Ian Gillan's says growing vision problems could mean retirement from Deep Purple is "not far off." Now 80, Gillan is still performing with the group he joined in 1969, completing a huge tour late last ...

Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan has expressed his excitement for a remix of the sole album he made with Black Sabbath, Born Again. Gillan briefly sang with Sabbath in 1983, following the exit of ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. "It was really the start of me being publicly irreverent," Gillan told us. "It harked back to ...

Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan has revealed that the health issues he is currently battling may force him to retire from performing. The 80-year-old "Smoke on the Water" singer revealed that he has ...

Most people forget that Deep Purple had a chapter before Ian Gillan stepped in as lead singer. That role belonged to Rod Evans—who, legend has it, is ...

A classic rock band is still going strong after nearly six decades. Deep Purple will release a new album soon, singer Ian Gillan said during a new interview with the “Songwriting for Songwriters” ...

What do you get when you combine Ian Gillan of Deep Purple with Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath? Well, you get a pretty stellar (but short-lived) hard rock and heavy metal supergroup. That supergroup ...

Iconic hard rock band Deep Purple has been around since 1968. That’s impressive, to say the least. While Deep Purple has endured a bit of a revolving door of members through the years, the band still ...