Ian Gillan Professions : Vocalist Born : August 19, 1945 Browse All Authors Top 17 quotes by Ian Gillan Buy real records in real shops, or I'll come round your house and scream at your mother. Ian Gillan real mother funny 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 ambition stupid faces Heavy metal drives me bonkers, it makes me want to vomit, heavy metal really is a pile of puke. Ian Gillan heavy-metal rock-n-roll want 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 percussive value of words, and you learn about rhyme and meter. You learn that you can't transform a poem into a song lyric, mostly because the spoken shape of words is different than the sung shape of words. You wouldn't use the vowel 'U' or the vowel sound 'ooo' for a high note for example, its very difficult. Ian Gillan purple song years 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 tell it where the sun don't shine. Ian Gillan israel names water 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 his solos to me at the last minute as he promised and they are just fantastic. I think BLACK SABBATH fans will be over the moon when they hear what he's done. As for Roger and Ian , well, they just sound great on this song so it really did become 'Black Purple'. Personally, I love the irony of it all. Ian Gillan song memories thinking 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. Ian Gillan fans important journey There used to be a time when people used to hold up cigarette lighters and candles at concerts, and the place was aglow to celebrate the end of the evening, or during a slow song, there was this congregational euphoria that used to exist. It still does, but now it's a question of iPhones being held up. Ian Gillan celebrate time song people I think there's something about having a purpose in life and a sense of belonging that is more important than money for any human being. Ian Gillan think money important life I've never listened to any of Purple Mk III's records. Ian Gillan any never purple records In Poland, the whole saying is, 'You've got one eye to Morocco and the other to the Caucasus.' That's the heart of the culture. In England, they say it less romantic: 'You've got a wandering eye.' The saying means my main stream in life must be Deep Purple. That's my main job. Then every now, and I can wander off and have one eye to Morocco. Ian Gillan you heart romantic life Internet is a good and convenient device for us for easy communication. It has lots of value. Ian Gillan value good internet communication I once wrote a song called 'No Laughing in Heaven,' which was about not wanting to go to Heaven due to the company I'd be keeping, and with a few exceptions, the Hall of Fame is pretty much the same thing. Ian Gillan go fame song heaven I like walking and hiking, and many of the ideas for songs have germinated from this. Ian Gillan songs like walking ideas It means a lot to a lot of people, 'Smoke On The Water.' Ian Gillan means smoke water people We were the first generation of rock & roll, but life goes on. Ian Gillan rock generation life-goes-on life The only advice I can give is to absorb as much as you can from as wide a spectrum as you can. If you're in a rock band and only soak up Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, and Deep Purple kind of beginnings, then you're not going to have much leeway. Ian Gillan deep you black i-can Similar Authors Brenda Lee vocalist Arnold McCuller vocalist Ari Up vocalist Andrew VanWyngarden vocalist Alton Ellis vocalist Bobby McFerrin vocalist All Authors
