Editing Deep Purple (section)

=== 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>