Glenn Hughes reveals Deep Purple’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction felt “fucking uncomfortable”

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Deep Purple, calling the experience “fucking uncomfortable”.At an in-person Q&A event in Sydney, Australia on October 3, Hughes spoke about receiving the honour with Deep Purple, in which Hughes served as bassist and vocalist from 1973 to 1976 alongside lead vocalist (and subsequent Whitesnake founder) David Coverdale.The duo appeared on the albums ‘Burn’ (1974), ‘Stormbringer’ (1974), and ‘Come Taste The Band’ (1976).Hughes attended the ceremony with Coverdale, where they accepted the honour with current band members Ian Gillan, Roger Glover and Ian Paice.

In a fan capture of the Q&A, Hughes is seen alleging that he received the cold treatment from the latter members at the event.“There was no, ‘How are you tonight?’ None of that,” he said. “There was no family vibe, there was no hugging, there was no handshaking, there was no, ‘How’re you doing, pal?’ None of that.

And it was fucking uncomfortable. Let me tell you, it was uncomfortable.”He continued, saying that at the end of the event, he wanted to congratulate Gillan with a hug, but Gillan had put his arm out “’cause he did not want me to get near him”.

Hughes added that the incident “really upset me to the point of tears”.“So I grabbed him… and said to him, ‘Oh shit.’ I can’t tell you what I said, but I thought it was very fucking stupid to do it on live TV where you have to show resentment or whatever you wanna call it.