‘Step aside, Grandpa!’: Deep Purple’s Ian Gillan has a curt response to those calls for retirement
The now-68-year-old rocker joined Deep Purple in 1969 as it rebuilt for its most celebrated era.
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Deep Purple vs. the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Vol. 2, Smoke on the Water
It’s the most recognizable heavy-rock guitar riff ever. Isn’t that enough?
Deep Purple vs. the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Vol. 1, Chasing Shadows
Deep Purple somehow still isn’t in the Hall of Fame. Let’s fix that.
More than four decades later, Deep Purple issues official video for ‘Smoke on the Water’
The clip finds the famously battling Ian Gillan and Ritchie Blackmore in happier days.
Glenn Hughes of California Breed, Deep Purple + Black Sabbath: Something Else! Interview
Glenn Hughes, in conversation, is as expansive as his own strikingly multi-faceted career.
A Budokan bash: Deep Purple filmed its April 12 show in Tokyo for future release
Time for another legendary Budokan show? Following in the footsteps of Bob Dylan, Cheap Trick and, actually, the Ian Gillan Band, Deep Purple filmed and recorded its April 12, 2014 show in Tokyo for future release. You May Also Like: Deep Purple began a long charge forward with Shades ofRead More
‘I connected with him very intensely’: Deep Purple’s Steve Morse remembers Jon Lord
“I’m one of Jon’s biggest fans,” Morse tells us. “He just had this certain something.”
‘I know who’s doing that’: Deep Purple’s Don Airey felt a familiar presence during tribute to Jon Lord, Gary Moore
Don Airey takes fans into the emotional sessions for “Adagio,” a song from All Keyed Up where the keyboardist pays tribute to both Jon Lord, whom he replaced in Deep Purple, as well as former bandmate Gary Moore. You May Also Like: Ian Gillan picks the classic track Deep PurpleRead More
‘We perform anywhere we are invited’: Deep Purple’s Ian Gillan says controversial Cyprus concert will go on
A forthcoming concert by Deep Purple in Cyprus has created an uproar, with reports that Greek Cypriot officials tried to prevent the show from happening on the Turkish side of the divided Mediterranean island. You May Also Like: Ian Gillan on the differences between solo and Deep Purple songs: ‘I’dRead More
Deep Purple – Live In California 74 (2014)
This was the one where Ritchie Blackmore refused to go on stage, because it was not yet sunset — and he felt that would dim the impact of Deep Purple’s lightshow. You May Also Like: Ian Gillan expounds on his shocking split with Ritchie Blackmore: ‘I didn’t want Deep PurpleRead More
