Discurso Deep Purple - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2016

[cheering] [applause] [cheering] around . Well, thank you, Lars . That was amazing. Oops. I'm speechless . Almost . [cheering] This is [cheering and applause] This is a great honor and uh it's very humbling to be amongst this exalted company . I would just like to mention uh briefly the names of all the people who've been in Deep Purple whether we've been indicted or not . And uh starting at the beginning , not only Rod Evans, but also Nick Simper , who played bass in the original band with Ian Pace , Richie Blackmore, and our beloved John Lord . [applause] . After that was David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes and then Tony Tommy Bolan and uh Jolan Turner and a brief but very important year with Joe Satriani . [applause and cheering] 22 years ago, uh, Steve Morse joined us . [cheering] And then there was the new kid on the block , uh, Don Ary, who's been with us nearly for 14 years . And, uh, that's about it, I think . And every one of them has played their part in , uh, this remarkable family . You know, this is not really for us . I think uh this award is very much for our families and our business connections, our crew and our fans who have been absolutely amazing over what's been nearly 50 years . [cheering] [applause] That's it