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title: "4 Elvis Quotes By Ian Gillan"
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> [I was an avid collector of Elvis' early stuff; for a young singer, he was an absolute inspiration. I soaked up what…](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/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1f/ian-gillan-4769_early_i-was-an-avid-collector-of-elvis-early-s_569379.jpg)

> [Elvis's voice was unique. Like so many others, he had natural, technical ability, but there was something in the humanity of his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-gillan/elvis-s-voice-was-unique-like-so-many-others-he-had-natural-technical/)

[Ian Gillan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-gillan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49b/ian-gillan-4769_elvis_elvis-s-voice-was-unique-like-so-many-ot_751638.jpg)

> [It was immaterial to me that Elvis didn't write his own songs. Those were very different days, and he selected whatever suited…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-gillan/it-was-immaterial-to-me-that-elvis-didn-t-write-his-own-songs-those/)

[Ian Gillan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-gillan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46b/ian-gillan-4769_best_it-was-immaterial-to-me-that-elvis-didn_1276882.jpg)

> [Although he appeared in some awful movies, Elvis could also be pretty damn good as an actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-gillan/although-he-appeared-in-some-awful-movies-elvis-could-also-be-pretty/)

[Ian Gillan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-gillan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1b/ian-gillan-4769_actor_although-he-appeared-in-some-awful-movie_1329516.jpg)

## Other authors on Elvis

## 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/)

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