Ritchie Blackmore Won't Attend Hall of Fame Ceremony
ShepherdsDog @ Sat Feb 20, 2016 12:21 pm
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ ... y-20160219
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Former Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore has revealed that he will not be attending this year Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony because the current lineup of the band is unwilling to perform with him.
"Ritchie was honored by the offer of induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame," reads a posting on his official Facebook page. "He was discussing the possibility of attending, until we received correspondence from the President of the Rock Hall of Fame, who said that Bruce Payne, management for the current Deep Purple Touring Band, had said 'No"……….!!!!!' Therefore Ritchie will not be attending the ceremony. He sincerely thanks all the fans that voted for him for their support."
"Ritchie was honored by the offer of induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame," reads a posting on his official Facebook page. "He was discussing the possibility of attending, until we received correspondence from the President of the Rock Hall of Fame, who said that Bruce Payne, management for the current Deep Purple Touring Band, had said 'No"……….!!!!!' Therefore Ritchie will not be attending the ceremony. He sincerely thanks all the fans that voted for him for their support."
As has been pointed out....does anyone know who the hell else is in Deep Purple?
Ritchie's musical tastes have taken a definite change with Blackmore's Night.
martin14 @ Sat Feb 20, 2016 12:42 pm
Still Ian Gillan and Pace on drums, at least that's was I saw in Brussels a couple
years ago.
Ritchie hasn't been with Purple for a loong time.
Thanos @ Sat Feb 20, 2016 2:23 pm
Probably haven't spoken to each other in 20 years because one of them had a slightly bigger bag of cocaine or a better brand of $50 per bottle mineral water than the others. These ancient British toff rockers and their dopey feuds are endlessly hilarious.
herbie @ Sat Feb 20, 2016 5:30 pm
The band that killed half my hearing.... Blackmore & John Lord mad quite the sound in their days
Tricks @ Sun Feb 21, 2016 9:54 am
Whoever the current group is, I met them doing security
They're dicks.