I have to think that 'Nessa Dorma' is the greatest rock ballad that's never been recorded as such. — Ian Gillan Copy Share Image
'Classic rock' is never a label that we've given ourselves - it's one of the many labels that's been imposed on us. — Ian Gillan Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
We've never gone into the studio with prepared material... we never have. — Ian Gillan Copy Share Image
You can never criticize a monumental musician like Jon Lord or Richie Blackmore, or the part they played in the group, but… — Ian Gillan Copy Share Image
When you're young, you're immortal, or so you think, and you never think there will be problems ahead. — Ian Gillan Copy Share Image
The reason 'Fireball' is my favorite album of that period is that without 'Fireball,' we would never have been able to make… — Ian Gillan Copy Share Image
I'm completely irresponsible, I'm afraid. I'm ignorant about money as a commodity - I have never really understood it. — Ian Gillan Copy Share Image
I love Buffalo. The people here are wonderful, genuine; they look you straight in the eye. — Ian Gillan Copy Share Image
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… — Ian Gillan Copy Share Image
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… — Ian Gillan Copy Share Image
We soaked up everything from Beethoven to Chopin to Jimi Hendrix to Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan. — Ian Gillan Copy Share Image
When I picked up my guitar, I spent the first day learning the chord E, the second day A, then B7, and all of… — Ian Gillan Copy Share Image
Deep Purple was sinking with Ritchie. We were playing to quarter houses in Europe, which is one of our strongest territories - in Germany.… — Ian Gillan Copy Share Image
My first contract was in 1965. There were six of us in this band - my band before Deep Purple - six in the… — Ian Gillan Copy Share Image
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… — Ian Gillan Copy Share Image
I was an avid collector of Elvis' early stuff; for a young singer, he was an absolute inspiration. I soaked up what he did… — Ian Gillan Copy Share Image
