Always Quote by Ian Gillan

Deep Purple definitely belongs in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 'Cause they had great songs, great musicianship, they had an impact, and…

— Kirk Hammett

I'm a die-hard Metallica fan, I know the guys.

— Jim Breuer

Deep Purple is a damn good band and we've made a niche in rock 'n' roll history. Maybe not a huge one but enough…

— Jon Lord

I was in a band called Episode Six with Roger Glover, which was more of a harmony band, really. At one gig, there were…

— Ian Gillan

Before we joined BABYMETAL, we weren't that familiar with metal, but we learned a lot from Metallica. Watching their shows and even meeting them,…

— Suzuka Nakamoto

My grandad was an opera singer, my uncle a jazz musician; I was a boy soprano in the church choir. But the first performance…

— Ian Gillan

I was mostly influenced by bands like Black Sabbath and Judas Priest - Metallica's 'Kill 'Em All' was also a hell of an inspiration.

— Dimebag Darrell

There is one Metallica. We have many styles, it's called Metallica.

— James Hetfield

I was into Metallica when they first started, like when Kill Em All came out.

— David Pajo

I have tons of friends in the heavy-metal music world, and just going to see them inspires me.

— Kerry King

As always, my influences are diverse and not what you might expect from a 'heavy metal' artist.

— Paul Gilbert

My first influences for playing were Johnny Ramone and Jimmy Page, the same as everybody else. Joe Perry. The guys in Alice Cooper's band,…

— Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein