Previous Deep Purple bassist Glenn Hughes has no curiosity in reuniting with his outdated bandmates on account of what he felt to be disrespectful conduct at their Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction in 2016.

In a contemporary interview with Guitar Interactive, Hughes directed his interest toward Ian Gillan, Roger Glover and Ian Paice, the 3 longest-standing members of the band. Hughes and singer David Coverdale joined Deep Purple and replaced Gillan and Glover, respectively, from 1973 to 1976, even although they had been also integrated in the 2016 induction.

“I will never discuss to any of them all over again, only simply because they were impolite,” Hughes reported of Gillan, Glover and Paice. “Each Roger, Ian and Gillan have been rude to David [Coverdale] and I. Incredibly, pretty hurtful. I didn’t give a fuck, actually, because I understood they were being rude to start out with.

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“I was the only sober gentleman there. I you must not care about folks fellas. Gillan was impolite to me on stage, accepting the award. I went to congratulate him. He seemed at me in the eyes like I did not exist. The dude has a trouble with me, time period. I will let him run with it. I sense unfavorable for him. I’m genuinely sorry about his wife [Gillan’s wife of 40 years died in 2022]. I’ve attempted making use of to get to out to him. He would not want to know.”

Ian Gillan’s Standpoint

Gillan has also spoken publicly about the 2016 induction particularly, emphasizing in a 2021 interview with Tales From the Road [via ultimateguitar.com] that “we had been quite assortment to everyone,” and that “all of all these [other comments] are just opportunistic remarks from the other individuals.”

In accordance to Hughes, the absence of connection concerning himself and Gillan is not for a lack of striving.

“I have attempted to make some type of friendship with him above the final 40 yrs,” he stated. “He does not want to know. David Coverdale and I never exist to him. I want him only the really finest, but I have no time nevertheless left for that conduct.”