Ian Gillan

Purple - I mean, the music and the influence and the subliminal touches range from orchestral conversation to jazz to blues and…

— Ian Gillan

I love extended solos. I used to like them in the old days a lot, because it used to give me time…

— Ian Gillan

I've never been troubled by disappointment, and I get over it quickly. But I'm not good at making plans, and I don't…

— Ian Gillan

Rock music had its own constituency, its own steering wheel. It was beyond the control of the establishment, and we saw TV…

— Ian Gillan

If you start adapting to audiences, you're really second-guessing the situation, and it becomes a bit more like cabaret.

— Ian Gillan

I've done a lot of research on science and theology to try and get a better understanding of what happens to the…

— Ian Gillan

The biggest income we make is from live performances, without any doubt. That's about a 4-to-1 ratio from anything else.

— Ian Gillan

I wake up every day looking forward to the concert that night. I don't think you need much more inspiration than that.

— Ian Gillan

I used to do interviews - I still do - interviews every day, all day. And you go from maybe doing a…

— Ian Gillan

If you've got a wound, and it's just about to heal up, and it's got a nice scab on it, and you…

— Ian Gillan

It was immaterial to me that Elvis didn't write his own songs. Those were very different days, and he selected whatever suited…

— Ian Gillan

I grew up moving from one council flat to another and finished up in a three-bedroom semi-detached on a council estate in…

— Ian Gillan

I was in a band called Episode Six with Roger Glover, which was more of a harmony band, really. At one gig,…

— Ian Gillan

Can you imagine doing 'Nessa Dorma' with Luciano Pavarotti the maestro? It's unbelievable. He's a very generous man.

— Ian Gillan

I'm completely irresponsible, I'm afraid. I'm ignorant about money as a commodity - I have never really understood it.

— Ian Gillan

The Hall Of Fame thing, it's an American thing. We don't have that in England or Germany or Australia or Russia or…

— Ian Gillan

The one thing nobody was taught was how to deal with success, and I think that happens to everyone who makes it…

— Ian Gillan

I don't think we were anti-commercial. But we were anti-contrivance, and like Zeppelin, we found dignity through the music we were playing.

— Ian Gillan

There's a wonderful woodland, spiritual song I wrote in Undercliff in Lyme Regis, and I used to walk up there with my…

— Ian Gillan

We always used to describe ourselves as an instrumental band. Basically, the music was always instrumentally based, so the songs always came…

— Ian Gillan

I assume I must have a pension, but I don't know for sure. I have heard of ISAs, but I can't tell…

— Ian Gillan

I know the guys in Metallica. I'm very honored that they were influenced by Deep Purple when they started, and they've always…

— Ian Gillan

Glenn Hughes is one of the most naturally talented musicians, but he's still copying Steve Wonder to this day, so I can't…

— Ian Gillan

When I was in my formative years, I rejected Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Andy Williams, and Dean Martin. I now realise they…

— Ian Gillan

I have heard that my Wikipedia entry is completely incorrect, but then again, so is everyone else's. I haven't bothered about that.

— Ian Gillan

When I picked up my guitar, I spent the first day learning the chord E, the second day A, then B7, and…

— Ian Gillan