://smellslikeinfinitesadness.com/an-interview-with-tommy-victor-of-prong/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601074420/https://smellslikeinfinitesadness.com/an-interview-with-tommy-victor-of-prong/ |archive-date=June 1, 2023 |access-date=July 27, 2024 |website=Smells Like Infinite Sadness}}</ref> [[Queen (band)|Queen]],<ref>Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p5205 Queen] Retrieved 22 February 2012</ref> [[Rage Against the Machine]],<ref>{{cite news |title=The real story of Rage Against The Machine's debut album |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-real-story-of-rage-against-the-machine-s-debut-album |access-date=28 March 2025 |work=Metal Hammer |agency=MouderSound |date=20 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='I Always Had That Shredder in Me': Tom Morello Names His Turning Point as a Guitarist, Reveals One Unconventional Practice He Used to Do |url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i_always_had_that_shredder_in_me_tom_morello_names_his_turning_point_as_a_guitarist_reveals_one_unconventional_practice_he_used_to_do.html |access-date=28 March 2025 |work=Ultimate Guitar |date=30 May 2024}}</ref> [[Rush (band)|Rush]],<ref>Ankeny, Jason. [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/rush-p5323 Rush] AllMusic. Retrieved 26 February 2012</ref> [[Saxon (band)|Saxon]],<ref name="givememetal" /> [[Scorpions (band)|Scorpions]],<ref name="givememetal" /> [[Sepultura]],<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gomes |first1=Silvio |last2=Barcinski |author-link=André Barcinski |first2=André |title=Relentless: Thirty Years Of Sepultura |date=1999 |publisher=Estética Torta |isbn=658908744X |page=16}}</ref> [[Slayer]],<ref name="givememetal" /> [[the Smashing Pumpkins]],<ref>{{cite mag|last1=Kemp|first1=Sam|title=Revisiting Smashing Pumpkins' classic album 'Siamese Dream'|url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/smashing-pumpkins-classic-album-siamese-dream/|access-date=16 May 2025|magazine=[[Far Out (website)|Far Out]]|date=27 July 2021}}</ref> [[Soundgarden]],<ref>{{cite news|last1=Snider|first1=Eric|title=A BOLDER ROCK FORM // Soundgarden cultivates its own brand of music with a fertile mix of songs|url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1990/02/02/a-bolder-rock-form-soundgarden-cultivates-its-own-brand-of-music-with-a-fertile-mix-of-songs/|access-date=16 May 2025|newspaper=[[Tampa Bay Times]]|date=2 February 1990}}</ref> [[Stryper]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sweet |first1=Michael |title=STRYPER To Pay Tribute To Its Influences On Upcoming Album |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/stryper-to-pay-tribute-to-its-influences-on-upcoming-album |access-date=28 March 2025 |work=Blabbermouth |date=15 February 2010}}</ref> [[Stuck Mojo]],<ref>{{cite news |title=HEAVY MUSIC HISTORY: Rising – Stuck Mojo |url=https://distortedsoundmag.com/heavy-music-history-rising-stuck-mojo/ |access-date=4 April 2025 |work=Distorted Sound Magazine |date=15 January 2025}}</ref> [[Testament (band)|Testament]],<ref name="givememetal" /> [[UFO (band)|UFO]],<ref name="givememetal" /> [[Van Halen]],<ref>Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/van-halen-p133911 Van Halen] AllMusic. Retrieved 22 February 2012</ref> [[Venom (band)|Venom]],<ref name="givememetal" /> and [[Wolfmother]].<ref name="sinclair">{{cite news |last1=Sinclair |first1=David |title=Wolfmother |url=https://www.thetimes.com/sunday-times-rich-list/profile/article/wolfmother-lbh2ds2wxs8#: |access-date=4 April 2025 |work=The Times |date=28 April 2006}}</ref>

Def Leppard vocalist [[Joe Elliot]] stated that "in 1971, there were only three bands that mattered: Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, and Deep Purple."<ref name="Campbell2" /> Iron Maiden's bassist and primary songwriter, [[Steve Harris (musician)|Steve Harris]], states that his band's "heaviness" was inspired by "Black Sabbath and Deep Purple with a bit of Zeppelin thrown in."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120526014836/http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=27275|url-status=dead|title=IRON MAIDEN Bassist Talks About His Technique And Influences|website=Archive.today|archive-date=26 May 2012|access-date=23 August 2021}}</ref> Van Halen founder [[Eddie Van Halen]] named "[[Burn (Deep Purple song)|Burn]]" one of his favourite ever [[guitar riffs]].<ref name="BBC 2019"/> Queen guitarist [[Brian May]] referred to Ritchie Blackmore as "a trail blazer and technically incredible — unpredictable in every possible way...you never knew what you were gonna see when you went to see Purple".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barnes |first1=Liz |title=Brian May 'My Planet Rocks' Interview |url=http://www.ultimatequeen.co.uk/brian-may/miscellaneous/my-planet-rocks-interview.htm |agency=[[Planet Rock (radio station)|Planet Rock]] |date=19 January 2014|access-date=10 April 2020}}</ref> Metallica drummer [[Lars Ulrich]] states, "When I was nine years old it was all about Deep Purple. My all time favourite [album] is still ''[[Made in Japan (Deep Purple album)|Made in Japan]]''".<ref>Mick Wall (2010). [https://books.google.com/books?id=wcptTodt1jUC&dq=ritchie+blackmore+on+deep+purple+band+name+-+grandmother&pg=PP13 "Metallica: Enter Night: The Biography"]. Hachette UK. Retrieved 17 November 2013</ref> The band's 1974 album ''Stormbringer'' was the first record owned by [[Till Lindemann]], vocalist of German [[Neue Deutsche Härte]] band [[Rammstein]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Sex, schnapps, and German repression: meet Lindemann, the most politically incorrect men in rock |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/interviews/sex-schnapps-german-repression-meet-lindemann-politically-incorrect/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/interviews/sex-schnapps-german-repression-meet-lindemann-politically-incorrect/ |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=3 March 2020 |work=The Telegraph}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
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While firmly placed in the hard rock and heavy metal categories, Deep Purple's music frequently incorporated elements of [[progressive rock]] and [[blues rock]], prompting Canadian journalist [[Martin Popoff]] to once call the band "a reference point of a genre in metal without categorisation."<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | author-link1 = Martin Popoff | title = The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties | publisher = [[Collector's Guide Publishing]] | date = 1 November 2005 | location = [[Burlington, Ontario]], Canada | isbn = 978-1894959315 | pages= 90–91}}</ref> Jason Ankeny of [[AllMusic]] said the band "made hard rock a [[fine art]], and unleashed some of the greatest guitar riffs known to the world."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Deep Purple Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More... |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/deep-purple-mn0000192382#biography |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}</ref>

In 2000, Deep Purple were ranked number 22 on [[VH1]]'s "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock" programme.<ref>[http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2000/vh1hardrock.htm VH1: '100 Greatest Hard Rock Artists': 1–50] Rock on the Net. Retrieved 22 February 2012</ref> At the 2008 [[World Music Awards]], the band received the Legend Award.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldmusicawards.com/index.php/awards/ |title=World Music Awards: Legends |access-date=9 September 2015 |website=WorldMusicAwards.com}}</ref> In 2011, they received the Innovator Award at the 2011 ''[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]]'' Awards in London.<ref name="CRAward">[http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/news/cr-awards-the-winners/ "CR Awards: The Winners"]. Classic Rock Magazine. Retrieved 17 June 2012</ref> A ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' readers' poll in 2012 ranked ''[[Made in Japan (Deep Purple album)|Made in Japan]]'' the sixth best live album of all time.<ref name="Made in Japan">[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/readers-poll-the-10-best-live-albums-of-all-time-20121121/6-deep-purple-made-in-japan-0790791 "Readers' Poll: The 10 Best Live Albums of All Time"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127223048/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/readers-poll-the-10-best-live-albums-of-all-time-20121121/6-deep-purple-made-in-japan-0790791 |date=27 November 2012 }}. ''[[Rolling Stone]]''. Retrieved 22 November 2012</ref>

As part of the 40th anniversary celebrations of ''[[Machine Head (album)|Machine Head]]'' (1972), ''[[Re-Machined: A Tribute to Deep Purple's Machine Head]]'' was released in 2012.<ref name="Tribute album">{{cite web |url=http://www.eagle-rock.com/product/EAGCD492/Re-Machined+A+Tribute+to+Deep+Purple |title=Re-Machined Deep Purple Tribute |publisher=Eagle Rock Entertainment |access-date=2 October 2012 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915004139/http://www.eagle-rock.com/product/EAGCD492/Re-Machined+A+Tribute+to+Deep+Purple |archive-date=15 September 2012  }}</ref> This tribute album included Iron Maiden, Metallica, [[Steve Vai]], [[Carlos Santana]], [[The Flaming Lips]], [[Black Label Society]], [[Papa Roach]] vocalist [[Jacoby Shaddix]], [[Chickenfoot]] (former Van Halen members [[Sammy Hagar]] and [[Michael Anthony (musician)|Michael Anthony]], guitarist [[Joe Satriani]] and [[Chad Smith]] of [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]]) and the supergroup Kings of Chaos (Def Leppard vocalist [[Joe Elliott]], [[Steve Stevens]], and former [[Guns N' Roses]] members [[Duff McKagan]] and [[Matt Sorum]]).<ref name="Tribute album"/>

In 2007, Deep Purple were one of the featured artists in the fourth episode of the BBC/VH1 series ''[[Seven Ages of Rock]]'' – an episode focusing on heavy metal.<ref>{{cite news |title=Seven Ages of Rock |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/sevenages/programmes/ |access-date=2 August 2019 |agency=BBC}}</ref> In May 2019 the group received the [[Ivor Novello Award]] for International Achievement from the [[British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors]].<ref>{{cite news |title=The Bittersweet Symphony dispute is over |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-48380600 |access-date=23 May 2019 |agency=BBC}}</ref>

=== Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ===
Before October 2012, Deep Purple had never been nominated for induction into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] (though they have been eligible since 1993), but were nominated for induction in 2012 and 2013.<ref name="BillboardRHOF">[http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/474803/rush-deep-purple-public-enemy-nominated-for-rock-hall-of-fame "Rush, Deep Purple, Public Enemy Nominated for Rock Hall of Fame"]. Billboard. Retrieved 11 October 2012</ref><ref>Andy Greene (4 October 2012). [https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/rush-public-enemy-deep-purple-nominated-for-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-20121004 "Rush, Public Enemy, Deep Purple Nominated for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130202102444/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/rush-public-enemy-deep-purple-nominated-for-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-20121004 |date=2 February 2013 }}. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 11 October 2012</ref> Despite ranking second in the public's vote on the Rock Hall fans' ballot, which had over half a million votes, they were not inducted by the Rock Hall committee.<ref>[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-rock-hall-induction-rush-randy-newman-donna-summer-2013-rock-hall-inductees-20121211,0,2611512.story?track=rss "Rush, Randy Newman, Donna Summer among 2013 Rock Hall inductees"]. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 12 December 2012</ref> [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]] bassist [[Gene Simmons]] and [[Rush (band)|Rush]] bassist [[Geddy Lee]] commented that Deep Purple should obviously be among the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees.<ref name="Martin Kielty"/><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/geddy-lee-on-rushs-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-induction-well-show-up-smiling-20121211 |title=Geddy Lee on Rush's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction: 'We'll Show Up Smiling |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=12 December 2012 |archive-date=11 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121211202809/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/geddy-lee-on-rushs-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-induction-well-show-up-smiling-20121211 |url-status=dead }}</ref> There have been criticisms in the past over Deep Purple not having been inducted. [[Toto (band)|Toto]] guitarist [[Steve Lukather]] commented, "they put [[Patti Smith]] in there but not Deep Purple? What's the first song every kid learns how to play? ["Smoke on the Water"]&nbsp;... And they're not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?&nbsp;... the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has lost its cool because of the glaring omissions."<ref>[http://www.futurerocklegends.com/blog_files/Toto_told_Jann_Wenner.html "Toto told Jann Wenner to 'stick it up his{{'"}}] Future Rock Legends. Retrieved 22 February 2012</ref> [[Guns N' Roses]] and [[Velvet Revolver]] guitarist [[Slash (musician)|Slash]] expressed his surprise and disagreement regarding the non-induction of Deep Purple: "The list of people who haven't even been nominated is mind-boggling&nbsp;... [the] big one for me is Deep Purple. How could you not induct Deep Purple?".<ref>Jane Stevenson (23 March 2012). [https://web.archive.org/web/20131016080737/http://m.torontosun.com/2012/03/23/slash-plays-to-canadian-crowd?noimage=true "Slash plays to Canadian Crowd"]. Toronto Sun. Retrieved 27 April 2012</ref><ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/exclusive-slash-on-closing-the-book-on-guns-n-roses-at-the-hall-of-fame-20120425 "Slash on Closing the Book on Guns 'N' Roses at the Hall of Fame"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024152705/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/exclusive-slash-on-closing-the-book-on-guns-n-roses-at-the-hall-of-fame-20120425 |date=24 October 2017 }}. ''Rolling Stone''. Retrieved 27 April 2012</ref> Metallica band members [[James Hetfield]], [[Lars Ulrich]] and [[Kirk Hammett]] have also lobbied for the band's induction.<ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/metallica-want-to-avoid-drama-of-a-van-halen-at-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-induction-20090115 "Metallica Want to Avoid "Drama of a Van Halen" at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024152557/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/metallica-want-to-avoid-drama-of-a-van-halen-at-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-induction-20090115 |date=24 October 2017 }}. ''Rolling Stone''. Retrieved 28 February 2012</ref><ref name="Kirk Hammett">{{cite web |title=Metallica Guitarist: 'Deep Purple Definitely Belongs in the Rock and Roll Hall of Game' |date=17 October 2012 |website=Blabbermouth.net |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=180969}}</ref>

In an interview with ''Rolling Stone'' in April 2014, Ulrich pleaded: "I'm not going to get into the politics or all that stuff, but I got two words to say: 'Deep Purple'. That's all I have to say: Deep Purple. Seriously, people, Deep Purple. Two simple words in the English language&nbsp;... 'Deep Purple'! Did I say that already?"<ref>{{cite news |title=Metallica's Lars Ulrich on the Rock Hall – 'Two Words: Deep Purple' |publisher=rollingstone.com |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/metallicas-lars-ulrich-on-the-rock-hall-two-words-deep-purple-20140409/ |last=Grow |first=Kory |date=9 April 2014 |access-date=15 October 2015 |archive-date=16 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016205238/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/metallicas-lars-ulrich-on-the-rock-hall-two-words-deep-purple-20140409 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2015, [[Chris Jericho]], professional wrestler and vocalist of rock band [[Fozzy]], stated: "that Deep Purple are not in it [Hall of Fame]. It's bullshit. Obviously there's some politics against them from getting in there."<ref>{{cite news|title=Chris Jericho huge Hall of Fame rant 2015|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v2L9Me9ZzaI| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302045042/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2L9Me9ZzaI&gl=US&hl=en| archive-date=2 March 2016|agency=YouTube|date=19 October 2015}}</ref>

{{Quote box|width=28%|align=right|quote="With almost no exceptions, every hard rock band in the last 40 years, including mine, traces its lineage directly back to Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple. Where I grew up, and in the rest of the world outside of North America, all were equal in status, stature and influence. So in my heart&nbsp;– and I know I speak for many of my fellow musicians and millions of Purple fans when I confess that&nbsp;– I am somewhat bewildered that they are so late in getting in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame."|source=—Excerpt from Lars Ulrich's speech, inducting Deep Purple into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/read-lars-ulrichs-passionate-deep-purple-rock-hall-induction-20160408 |title=Read Lars Ulrich's Passionate Deep Purple Rock Hall Induction |last=Grow |first=Kory |date=9 April 2016 |publisher=rollingstone.com |access-date=4 May 2016 |archive-date=30 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430193005/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/read-lars-ulrichs-passionate-deep-purple-rock-hall-induction-20160408 |url-status=dead }}</ref>}}

In response to these, a Hall of Fame chief executive said, "The definition of 'rock and roll' means different things to different people, but as broad as the classifications may be, they all share a common love of the music."<ref name="Martin Kielty">{{cite news |title=Rush, Deep Purple finally nominated for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |author=Martin Kielty |date=4 October 2012 |work=Classic Rock |url=http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/news/rush-deep-purple-finally-nominated-for-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/}}</ref> Roger Glover got an inside word in there and they were talking of us as not "fashionable" enough. "One of the jurors said, 'You know, Deep Purple, they're just one-hit wonders.' How can you deal with that kind of Philistinism, you know?".<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news |title=Roger Glover: Deep Purple 'ambivalent' over Hall of Fame call-up |author=Sean Michaels |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/sep/04/roger-glover-deep-purple-ambivalent-hall-of-fame
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Ian Gillan also commented, "I've fought all my life against being institutionalised and I think you have to actively search these things out, in other words mingle with the right people, and we don't get invited to those kind of things."<ref>{{cite news |title=Deep Purple – Ian Gillan: 'I Don't Expect Heavy Rock's Finest To Get Knighthoods' |date=19 May 2013 |work=Contactmusic.com |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news/ian-gillan-i-don-t-expect-heavy-rock-s-finest-to-get-knighthoods_3672866}}</ref> On 16 October 2013 Deep Purple were again announced as nominees for inclusion to the Hall, and once again they were not inducted.<ref name="Guardian"/><ref name="RS 2013">[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/nirvana-kiss-hall-and-oates-nominated-for-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-20131016 "Nirvana, Kiss, Hall and Oates Nominated for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918022104/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/nirvana-kiss-hall-and-oates-nominated-for-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-20131016 |date=18 September 2017 }} ''Rolling Stone''. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.</ref>

In April 2015, Deep Purple topped the list in a ''Rolling Stone'' readers poll of acts that should be inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |title=Readers Poll: 10 Acts That Should Enter the Hall of Fame in 2016 |publisher=rollingstone.com |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/readers-poll-10-acts-that-should-enter-the-hall-of-fame-in-2016-20150429 |last=Green |first=Andy |date=29 April 2015 |access-date=15 October 2015 |archive-date=11 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011195632/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/readers-poll-10-acts-that-should-enter-the-hall-of-fame-in-2016-20150429 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In October 2015, the band were nominated for induction for the third time.<ref name="RS 2015">{{cite magazine|title=Vote for the 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/vote-for-the-2016-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inductees-20151008|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=8 October 2015|access-date=26 August 2017|archive-date=30 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151030190112/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/vote-for-the-2016-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inductees-20151008|url-status=dead}}</ref> In December 2015, the band were announced as 2016 inductees into the Hall of Fame, with the Hall stating: "Deep Purple's non-inclusion in the Hall is a gaping hole which must now be filled", adding that along with fellow inductees Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, the band make up "the Holy Trinity of hard rock and metal bands."<ref name="Rock Hall 2016">{{cite news|title=NWA, Deep Purple and Chicago enter Hall of Fame|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35119852|publisher=BBC|date=17 December 2015}}</ref>

The band was officially inducted on 8 April 2016. The Hall of Fame announced that the following members were included as inductees: Ian Paice, Jon Lord, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Ian Gillan, Rod Evans, David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes. Excluded from induction were Nick Simper, Tommy Bolin, Joe Lynn Turner, Joe Satriani, Steve Morse and Don Airey.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/deep-purple-singer-rock-hall-band-member-exclusions-are-very-silly-20151221 |title=Deep Purple Singer: Rock Hall Band Member Exclusions Are 'Very Silly' |publisher=rollingstone.com |last=Reed |first=Ryan |date=21 December 2015 |access-date=12 April 2016 |archive-date=14 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414112241/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/deep-purple-singer-rock-hall-band-member-exclusions-are-very-silly-20151221 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

It was reported that Ian Gillan announced that he was barring Hughes, Coverdale, Evans and Blackmore from playing with them onstage, as these members are not in the current "living, breathing" version of the band. When interviewed by Loudwire he stated however that this was not the case. An email was sent from his management to Blackmore's management but Blackmore claimed he never received said email.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/ian-gillan-deep-purple-rock-hall/|title=Ian Gillan Comments on Deep Purple's Decision to Perform With Current Lineup at Rock Hall Induction|website=Ultimateclassicriock.com|date=19 February 2016 |access-date=14 October 2019}}</ref> Of the seven living inducted members, five showed up. Blackmore did not attend; a posting on his Facebook page claimed he was honoured by the induction and had considered attending, until he received correspondence from Bruce Payne, manager from the current touring version of Deep Purple saying, "No!"<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/deep-purple-guitarist-ritchie-blackmore-wont-attend-hall-of-fame-ceremony-20160219 |title=Deep Purple Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore Won't Attend Hall of Fame Ceremony |magazine=Rolling Stone |last=Greene |first=Andy |date=16 February 2016 |access-date=19 July 2016 |archive-date=22 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160722002750/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/deep-purple-guitarist-ritchie-blackmore-wont-attend-hall-of-fame-ceremony-20160219 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Evans, who had disappeared from the music scene more than three decades prior, also did not appear. Since Lord had died in 2012, his wife Vickie accepted his award on his behalf. The current members of the band played "[[Highway Star (song)|Highway Star]]" for the opening performance. After a brief interlude playing the [[Booker T. & the M.G.'s]] song "[[Green Onions]]" while photos of the late Jon Lord flashed on the screen behind them, the current Deep Purple members played two more songs: "[[Hush (Billy Joe Royal song)|Hush]]" and their signature tune "[[Smoke on the Water]]". Although barred from playing with Deep Purple, both David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes (as well as Roger Glover) joined fellow inductees [[Cheap Trick]] and an all-star cast to perform a cover of the [[Fats Domino]] song "[[Ain't That a Shame]]".<ref name="2016 RHOF">[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/deep-purple-rocks-hall-of-fame-with-hits-filled-set-20160408 "Deep Purple Rocks Hall of Fame With Hits-Filled Set"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506193341/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/deep-purple-rocks-hall-of-fame-with-hits-filled-set-20160408 |date=6 May 2016 }}. ''Rolling Stone''. Retrieved 19 October 2016</ref>