FREE IAN GILLAN: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF DEEP PURPLES SINGER PDF Ian Gillan | 288 pages | 08 Dec 2016 | John Blake Publishing Ltd | 9781786061355 | English | London, United Kingdom Ian Gillan - Caramba! Y ou might think Ian Gillan, at 75 years old, would be fed up with singing Smoke on the Water. It was even a slightly ill-fitting encore during his brief spell fronting Black Sabbath in the early 80s. He recalls the plight of Luciano Pavarotti, with whom he sang a couple of times, and who one day expressed his jealousy of Gillan getting to sing Smoke on the Water. We have to mimic our original interpretation. Which is unfortunate, because almost everyone who knows his work would describe Gillan as a hard-rock singer. Not least because he continues to front Deep Purple, who have just released Whoosh! A few years here, then on to something else. But we do pass messages, and the atmosphere is quite good. I was swatting at the air to wave away the smoke. It was pure Spinal Tap, a moment of panic. Then there was the Stonehenge stage set itself. Either the specifications had been in metres when they should have been in feet, or it was built at actual size. Either way, it was too big for many of the venues Sabbath were meant to play. The crowd reaction at that opening show was not the awe Sabbath had been hoping for. It was unbelievable. His autobiography suggests he spent a great deal of time either drinking or in search of drink, but he was a social drinker who drank to get drunk, rather than someone who needed a bottle next to him at all times, he says. And these days, his post-show routine is rather more sedate than it used to be. Now I carry a kettle, a little mobile kettle, and I come back and have a cup of tea. Still, at one point he was drinking enough to get hepatitis on a US tour inI note. I got hepatitis, but I got it from a Coke bottle. In those days there was no security. Anyone from the public could be wandering around backstage, and hepatitis was raging in New York at the time. Deep Purple were unusually unlucky in this regard: Blackmore caught it on a US tour as well. For all the rows, though, and the hepatitis, joining Deep Purple — at the same time as Episode Six bassist Roger Glover — Ian Gillan: The Autobiography of Deep Purples Singer the best thing that ever happened to him. This Ian Gillan: The Autobiography of Deep Purples Singer it. Still Deep Purple keep marching on. Steve Morse, who replaced Blackmore inhas now been their guitarist longer than Blackmore ever was. Don Airey took over from Jon Lord who died in as keyboard player in Gillan, Glover and Ian Paice remain from that classic lineup. How does Gillan cope with it Ian Gillan: The Autobiography of Deep Purples Singer — how does he still summon the screaming god of rock when he takes to the stage? Facebook Twitter Pinterest. Topics Pop and rock. Black Sabbath features. 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Stories of friction and violence, groupies and non-stop partying, drugs and alcohol, and how, finally, it all spi InDeep Purple burst on to the British rock scene with their hit Black Night and bestselling album Deep Purple in Rock. Stories of friction and violence, groupies and non-stop partying, drugs and alcohol, and how, finally, it all spiralled out of control to destroy the band. Get A Copy. Paperbackpages. Published October 1st by Blake Publishing first published July 31st More Details Original Title. Other Editions 9. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Ian Gillanplease sign up. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Apr 05, Hosein rated it liked it. Heavy Metal fans usually trace the roots of the genre to Black Sabbath, and, it's true that their powerful heavy sound, coupled with gloom and dark atmosphere, would be a major foundation stone to the music. Yet, personally, I would trace it back to Deep Purple. I remember when I first listened to their album 'In Rock' : the shattering violence and fast- paced tempo, the crazy guitar solos, the frantic bass, intoxicating drumming, surprising keyboards, and, above all, Ian Gillan's voice. No, wait! The guy has been a major influence on many singers, not least Bruce Dickinson yes, one of my favourite singer ever from my favourite band ever: Iron Maiden. But damn! Who never had the chills listening to him? Try and listen to 'Child in Time' without putting it on repeat In fact, it's simple, Deep Purple's original line-up is among those rare bands with whom I can't listen to even one song, just one, without going through their whole discography! It's that type of sound and passion. Well, good news, because I finally put my hands on Ian Gillan's autobiography Prior to read this, I had no idea of Gillan's personality. I had seen him Ian Gillan: The Autobiography of Deep Purples Singer various interviews. He Ian Gillan: The Autobiography of Deep Purples Singer quite laid back, although I was also aware of the love-hate, kind of toxic relationship, he had with Ritchie Blackmore. So, how has that read gone down then? For starter, it was nice to follow his career. Before Deep Purple, he had solid formative years with Episode Six a band I confess not knowing and, already big pal with Roger Glover, Ian Gillan: The Autobiography of Deep Purples Singer see him emerging as a strong original persona or Ian Gillan: The Autobiography of Deep Purples Singer I assume, since Episode Six were touring the Middle East circuit -Lebanon- instead of England, apparently a market clearly not up for them! The story then quickly goes straight down to business, when it all falls into place when him and Glover would combine their talent with Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Paice, and Jon Lord to form THE band. It's a nice story, but then there's not much he says which won't already be known by the fans -how 'In Rock' came to be, the disagreement in tastes regarding 'Fireball'the incertitude about 'Concerto for Group and Orchestra'his sad and bitter departure following 'Made In Japan' In fact, 'bitter' may be a key word here, or at least explain why it's such a light read. Indeed, the relationship between him and his guitarist was everything but great. He assures us, though, that he holds no grudge, and, indeed, he is never shy lavishing praise upon Ritchie Blackmore's skills with Ian Gillan: The Autobiography of Deep Purples Singer fret although, getting to understand his personality is another matter altogether! The said guitarist's behaviour as described here doesn't favour him The thing is, such approach might be Ian Gillan: The Autobiography of Deep Purples Singer noble endeavour after so many years, but it doesn't offer much insights from one of the key members of a band that had, basically, screwed itself up over egos. In fact, he's still hurt: I've never been allowed to forget the time I said, 'I'd rather slit my throat than sing with that band again'. But, then, I've also been asked many times, about my feelings towards their singers since my departure Well, the guy clearly has his own idiosyncrasies. On the one hand, he truly is a music lover and it was humbling to see him hopping from bands to bands with no care for their level of success or popularity, he who would play stadiums or lesser venues depending on where his career would take him. Ian Gillan is a rare breed, in that he cares about singing only for projects he is genuine about he refused to sing in Rainbow You would think, then, that he doesn't really care about fame and money? Well, about money, think again On the other hand indeed, I have never seen someone so concerned about money. I mean, alright, from a Londonian working class background and musician whose career was quite a seesaw, he can be excused to seek financial comfort. But Ian Gillan takes it all to another level! In fact, he has no qualm quoting his salaries, talk candidly about his tax avoidance, exposes his business failures, and, there are actually more pages in here about his accountant than, Ian Gillan: The Autobiography of Deep Purples Singer, major figures of the music industry he luckily worked with e.