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1 day ago · Speaking to The Times, Gillan, who grew up on a council estate in Hounslow, said: “The response from our manager John Coletta was, ‘I knew you were trouble the moment I set eyes on you. “‘If you ask me for money one more time, I’ll throw you back in the gutter where I found you.’”. The Deep Purple frontman admitted Coletta’s ...
1 day ago · Speaking to The Times, Gillan, who grew up on a council estate in Hounslow, said: “The response from our manager John Coletta was, ‘I knew you were trouble the moment I set eyes on you. “‘If you ask me for money one more time, I’ll throw you back in the gutter where I found you.’”. The Deep Purple frontman admitted Coletta’s ...
3 days ago · Deep Purple’s lineup is rounded out by classic members Gillan (vocals), bassist Roger Glover (bass), and Ian Paice (drums), along with longtime keyboardist Don Airey. Studio vet Bob Ezrin returned as producer for the album.
1 day ago · At 78, frontman Ian Gillan recounted the dire financial straits he and bassist Roger Glover faced upon joining the band in 1969. The duo was so financially strapped that they had to share a single set of clothes. When Gillan approached Coletta asking for an advance to buy clothing, he was confronted with a harsh rebuke.
3 days ago · Deep Purple have shared their new single 'Lazy Sod' - inspired by a journalist who called frontman Ian Gillan just that. The 78-year-old rocker agreed with the reporter because he has penned...
5 days ago · Calvin Demba is one of the brilliant young stars of the brilliant new Netflix series Supacell. When the Big Issue meets him, it is two days before Demba’s life will change. Because, if there is any justice, Supacell will be massive. He arrives for the interview with an old video camera, a tape and a bag full of random wires.
4 days ago · Deep Purple’s Ian Gillan recalls menacing response from manager when he asked for money Olaf Scholz and Donald Tusk review the guard of honour Prime Minister Chancellery in Warsaw, Poland. World
