As far as Deep Purple goes, I mean, they're iconic. Their contribution is unquantifiable, and as far as the politics involved in things like awards, you know, I don't think anything, because I know what they mean to me, and I know what they mean to the people who like them. Awards are very politically based.
And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that He would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt His existence