Ian Gillan will forever be known as the singer with Deep Purple’s most successful line-ups. But between 1976 and 1982, he embarked on an eventful solo career that saw him journey from rock’n’roll to jazz rock and back again, nearly ruining himself financially in the process. In 2006, he looked back on the highs and lows of The Ian Gillan Band and the eponymously-named Gillan.
