@Chuttanooga So can this ol' boomer and lifelong Purple fan. Imho Ian is a great story teller and like all great storytellers it doesn't matter what they say, it'll always be fascinating and interesting. Purple 🟣 Mania Forever ☮️❤️🎸
Joke of a band shoiuld have retired 30 years ago.Never the same since Blackmore left because blackmore IS Deep Purple and not a decent album since 1990
I never seen Ian Gillan shining during an interview like this. Worth every second of it. He found his peace in his heart. Respect Mr. Gillan…Absolute Respect! 🤘😎🤘
I absolutely agree. I am a Purple fan since the 70s but this is the most profound interview I have seen up to now. Honest, straight and with a very deep emotion. I think we looked into his soul more than ever before.
The first impression is how good Ian Gillan looked. A couple of years ago he looked so thin and frail. Nice to see him like this. ❤ Second, that was just about the best interview I’ve seen with him ever. Good questions and thoughtful replys. 🙏🏼
Gillan is so composed here, so mature, and knowledgeable beyond even what I would have imagined. Whether we in North America admit it or not, I (as a Staunch Anglophile who spent many great times in England) feel that, though we started a lot of "rock" the British bands like Deep Purple, The Move, The Small Faces, Uriah Heep ran off with it and smacked us on the face with what we had started. It spread to Europe. We need to have some US or Canadian bands who can shine like Purple or FM and Magnum for latter bands, or we can be laughed at. This is the best interview ever with the Legend- Sir Ian Gillan.💌🤟👍🎤
I wish this interview was five times as long. Perhaps the best Ian Gillan interview I've ever heard. He was so engaged, so eager to be responding to such thoughtful questions. I've never heard him speak quite like this, ever.
Admire Ian very much. They have the largest following of any rock group in history yet received less attention. He deserves to enjoy his life of humility being the undisputed king of all vocalists in a band of unmatched skill.
What an amazing time musically that was. It moulded me for life. In fact the 70s were the best for me. Never to be repeated. Today's music isn't music anymore, just a noise. Thank God for the old rockers still going. I remeber going to bed with a small transistor in my ear and waking up to a flat battery!!
He's been there done it numerous times and has the tee shirts. He has burnt the candles at four ends and I believe, survived drink,drugs countless 'After eight mints' but is still rocking and my hero. 😎☯️🌱
What wonderful insights from Ian. That's why he's such a great singer ... it's not just his voice in the literal sense; it's the whole man - persona, attitudes, influences, and everything else - that he expresses in the studio and live on stage that make his voice in the broadest sense such an integral and essential part of the whole DP sound. And what a wonderful ending ... "I'm bathed in the sunshine of Deep Purple!" 😊
That's a terrific interview, maybe the best I've heard of Mr. Gillan. The mature man's well-developed perspective, and he touches on a lot of things. One thing really surprised me, that he really disliked as he said the higher registers of his young man voice. Speed King, Highway Star, Space Truckin'...dang, I thought his voice was something exceptional back then (of course I was a young guy too). Not sure what exactly he didn't like, but seemed to me his voice had it all...power, depth, great tonal qualities. Of course it does seem to be the usual pattern with musicians and other kinds of artists to be dissatisfied with a lot of their own work and the tendency is, the further in the past, the more so.
How I just love this interview! I could listen for hours and hours.....saying you are "bathed in the sunshine of Deep Purple"... You are a happy man.....
How beautifully spoken Ian! Absolutely chilled to the max plus no ego! I doubt you realise your impact you have had continuously and still do! Wonderful interview DP force to be reckoned with without a doubt ! Thank you Ian 💜🙏💜
I've read his autobiography, written at a different stage of life. The Ian Gillan in this interview is remarkably at peace, mature, and full of spirit. Thank you for this interview!
What an amazing man, a true gent, Ian Gillan is the voice of Deep Purple, he always has and always will be ,Ian is very intellectual ,interesting and extremely professional ... my absolute hero of 5 decades 💜
Great interview! I think the interviewer must have been in the same mood. This is an insight in the history of rock music. Jon Lord, Tony Iommi, Rick Wakeman, Brian May… Listening to them, telling about their life, it‘s fine food for my heart
@@leonedethebes That's your opinion but we Ian and Purple fans always love it when we can hear something new. I saw them live in 2022 with Simon and they were fantastic and I'm looking forward seeing them again in Oktober. Sour Blackmore is past history long time ago. If the gentlemen from Purple still love singing ,performing ,making records we must enjoy it too and thank them .
@@kennethmoh9042 Absolutely! Of course Blackmore is a fantastic guitar player but he has such a bad character that it was very difficult to work with him. Of course I too love Mark 2 records the most but I' m very glad that the others choose to go further with a more lovely man Steve who also is a very good ,more melodic guitar player. I saw Simon live in 2022 and he plays the way Blackmore did. I'm looking forward hearing him live in Oktober when he'll play the songs of the new record with his own punch.
Now this was extremely interesting for me, so many things I didn’t know, especially the story with Luciano Pavarotti. Deep Purple is still a great band and the new album with the new guitarist is probably one of their best. They still catch you and hold you in a positive sense!
Ian always has something interesting to say. No matter where, no matter when. He will come up with something worth listening to. Excellent wordsmith in songwriting and daily life. See you in November guys.
Ian Gillan is still a beast of a singer!! So glad to see you all are still rocking as hard and as beautifully as ever. It goes without saying that I, like millions of others, continue to be enriched, inspired, and delighted by the great music you've created over the years. Endless gratitude! Peace, health, and happiness to you!
Good for you Mr Gillan. I've been listening to Deep Purple since I was a teenager in the 1970s. You're always been my #1 band and I'm thrilled to see the new direction. Very happy for you all.
I like this man and his voice already for 50+ years... it's like family without him ever knowing me (granted, I wish that would go for more of my family, but well...)... what a guy, what a gift. Thank you Ian.
Legend Man 🦾 Mr. Universe 😇 Thank You for the music & all the great performances… The Purple train still moving into the future 💜 My first concert with You was with Your great band Gillan on the Double Trouble Tour When you visited my hometown…. Then My first DP concert with on the Perfect Strangers tour so many concerts later we still here…. Best Regards From Norway 🇳🇴
Totally legend..! Not only as one of the best voices ever, but as a very gifted personality, absorbing and reflecting the history. Great storyteller as well.
Thank you! Ian Gillan's Gethsemane Song (I only want to say) saved me at the age of 14 (1976). A year before we saw in school a few filmrolls showing the opening of the Concentration Camps in Auschwitz, Dachau etc. I was broken, enabled to se colours for weeks but also saved by my teenage clique. But than this song, and a play, Jesus Crist Superstar, initiated by the pastor in the shards quarter get me up again. Ian Gillan, I never raise you to the stool, therefor the medicine works. Again with a thundering silent gratitude, thank you, with much Love, Martin Vienna Austria
"I'm bathed in the sunshine of deep purple" What a way to express my feelings for my favorite rock band Thank you for posting this wonderful interview. Looking forward to getting the new record =1.
I still love to listen to the original ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ soundtrack. I got it for Christmas in 8th grade, 1971. As we know, Ian has a wonderful voice.
incredible interview!...Ian Gillan truly a simple man and a living legend enclosed in the same body!....every young musician or music critic should see this interview to understand what it means to be a musician and have made the history of rock !
I can listen to Ian Gillan for hours even he isn't singing one little note.
@Chuttanooga So can this ol' boomer and lifelong Purple fan. Imho Ian is a great story teller and like all great storytellers it doesn't matter what they say, it'll always be fascinating and interesting.
Purple 🟣 Mania Forever ☮️❤️🎸
Indeed he is phenomenal 💜
Of course dude grateful,🌹
Talk about out of control Hero Worship' ...I mean come on man.
Joke of a band shoiuld have retired 30 years ago.Never the same since Blackmore left because blackmore IS Deep Purple and not a decent album since 1990
I never seen Ian Gillan shining during an interview like this. Worth every second of it. He found his peace in his heart. Respect Mr. Gillan…Absolute Respect! 🤘😎🤘
Очень жаль,что я учила в школе фр-й яз!
@@lisalisovna2424 It’s never too late to change 😉
Ian Gillan would be singing on a cruise ship with Episode Six without Ritchie.
I absolutely agree. I am a Purple fan since the 70s but this is the most profound interview I have seen up to now. Honest, straight and with a very deep emotion. I think we looked into his soul more than ever before.
The first impression is how good Ian Gillan looked. A couple of years ago he looked so thin and frail. Nice to see him like this. ❤
Second, that was just about the best interview I’ve seen with him ever. Good questions and thoughtful replys. 🙏🏼
Ian Gillan is the smartest of them all. Real pleasure to hear him talk.
He is a legend
What a guy! I could listen to him for hours.
Gillan is so composed here, so mature, and knowledgeable beyond even what I would have imagined. Whether we in North America admit it or not, I (as a Staunch Anglophile who spent many great times in England) feel that, though we started a lot of "rock" the British bands like Deep Purple, The Move, The Small Faces, Uriah Heep ran off with it and smacked us on the face with what we had started. It spread to Europe. We need to have some US or Canadian bands who can shine like Purple or FM and Magnum for latter bands, or we can be laughed at. This is the best interview ever with the Legend- Sir Ian Gillan.💌🤟👍🎤
I wish this interview was five times as long. Perhaps the best Ian Gillan interview I've ever heard. He was so engaged, so eager to be responding to such thoughtful questions. I've never heard him speak quite like this, ever.
Bathe in the sunshine of Deep Purple.
Yes .
What a man! He really knows what he is talking about. I've always liked Ian Gillan but my respect for him just went through the roof.
Admire Ian very much. They have the largest following of any rock group in history yet received less attention. He deserves to enjoy his life of humility being the undisputed king of all vocalists in a band of unmatched skill.
What an amazing time musically that was. It moulded me for life. In fact the 70s were the best for me. Never to be repeated. Today's music isn't music anymore, just a noise. Thank God for the old rockers still going. I remeber going to bed with a small transistor in my ear and waking up to a flat battery!!
Ian reaffirms that with age comes wisdom. I like his positive outlook.
!I'm bathed in the sunshine of Deep Purple!❤🤎
Yeah, thats lovely wording.
Isso foi lindo.
He definitely liked Disraeli Gears, it seems.
Me too🌞🌞💜💜
@@oupahens9219 what?
Glad to have been bathed in the Sunshine of Deep Purple as well - may life changed when I heard Machine Head!
One of the best bands, ever. And one of my favourites. Ian, magestic, gigant, amazing.
What an excellent, & quite beautiful interview. Ian is certainly a very genuine, humble & extremely talented man.
He's been there done it numerous times and has the tee shirts. He has burnt the candles at four ends and I believe, survived drink,drugs countless 'After eight mints' but is still rocking and my hero. 😎☯️🌱
Ian can look back at his musical life and be proud! They all can!
Ian is amazing he did a lot of great music ❤️❤️♥️♥️
I have to say this man is the most articulate rockstar.. his interviews are a flowing story.. probably a song lyric in all his sentences
What wonderful insights from Ian. That's why he's such a great singer ... it's not just his voice in the literal sense; it's the whole man - persona, attitudes, influences, and everything else - that he expresses in the studio and live on stage that make his voice in the broadest sense such an integral and essential part of the whole DP sound.
And what a wonderful ending ... "I'm bathed in the sunshine of Deep Purple!" 😊
What a professional British gentleman. Could listen for hours 👏🏻❤️🇬🇧
That's a terrific interview, maybe the best I've heard of Mr. Gillan. The mature man's well-developed perspective, and he touches on a lot of things. One thing really surprised me, that he really disliked as he said the higher registers of his young man voice. Speed King, Highway Star, Space Truckin'...dang, I thought his voice was something exceptional back then (of course I was a young guy too). Not sure what exactly he didn't like, but seemed to me his voice had it all...power, depth, great tonal qualities. Of course it does seem to be the usual pattern with musicians and other kinds of artists to be dissatisfied with a lot of their own work and the tendency is, the further in the past, the more so.
How I just love this interview!
I could listen for hours and hours.....saying you are "bathed in the sunshine of Deep Purple"...
You are a happy man.....
DEEP PURPLE always gives me the motivation to go on in my life
Me too👍🎸🎶
Ditto here! ❤🤘🎸
Well said, agree!
Me too ❤❤❤
How beautifully spoken Ian! Absolutely chilled to the max plus no ego! I doubt you realise your impact you have had continuously and still do! Wonderful interview DP force to be reckoned with without a doubt ! Thank you Ian 💜🙏💜
What a down to earth person Ian Gillan is.
I've read his autobiography, written at a different stage of life. The Ian Gillan in this interview is remarkably at peace, mature, and full of spirit. Thank you for this interview!
The new album is amazing. A bit old school but TIGHT and well produced.
He changed my life listening to Fireball and he still changing it today thank God and thank Ian
So happy Simon ended up in Deep Purple. A truly amazing guitar player.
Ian is such an appreciative human being nice things to say about all his fellow musicians
Beautiful interview.
👍🏻👍🏻
Respectful and positively inquisitive, and leaves room for Gillan's fantastic gentlemanly eloquence.
Such a great professional man and a column of our music history. He is still inspiring, great soul, thank you
Going to see them in November, can't wait.its gonna be awesome. Deep purple rock.
What a wonderful interview! A really natural personality Ian Gillan has. 10/10!!!!!
Ian Gillan is such an articulate and well-spoken guy. Also, I'm absolutely in love with the new album!
Absolute legend
Absolute legends! Long live Deep Purple! Rock on gents!👊
Long Live Ian Gillan 🎸
Ian, you're a musical gift to the world. Thank you for doing this interview. Rock on sir! 🤘
What an amazing man, a true gent, Ian Gillan is the voice of Deep Purple, he always has and always will be ,Ian is very intellectual ,interesting and extremely professional ... my absolute hero of 5 decades 💜
It's crazy to see that Ian is knocking on the door to his 80s! 😲
Almost 80 still vibrant and sharp what a gift
Ian Gillan, what an amazing person.
Ian Gillan has been my hero since I was 17 (I am 59). His voice is out of this world! Long live Ian Gillan!!!
Same age.
My first favorite.
I reallly dig the story construction(s) of his, and many other's rock lyrics.
Great interview! I think the interviewer must have been in the same mood. This is an insight in the history of rock music. Jon Lord, Tony Iommi, Rick Wakeman, Brian May… Listening to them, telling about their life, it‘s fine food for my heart
WhooHoo!!!!!! Cincinnati rocking tomorrow night!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I LOVE his last remark about the sunshine !
Me too!!!
one of the best all time bands!!!!!
Awesome.....what a special person....he has been entertaining us since the early 70s....
Surprisingly humble and down to earth for a lead singer.
What a beautiful mind sharing his insights, his memories and his unique mind 🥰 I love him and his work for decades now - and I never get bored
Best interview I have ever seen with Ian, he finally seems happy.
No questions about Ritchie, they are both happy and long may they be.
Always Blackmore who is already history many years ago.
It is like watching zeppelin without Pagey
Time.for.retirement
@@leonedethebes That's your opinion but we Ian and Purple fans always love it when we can hear something new. I saw them live in 2022 with Simon and they were fantastic and I'm looking forward seeing them again in Oktober.
Sour Blackmore is past history long time ago. If the gentlemen from Purple still love singing ,performing ,making records we must enjoy it too and thank them .
@@carmenmusiclover.0532 Do you actually think that DP would ever exist without Blackmore?
@@kennethmoh9042 Absolutely! Of course Blackmore is a fantastic guitar player but he has such a bad character that it was very difficult to work with him. Of course I too love Mark 2 records the most but I' m very glad that the others choose to go further with a more lovely man Steve who also is a very good ,more melodic guitar player. I saw Simon live in 2022 and he plays the way Blackmore did. I'm looking forward hearing him live in Oktober when he'll play the songs of the new record with his own punch.
Ian Gillan’s interviews are so authentic, he's every bit the legend we love about him 👍
Now this was extremely interesting for me, so many things I didn’t know, especially the story with Luciano Pavarotti. Deep Purple is still a great band and the new album with the new guitarist is probably one of their best. They still catch you and hold you in a positive sense!
Great interview. Class guy, class band.
One of the nicest interviews I've ever seen. Ian seems to be very happy.
Deep Purple forever my favourite band! ❤♾️🎶
Agree 100%
Ian always has something interesting to say. No matter where, no matter when. He will come up with something worth listening to. Excellent wordsmith in songwriting and daily life. See you in November guys.
Deep Purple has been a major part of my life since 1968.
What a guy and what a band they were and are. As a young man I played in bands and played a lot of Deep Purple.
Wonderful interview, very down to earth, honest and open.
"Bathed in the light of deep Purple", what a great ending to a lovely interview (not to mention the Pavarotti bit).
Love you Ian, great interview and great new album.
Deep Purple are still a strong and solid band that are 100% unstopable.
They are 100% extremely talented.💯🤘
What a great interview! I get the impression Gillan doesn't particularly enjoy being interviewed, but this one was different....
Ian Gillan is still a beast of a singer!! So glad to see you all are still rocking as hard and as beautifully as ever. It goes without saying that I, like millions of others, continue to be enriched, inspired, and delighted by the great music you've created over the years. Endless gratitude! Peace, health, and happiness to you!
Good for you Mr Gillan. I've been listening to Deep Purple since I was a teenager in the 1970s. You're always been my #1 band and I'm thrilled to see the new direction. Very happy for you all.
I would like to shake this guys hand and thank him for making my life so good..
Good on you Ian. What a career!
I'm so glad I took the time to see this interview. Great insights and wisdom.
Ian is my all time favourite performer , songwriter , music hero since the seventies.
I will listen to You, You talk about everything so easily and interestingly!
I like this man and his voice already for 50+ years... it's like family without him ever knowing me (granted, I wish that would go for more of my family, but well...)... what a guy, what a gift. Thank you Ian.
Interesting interview....
Such a good interview , the Pavarotti story , pure class from both spectrums.
Ian knows! What a great interview. We're lucky to have them still here, legends each and every one!
Wonderful thoughts by Mr Gilan ! Love to hear his stories and love to feel the shinning of Deep Purple !
I think that was the most articulate and thoughtful interview I've ever seen with Mr Gillan, excellent stuff.
Legend Man 🦾
Mr. Universe 😇
Thank You for the music & all the great performances…
The Purple train still moving into the future 💜
My first concert with You was with Your great band Gillan on the Double Trouble Tour When you visited my hometown…. Then My first DP concert with on the Perfect Strangers tour so many concerts later we still here….
Best Regards From Norway 🇳🇴
Can't wait to see you on tour this year! =1 is excellent. Well done Mr. Gillan and the rest of Purple. God bless!
WhooHoo, Welcome to Cincinnati!!!!!!!
Awesome interview. Ian and DP go way back in my 67 years. Good to see his positivity and contentment with life.
"Bathed in the Sun of Deep Purple" is an incredible thing to say. Really on point. We all are bathing in this amazing discography's light.
We love you Ian
Totally legend..! Not only as one of the best voices ever, but as a very gifted personality, absorbing and reflecting the history. Great storyteller as well.
A lot of us bathing in the sunshine of Deep Purple! 🙌
Lunga vita ad un grande artista...per sempre-
Very nice interview!
Thank you! Ian Gillan's Gethsemane Song (I only want to say) saved me at the age of 14 (1976). A year before we saw in school a few filmrolls showing the opening of the Concentration Camps in Auschwitz, Dachau etc. I was broken, enabled to se colours for weeks but also saved by my teenage clique. But than this song, and a play, Jesus Crist Superstar, initiated by the pastor in the shards quarter get me up again. Ian Gillan, I never raise you to the stool, therefor the medicine works. Again with a thundering silent gratitude, thank you, with much Love,
Martin
Vienna Austria
Bathed in the sunshine of Deep Purple - brilliant
Gillan we really love you!
Such a great interview, nothing better than wisdom right?
First time I heard this band in 1972, I knew that nobody compared to them. I was right. Love Ian Gillan and his band mates.
we have listened to soooo many gooood bands!!!!!!!!!!!
I've always loved Ian's vocals and I thoroughly enjoyed this insightful interview.
What great interview really enjoyed it 😊
Such a nice guy! I wish him and all DP members to be healthy and give us new music for many years to come.
Won't be many be realistic
@@martymartin2894 it was just a wish for gods sake. I know.
I love this guy he is the best
I could listen to him for hours 😊
"I'm bathed in the sunshine of deep purple" What a way to express my feelings for my favorite rock band Thank you for posting this wonderful interview. Looking forward to getting the new record =1.
I still love to listen to the original ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ soundtrack. I got it for Christmas in 8th grade, 1971. As we know, Ian has a wonderful voice.
I love it, too!!!!
incredible interview!...Ian Gillan truly a simple man and a living legend enclosed in the same body!....every young musician or music critic should see this interview to understand what it means to be a musician and have made the history of rock !
Fantastic new album. 13 excellent songs.