Ian Gillan (born 19 August 1945 in Hounslow, London), is an English rock music vocalist best known as the lead singer for Deep Purple. During his career Gillan had a year-long stint as the vocalist for Black Sabbath and sang the role of Jesus Christ in the original recording of Andrew Lloyd Webber's rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar. Gillan is considered to be one of the foremost rock vocalists, who introduced into rock music the vocal belting technique. In his prime he possessed a very wide vocal range, extending from the E2 to the G above soprano high C, or C6. His work with Deep Purple is particularly recognisable for its occasional high-pitched screams and falsettos. Image File history File links Gillan11. ... This article is about the rock band. ... August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1945and died 2007 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Hounslow is the principal town of the London Borough of Hounslow in West London. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Heavy metal (sometimes referred to simply as metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. ... British band in the mid-sixties. ... This article is about the rock band. ... The Ian Gillan Band is a side project band of former Deep Purple member Ian Gillan. ... The Ian Gillan Band is a side project band of former Deep Purple member Ian Gillan. ... For other uses, see Black Sabbath (disambiguation). ... August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1945and died 2007 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Hounslow is the principal town of the London Borough of Hounslow in West London. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... This article is about the rock band. ... For other uses, see Black Sabbath (disambiguation). ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948) is a highly successful English composer of musical theatre, and also the elder brother of Julian Lloyd Webber. ... The Whos Tommy, the first album explicitly billed as a rock opera A rock opera or rock musical is a musical production in the form of an opera or a musical in a modern rock and roll style rather than more traditional forms. ... This article is about the rock opera. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Belt (music). ... Look up soprano in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The first C located above the treble cleff staff. ...

Early life

Gillan was born at Chiswick Maternity Hospital, Hounslow, London, England in a family of Scottish descent (his father was from the Govan area of Glasgow). Hounslow is the principal town of the London Borough of Hounslow in West London. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic) Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II  -  First Minister... Govan (Baile a Ghobhainn in Gaelic) is a district and former burgh in the southwestern part of the Scottish city of Glasgow. ... “Glaswegian” redirects here. ...

Career

Ian Gillan playing air guitar

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Gillan was first member of Deep Purple from 1969 through to 1973, appearing on such now-classic Deep Purple albums as In Rock, Fireball and Machine Head. During these years, he also was the voice of Jesus on the original 1970 album recording of Jesus Christ Superstar. He was offered the lead role in the 1973 film adaptation (Jesus Christ Superstar). Ian demanded not only to be paid for his role in the movie but insisted, without the consent of his manager, that the entire band be paid because filming would conflict with a scheduled tour. The producers declined and Ian continued on in the band^[1] . This article is about the rock band. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ... In Rock is the third full-length album by American rock band The Minus 5, released in 2000 by Book Records, and re-released in 2004 by Yep Roc. ... Fireball is a hard rock album by Deep Purple. ... Machine Head is the third Mk II (sixth overall) Deep Purple studio album. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... This article is about the rock opera. ... Jesus Christ Superstar is a 1973 film adaptation of the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar, about the last weeks of the life of Jesus. ...

Gillan was room-mates with Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, and in a 2006 interview Gillan said Blackmore "turned into a weird guy and the day he walked out of the tour was the day the clouds disappeared and the day the sunshine came out and we haven't looked back since." ^[1] He added that "there are certain personal issues that I have with Ritchie, which means that I will never speak to him again. Nothing I'm going to discuss publicly, but deeply personal stuff.^[1] Richard Hugh Blackmore, (born 14 April 1945) is an English guitarist. ...

Post Deep Purple years

After leaving Deep Purple, Gillan retired from performing to pursue business ventures. However, encouraged by his reception at the Butterfly Ball in 1975, he decided to resume his singing career. He formed the Ian Gillan Band. The early band sound had a distinct jazz-rock aspect which proved unpopular and was replaced by a more high powered hard rock sound as Gillan reformed the lineup and shortened the group's name to Gillan. Writing the bulk of new material with keyboardist Colin Towns, the release of Mr. Universe saw Ian Gillan back in the UK charts, although the independent record company the album came out on - Acrobat - folded soon after the album was released, prompting a contract with Richard Branson's Virgin Records. Through several more lineup changes the band released a string of UK hit singles and successful albums including Glory Road, Future Shock, Double Trouble, and finally Magic. The Butterfly Ball is a concept album and subsequent live rock opera appearing in 1974 and 1975 respectively, based on the childrens book The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper Feast. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Ian Gillan Band is a side project band of former Deep Purple member Ian Gillan. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Ian Gillan Band is a side project band of former Deep Purple member Ian Gillan. ... Colin Towns is an English composer, born in London in 1949, specialising in soundtracks for film, television and commercials. ... Mr. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, the lead section of this article may need to be expanded. ... Virgin Records is a British recording label founded by British entrepreneur Richard Branson, and Nik Powell in 1972. ... Glory Road is an album by Gillan, released in October 1980. ... Future Shock is the fifth album by the British rock band Gillan. ... Double Trouble is an album by the british rock band Gillan, released in 1981. ... Magic is an album by British rock band Gillan, their final collaboration, released in 1982. ...

In 1982 Ian Gillan announced the band would fold as he needed to rest his damaged vocal cords. In 1983 he joined Black Sabbath for a year to record the Born Again album and tour before rejoining a reunited Deep Purple shortly after in early 1984. He left Purple again in 1989, rejoining in 1992. He remains in the band up to present day. Laryngoscopic view of the vocal folds. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Black Sabbath (disambiguation). ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ...

Personal life

Gillan married Bron in 1984. They have twice since renewed their marriage vows. The couple have one daughter, Grace.

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His mother, Audrey Parkinson, often visits him while he is touring with Deep Purple in the United Kingdom. She can often be seen sitting to the side of the stage.

He is a passionate football fan, supporting Queen's Park Rangers F.C.. He is also a big fan of cricket.^[2] Queens Park Rangers are an English football team, from Shepherds Bush, London. ...

He is well-known for his intolerance of aggressive crowd security personnel at concerts. On August 15, 1998, he was charged with assault after striking a security guard on the head with a microphone.^[3] August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...

Recent solo activity

In April 2006 Gillan released a CD/multimedia project to document his 40-year career called Gillan's Inn. Tony Iommi, Jeff Healey, Joe Satriani, as well as current and former members of Deep Purple such as Jon Lord, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Don Airey and Steve Morse are featured on this 2006 CD and DVD. The project includes a re-recorded selection of his Deep Purple, Black Sabbath and solo tracks. In a recent interview, Gillan announced that his solo albums from the 1970s and 1980s would be re-issued late in 2006 through the Demon record company.[1] These albums began to be released in early 2007. Tony Iommi (born Frank Anthony Iommi, February 19, 1948, in Aston, Birmingham, England) is a guitarist who is best known as a member of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. ... Jeff Healey (born Norman Jeffrey Healey, 25 March 1966, in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian blues-rock guitarist. ... Joe Satch Satriani (born on July 15, 1956, in Westbury, New York, USA) is an American guitarist and former guitar instructor. ... DVD (Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ...

In 2006 a single called Eternity was released for the Japanese Xbox 360 game Blue Dragon, composed by Nobuo Uematsu and featuring the vocals of Gillan. The Xbox 360 is the successor to Microsofts Xbox video game console, developed in cooperation with IBM, ATI, Samsung and SiS. Information on the console first came through viral marketing campaigns and it was officially unveiled on MTV on May 12, 2005, with detailed launch and game information divulged... Blue Dragon ) is a console role-playing game for the Xbox 360 video game console. ... Nobuo Uematsu , born March 21, 1959) is a Japanese composer of video game music, and one of the most well-known, prolific, and versatile in the field. ...

On April 2nd 2007, Ian Gillan released a DVD Highway Star: A Journey In Rock. The DVD has 6 hours of footage including documentaries and music clips.

Trivia

• His surname is often misspelled as "Gillian". Gillan himself made light of this in the lyrics to "MTV", a track off of Deep Purple's 2005 album Rapture of the Deep.

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Discography

With Deep Purple

Studio albums

• Deep Purple in Rock (1970)
• Fireball (1971)
• Machine Head (1972)
• Who Do We Think We Are (1973)
• Perfect Strangers (1984)
• The House of Blue Light (1987)
• The Battle Rages On (1993)
• Purpendicular (1996)
• Abandon (1998)
• Bananas (2003)
• Rapture of the Deep (2005)

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Live albums

• Concerto for Group and Orchestra (1969)
• Made in Japan (1972)
• Deep Purple in Concert - BBC Radio sessions 1970/1972 (1980)
• Scandinavian Nights - Live in Stockholm 1970 (1988)
• Nobody's Perfect (1988)
• In the Absence of Pink - Knebworth '85 (1991)
• Gemini Suite Live '70 (1993)
• Come Hell or High Water (1994)
• Live at the Olympia '96 (1997)
• Total Abandon: Live in Australia (1999)
• Live at the Royal Albert Hall - Concerto's 30th Anniversary (2000)
• Live at the Rotterdam Ahoy (2001)
• Live in Europe 1993 (2006)
• They All Came Down To Montreux (2007)

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As Ian Gillan Band

• Child in Time (1976)
• Clear Air Turbulence (1977)
• Scarabus (1977)
• Live at the Budokan (1978)

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As Gillan

• Gillan (aka The Japanese Album) (1978)
• Mr. Universe (1979)
• Glory Road (1980)
• Future Shock (1981)
• Double Trouble (live) (1981)
• Magic (1982)

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With Black Sabbath

• Born Again (1983)

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As Gillan & Glover

• Accidentally on Purpose (1988)

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As Garth Rockett & the Moonshiners

• Garth Rockett & The Moonshiners Live at the Ritz (1990])

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Solo

• Naked Thunder (1990)
• Toolbox (1991)
• Cherkazoo and Other Stories ('73/'75 solo sessions) (1992)
• Dreamcatcher (1997)
• Gillan's Inn (2006)
• Gillan's Inn-Deluxe Tour Edition (2007)

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With The Javelins

• Sole Agency and Representation (1994)

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Others

• Jesus Christ Superstar (1970)

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Books

• Gillan, Ian (1998), Ian Gillan: The Autobiography of Deep Purple's Lead Singer. Blake Pub, ISBN 1857823206.
• Gillan, Ian (2006), Smoke This!: The Warblings, Rants, Philosophies, and Musings from the Singer of Deep Purple. Immergent, ISBN 0978825403.

References

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External links

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