After my early days of being a passionate young Elvis fan, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, etc. I got interested in Ray Charles and Ella Fitzgerald. Then I got turned on to the blues. I realized how important it was to our music in England at the time. Everyone was into the blues. Then you start looking at the different kinds of blues, and you follow the journey backwards from Chicago to earlier times back down to the Delta to the Memphis Blues.
After my early days of being a passionate young Elvis fan, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, etc. I got interested in Ray Charles and Ella Fitzgerald. The… - Ian Gillan
After my early days of being a passionate young Elvis fan, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, etc. I got interested in Ray Charles and Ella Fitzgerald. The…
- Ian Gillan
Buy real records in real shops, or I'll come round your house and scream at your mother. - Ian Gillan
Buy real records in real shops, or I'll come round your house and scream at your mother.
I haven't ever had any ambition in my life. I just drift from day to day with a stupid grin on my face. - Ian Gillan
I haven't ever had any ambition in my life. I just drift from day to day with a stupid grin on my face.
We spent a long time learning the craft of songwriting, Roger Glover and I, for a few years before we joined Deep Purple. You learn about the percuss… - Ian Gillan
We spent a long time learning the craft of songwriting, Roger Glover and I, for a few years before we joined Deep Purple. You learn about the percuss…
I totally ignore people who criticize me for coming to Israel, including whats-his-name [Roger Waters]. If he were to contact me, I would tell him to… - Ian Gillan
I totally ignore people who criticize me for coming to Israel, including whats-his-name [Roger Waters]. If he were to contact me, I would tell him to…
How could I resist? Look, I love that record and have nothing but great, great memories of my time with BLACK SABBATH . Tony was really busy but got … - 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 was really busy but got …
Heavy metal drives me bonkers, it makes me want to vomit, heavy metal really is a pile of puke. - Ian Gillan
Heavy metal drives me bonkers, it makes me want to vomit, heavy metal really is a pile of puke.
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