Although he appeared in some awful movies, Elvis could also be pretty damn good as an actor. Ian Gillan Read Quote
I know in my heart of hearts that Ritchie Blackmore is one of the great guitar players of all time. He’s a fabulous technician, and he’s got incredible skills, and he was a great showman. Ian Gillan Read Quote
The biggest income we make is from live performances, without any doubt. That’s about a 4-to-1 ratio from anything else. Ian Gillan Read Quote
We always used to describe ourselves as an instrumental band. Basically, the music was always instrumentally based, so the songs always came later. Ian Gillan Read Quote
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 say, ‘It’s so and so, or it’s so and so.’ But with bands, everyone feels an obligation to categorize them. Ian Gillan Read Quote
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 rehearsals – it all stems from the music. Ian Gillan Read Quote
