Bandmates quickly learned Ian Gillan’s most important road rule: ‘No arguments on his bus’
In the period before Ian Gillan made a long-hoped-for return to Deep Purple, he worked tirelessly. And you had to stay cool while in transit.
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Inside Deep Purple’s unique collaborative relationship with Ian Gillan: ‘We have a weird dynamic, but it works’
Even after more than two decades with Deep Purple, Steve Morse is still a bit mystified by Ian Gillan’s creative process.
Ian Gillan preaches the values of Deep Purple’s simplicity: ‘It’s all about the music’
“At the risk of sounding boring,” Deep Purple’s Ian Gillan says, “we haven’t changed our ethos since 1969.”
Ian Gillan talks about Don Airey’s impact on Deep Purple: ‘It gave us another lift’
Long-time frontman Ian Gillan says Deep Purple’s recent resurgence was keyed in part by the arrival of Don Airey.
Ian Gillan explains why Deep Purple shares songwriting credits: ‘We pioneered; we broke all the rules’
Every member receives credit on every song from Deep Purple’s latest album — just as they did on Ian Gillan’s first one with the group.
‘Time is a great healer’: Ian Gillan makes emotional return to site of new Armenian music school
Gillan has worked on behalf of the country since a devastating 1988 earthquake.
Ian Gillan faced an early decision between Deep Purple and ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’: ‘The band I always dreamed of playing with’
Ian Gillan nailed all of the vocals for ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ in a mere three hours. He was back on stage with Deep Purple later that very same night.
‘I wanted to vandalize everything’: Ian Gillan on the moment he decided to become a rock singer
A single song “changed my life,” Gillan says. “It was really quite incredible.”
‘I never do these things’: Deep Purple’s Ian Gillan explains his unlikely Doors tribute
There’s a back story to Gillan’s involvement in this Billy Sherwood-produced project.
Steve Morse on the Deep Purple smash he convinced Ian Gillan to sing: ‘Definitely needed to be there’
It’s become an free-form highlight of the band’s recent setlists.
