--- title: "12 Band Quotes By Ian Gillan" description: "12 Band quotes by Ian Gillan. Plus more from Ian Gillan and more Band sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04f/ian-gillan-4769_band_when-i-was-a-kid-every-street-had-a-band_1726214.jpg" --- > [When I was a kid, every street had a band, and we'd steal members from each other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-gillan/when-i-was-a-kid-every-street-had-a-band-and-we-d-steal-members-from/) [Ian Gillan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-gillan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04f/ian-gillan-4769_band_when-i-was-a-kid-every-street-had-a-band_1726214.jpg) > [For a rock band, I didn't see the point in live albums. To my mind, you've got to be there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-gillan/for-a-rock-band-i-didn-t-see-the-point-in-live-albums-to-my-mind-you/) [Ian Gillan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-gillan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/722/ian-gillan-4769_band_for-a-rock-band-i-didn-t-see-the-point-i_1258222.jpg) > [The band's a really close-knit family. We've got fantastically good friendships and relationships that have developed after all these years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-gillan/the-band-s-a-really-close-knit-family-we-ve-got-fantastically-good/) [Ian Gillan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-gillan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/335/ian-gillan-4769_band_the-band-s-a-really-close-knit-family-we_659354.jpg) > [I have been touring since I got my first band in 1962, so there is no problem there. We are basically performing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-gillan/i-have-been-touring-since-i-got-my-first-band-in-1962-so-there-is-no/) [Ian Gillan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-gillan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e42/ian-gillan-4769_band_i-have-been-touring-since-i-got-my-first_1339229.jpg) > [We always used to describe ourselves as an instrumental band. Basically, the music was always instrumentally based, so the songs always came…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-gillan/we-always-used-to-describe-ourselves-as-an-instrumental-band/) [Ian Gillan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-gillan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27a/ian-gillan-4769_always_we-always-used-to-describe-ourselves-as_713569.jpg) > [No matter what I do, I've always recognized that Deep Purple is primarily an instrumental band. That's where all the music comes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-gillan/no-matter-what-i-do-i-ve-always-recognized-that-deep-purple-is/) [Ian Gillan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-gillan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8b/ian-gillan-4769_always_no-matter-what-i-do-i-ve-always-recogniz_344426.jpg) > [An album represents an artist or a band or a group of musicians at any given moment in time. You just produce…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-gillan/an-album-represents-an-artist-or-a-band-or-a-group-of-musicians-at/) [Ian Gillan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-gillan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d19/ian-gillan-4769_album_an-album-represents-an-artist-or-a-band_2330220.jpg) > [My first contract was in 1965. There were six of us in this band - my band before Deep Purple - six…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-gillan/my-first-contract-was-in-1965-there-were-six-of-us-in-this-band-my/) [Ian Gillan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-gillan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c1/ian-gillan-4769_band_my-first-contract-was-in-1965-there-were_561677.jpg) > [The thing about a band is, it's not so much how good the musicians are - it's the blend of personalities and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-gillan/the-thing-about-a-band-is-it-s-not-so-much-how-good-the-musicians-are/) [Ian Gillan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-gillan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e0/ian-gillan-4769_band_the-thing-about-a-band-is-it-s-not-so-mu_719282.jpg) > [I've tried to avoid the rock & roll highway and have taken the scenic route. I think all the guys have been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-gillan/i-ve-tried-to-avoid-the-rock-roll-highway-and-have-taken-the-scenic/) [Ian Gillan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-gillan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0a/ian-gillan-4769_aspects-of-life_i-ve-tried-to-avoid-the-rock-roll-highwa_2299695.jpg) > [The only advice I can give is to absorb as much as you can from as wide a spectrum as you can.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-gillan/the-only-advice-i-can-give-is-to-absorb-as-much-as-you-can-from-as/) [Ian Gillan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-gillan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c56/ian-gillan-4769_advice_the-only-advice-i-can-give-is-to-absorb_3045559.jpg) > [I was in a band called Episode Six with Roger Glover, which was more of a harmony band, really. At one gig,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-gillan/i-was-in-a-band-called-episode-six-with-roger-glover-which-was-more/) [Ian Gillan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-gillan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad8/ian-gillan-4769_band_i-was-in-a-band-called-episode-six-with_2896800.jpg) ## Other authors on Band ## More by Ian Gillan > [I love Buffalo. The people here are wonderful, genuine; they look you straight in the eye.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-gillan/i-love-buffalo-the-people-here-are-wonderful-genuine-they-look-you/) [Ian Gillan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-gillan/) > [I've been in music all my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-gillan/i-ve-been-in-music-all-my-life/) [Ian Gillan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-gillan/) > [If you think of a solo artist, you normally know them by their name; you don't normally describe their kind of music. You just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-gillan/if-you-think-of-a-solo-artist-you-normally-know-them-by-their-name/) [Ian Gillan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-gillan/) > [I've consciously avoided actually reading anything about Wikipedia.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-gillan/i-ve-consciously-avoided-actually-reading-anything-about-wikipedia/) [Ian Gillan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-gillan/) > [No matter what I do, I've always recognized that Deep Purple is primarily an instrumental band. That's where all the music comes from in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-gillan/no-matter-what-i-do-i-ve-always-recognized-that-deep-purple-is/) [Ian Gillan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-gillan/) > [We soaked up everything from Beethoven to Chopin to Jimi Hendrix to Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-gillan/we-soaked-up-everything-from-beethoven-to-chopin-to-jimi-hendrix-to/) [Ian Gillan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-gillan/) > [When I picked up my guitar, I spent the first day learning the chord E, the second day A, then B7, and all of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-gillan/when-i-picked-up-my-guitar-i-spent-the-first-day-learning-the-chord-e/) [Ian Gillan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-gillan/) > [Deep Purple was sinking with Ritchie. We were playing to quarter houses in Europe, which is one of our strongest territories - in Germany.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-gillan/deep-purple-was-sinking-with-ritchie-we-were-playing-to-quarter/) [Ian Gillan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-gillan/) > [My first contract was in 1965. There were six of us in this band - my band before Deep Purple - six in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-gillan/my-first-contract-was-in-1965-there-were-six-of-us-in-this-band-my/) [Ian Gillan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-gillan/) > [In the early Seventies, I bought a dilapidated hotel in north Stoke for about £100,000 and spent the same amount again renovating it, putting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-gillan/in-the-early-seventies-i-bought-a-dilapidated-hotel-in-north-stoke/) [Ian Gillan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-gillan/) > [I was an avid collector of Elvis' early stuff; for a young singer, he was an absolute inspiration. I soaked up what he did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-gillan/i-was-an-avid-collector-of-elvis-early-stuff-for-a-young-singer-he/) [Ian Gillan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-gillan/) > [The people who come to Purple shows are there for the music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-gillan/the-people-who-come-to-purple-shows-are-there-for-the-music/) [Ian Gillan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-gillan/) > [How could I resist? Look, I love that record and have nothing but great, great memories of my time with BLACK SABBATH . Tony…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-gillan/how-could-i-resist-look-i-love-that-record-and-have-nothing-but-great/) [Ian Gillan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 think in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-gillan/if-you-ve-got-a-wound-and-it-s-just-about-to-heal-up-and-it-s-got-a/) [Ian Gillan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-gillan/) > [The band's a really close-knit family. We've got fantastically good friendships and relationships that have developed after all these years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-gillan/the-band-s-a-really-close-knit-family-we-ve-got-fantastically-good/) [Ian Gillan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-gillan/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/band/ian-gillan/#itemlist", "name": "12 Band Quotes By Ian Gillan", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I was a kid, every street had a band, and we'd steal members from each other.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ian Gillan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-gillan/when-i-was-a-kid-every-street-had-a-band-and-we-d-steal-members-from/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04f/ian-gillan-4769_band_when-i-was-a-kid-every-street-had-a-band_1726214.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04f/ian-gillan-4769_band_when-i-was-a-kid-every-street-had-a-band_1726214.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04f/ian-gillan-4769_band_when-i-was-a-kid-every-street-had-a-band_1726214.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When I was a kid, every street had a band, and we'd steal members from each other.” — Ian Gillan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "For a rock band, I didn't see the point in live albums. 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