RockOverdose recently spoke with vocalist Joe Lynn Turner, who didn't mince his words about the current situation between Ritchie Blackmore and the 2016 lineup of Deep Purple. The legendary singer of both Rainbow and Deep Purple comments on the upcoming shows of Ritchie Blackmore, as well as the Hall Of Fame; an excerpt follows:

RockOverdose: Do you have any contact with Ritchie?
 
Joe Lynn Turner: "No one contacts Ritchie. We communicate with his manager. You don’t communicate with Ritchie. As witnessed by the whole Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame that is happening now that he is not allowed. Because if he comes, Ian Gillan and the rest of the band won’t come. If you ask me, they’re acting like children and it’s a mess and a shameful situation. It’s terrible that it happened. For me, it shows you exactly what is happening over there. That these people don’t know how to grow up and be friends. Just stop the bullshit. It’s a shame and it makes a circus out of the whole thing. So, I’m gonna be on tour, anyway. I’m going to be in South America for the whole month so I have no problem what the situation is."

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The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame has announced some long, long overdue inductions into the questionable institution as Deep Purple, Cheap Trick, Chicago, and Steve Miller, along with hip-hop act N.W.A will be its class of 2016. The five acts will be part of the 31st annual Induction Ceremony on April 8th at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. HBO will film the ceremony for broadcast later in the spring.