Following his first four years as the frontman with Deep Purple, Ian Gillan and his band Gillan emerged as one of the most popular and colourful rock groups of the late 70s and early 80s. With a ...

Ritchie Blackmore certainly set a high standard for his Deep Purple bandmates, and he didn't approve of one sub-standard ...

There has never been a dull moment in Ian Gillan’s career. From his 60s bands The Moonshiners, The Javelins and Episode Six to his three separate stints in Deep Purple, via an unlikely one-album ...

Gillan left Deep Purple in 1973, formed his own self-made band and joined Black Sabbath for a brief period in 1983, before returning to Deep Purple in 1984.

Deep Purple’s Ian Gillan says Made In Japan tour was ‘a shock to the system’ The 79-year-old lead singer was speaking to PA ahead of the band’s upcoming UK tour.