The thing to remember when you're re-recording pieces from the past is that you have to have respect for the original performances,… — Ian Gillan Copy Share Image
I love extended solos. I used to like them in the old days a lot, because it used to give me time… — Ian Gillan Copy Share Image
I can't do one thing at a time. If I'm writing song lyrics, I've got to be doing the ironing or cooking… — Ian Gillan Copy Share Image
When I was in my formative years, I rejected Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Andy Williams, and Dean Martin. I now realise they… — Ian Gillan Copy Share Image
I sang 'Nessun Dorma' twice with Pavarotti, and he told me he'd heard 'Smoke' about five or six times, and every time… — Ian Gillan Copy Share Image
I know in my heart of hearts that Ritchie Blackmore is one of the great guitar players of all time. He's a… — Ian Gillan Copy Share Image
There used to be a time when people used to hold up cigarette lighters and candles at concerts, and the place was… — Ian Gillan Copy Share Image
An album represents an artist or a band or a group of musicians at any given moment in time. You just produce… — Ian Gillan Copy Share Image
We spent a long time learning the craft of songwriting, Roger Glover and I, for a few years before we joined Deep… — 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
