Ian Gillan and Roger Glover guide us through the songs on the new Deep Purple album “Turning to Crime”. With “Battle Of New Orleans” they take the chance to speak about the genre that played a huge influence on them as performers and songwriters: skiffle. #deeppurple #turningtocrime #battleofneworleans | earMUSIC

Sung by Ian Gillan as Jesus, "Gethsemane (I Only Want To Say)" is not only one of the standout moments of Jesus Christ Superstar, but also of Gillan’s entire career. Tim Rice got in touch with Gillan through Deep Purple’s office (Gillan had recently joined the band) as he thought he would be perfect for this song. He was. Tim and Andrew asked him to extemporize – and here in this beautiful new remaster, you can hear it in all its impassioned glory. [An extract taken from the booklet of the new J

60K views · 2.1K reactions | Ian Gillan has had a magnificent solo career outside of Deep purple with some brilliant albums - check out this piece put together by Simon Robinson in 1990, and then go and explore Ian's back catalogue! | Deep Purple Classic | Facebook