--- title: "16 Purple Quotes By Ian Gillan" description: "16 Purple quotes by Ian Gillan. Plus more from Ian Gillan and more Purple sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b58/ian-gillan-4769_come_the-people-who-come-to-purple-shows-are_597702.jpg" --- > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b58/ian-gillan-4769_come_the-people-who-come-to-purple-shows-are_597702.jpg) > [I've never listened to any of Purple Mk III's records.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-gillan/i-ve-never-listened-to-any-of-purple-mk-iii-s-records/) [Ian Gillan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-gillan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/281/ian-gillan-4769_any_i-ve-never-listened-to-any-of-purple-mk_1040294.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) > [My grandad was an opera singer, my uncle a jazz musician; I was a boy soprano in the church choir. But the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-gillan/my-grandad-was-an-opera-singer-my-uncle-a-jazz-musician-i-was-a-boy/) [Ian Gillan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-gillan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eee/ian-gillan-4769_church_my-grandad-was-an-opera-singer-my-uncle_2161856.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) > [To the general public in America, the lifespan of Deep Purple probably finished with our 1984 album, 'Perfect Strangers.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-gillan/to-the-general-public-in-america-the-lifespan-of-deep-purple-probably/) [Ian Gillan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-gillan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/911/ian-gillan-4769_album_to-the-general-public-in-america-the-lif_2360414.jpg) > [Purple - I mean, the music and the influence and the subliminal touches range from orchestral conversation to jazz to blues and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-gillan/purple-i-mean-the-music-and-the-influence-and-the-subliminal-touches/) [Ian Gillan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-gillan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d0/ian-gillan-4769_communication_purple-i-mean-the-music-and-the-influenc_797876.jpg) > [Glenn Hughes is one of the most naturally talented musicians, but he's still copying Steve Wonder to this day, so I can't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-gillan/glenn-hughes-is-one-of-the-most-naturally-talented-musicians-but-he-s/) [Ian Gillan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-gillan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b2/ian-gillan-4769_day_glenn-hughes-is-one-of-the-most-naturall_2741039.jpg) > [I know the guys in Metallica. I'm very honored that they were influenced by Deep Purple when they started, and they've always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-gillan/i-know-the-guys-in-metallica-i-m-very-honored-that-they-were/) [Ian Gillan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-gillan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abc/ian-gillan-4769_always_i-know-the-guys-in-metallica-i-m-very-ho_2094799.jpg) > [In the early Seventies, I bought a dilapidated hotel in north Stoke for about £100,000 and spent the same amount again renovating…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6c/ian-gillan-4769_early_in-the-early-seventies-i-bought-a-dilapi_567169.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) > [Deep Purple was sinking with Ritchie. We were playing to quarter houses in Europe, which is one of our strongest territories -…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb1/ian-gillan-4769_deep_deep-purple-was-sinking-with-ritchie-we_474622.jpg) > [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…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/830/ian-gillan-4769_again_if-you-ve-got-a-wound-and-it-s-just-abou_645270.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) > [How could I resist? Look, I love that record and have nothing but great, great memories of my time with BLACK SABBATH…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06a/ian-gillan-4769_black_how-could-i-resist-look-i-love-that-reco_628543.jpg) > [We spent a long time learning the craft of songwriting, Roger Glover and I, for a few years before we joined Deep…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-gillan/we-spent-a-long-time-learning-the-craft-of-songwriting-roger-glover/) [Ian Gillan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-gillan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf0/ian-gillan-4769_crafts_we-spent-a-long-time-learning-the-craft_3051293.jpg) ## Other authors on Purple ## 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/purple/ian-gillan/#itemlist", "name": "16 Purple Quotes By Ian Gillan", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The people who come to Purple shows are there for the music.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ian Gillan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-gillan/the-people-who-come-to-purple-shows-are-there-for-the-music/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b58/ian-gillan-4769_come_the-people-who-come-to-purple-shows-are_597702.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b58/ian-gillan-4769_come_the-people-who-come-to-purple-shows-are_597702.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b58/ian-gillan-4769_come_the-people-who-come-to-purple-shows-are_597702.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The people who come to Purple shows are there for the music.” — Ian Gillan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've never listened to any of Purple Mk III's records.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ian Gillan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-gillan/i-ve-never-listened-to-any-of-purple-mk-iii-s-records/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/281/ian-gillan-4769_any_i-ve-never-listened-to-any-of-purple-mk_1040294.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/281/ian-gillan-4769_any_i-ve-never-listened-to-any-of-purple-mk_1040294.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/281/ian-gillan-4769_any_i-ve-never-listened-to-any-of-purple-mk_1040294.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I've never listened to any of Purple Mk III's records.” — Ian Gillan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "No matter what I do, I've always recognized that Deep Purple is primarily an instrumental band. 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