Glenn Hughes Hopes For Deep Purple Rock Hall Reunion Jam
. The pair were part of the band's Mark III lineup alongside Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Paice and Jon Lord, then the Mark IV version with Tommy Bolin in Blackmore's place. Current frontman Ian Gillan recently said that only the 21st-century "living, breathing" lineup of the band would perform, as a response to present members Steve Morse and Don Airey being left out of the induction. Blackmore reported he'd been "banned" from attending, although Deep Purple's management said he'd only been advised that he wouldn't get to play. Now Hughes tells Billboard: "There's a lot of gossip and innuendo about who's saying what. I'd love to play. I'd love to sing. And so would David. A month ago David said to me, 'Shall I reach out to Ian to figure out what we're gonna do?' He came back and told me that there's a problem that Don and Steve aren't getting inducted and there's all sorts of scenarios with that. I said, 'Well, I'm just going to stay out of the way,' and Coverdale is as well. "If Ian wants to run the show on behalf of his Deep Purple, that's his business. My business is to show up and gracefully accept my award." Read more here. Classic Rock Magazine is an official news provider for antiMusic.com. |
Dave Koz & Friends at Sea Cruise, Part 4: The Cruise Wraps Up In Reykjavik
Dave Koz & Friends at Sea Cruise, Part 3: All Ashore! The Cruise Reaches Norway and Iceland
Caught In The Act: Cheap Trick Rocks Chicagoland On July 4th
Dave Koz & Friends at Sea Cruise, Part 2: Dave, Dave, Dave!
Sites and Sounds: Montana Folk Festival Coming to Butte (And It's Free!)
Queens of the Stone Age, The Black Crowes and Neon Trees To Rock SEMA Fest
Dark Angel Launching First North American Tour in Decades
Silverstein Announces Final Leg of the 25 Years Of Noise Tour
Santana's Andy Vargas And Ray Greene Share New Song 'So Fine'
Dropout Kings Celebrates the Legacy of Adam Ramey With New Album 'Yokai'
Toad The Wet Sprocket Unplug For New Version of 'Good Intentions'
Alter Bridge Announce New Album
Placebo Releasing Deluxe 'This Search For Meaning' Package