Ian Gillan: The Autobiography of Deep Purple's Lead Singer

This book is a ticket. But not to a Deep Purple concert, but behind the scenes of the life of Ian Gillan and the cult band. The musician shares not a polished narrative, but an honest story about unbridled creativity and frivolity, strife and violence, fans and revelry, drugs and alcohol, fame and its price.

You will learn firsthand how Deep Purple burst onto the rock scene in 1970 with Black Night and the best-selling album Deep Purple in Rock, and a few years later almost broke up forever.

Gillan spares no wit and drama to frankly talk about the grueling tours, the trials of popularity, his solo career, his time in Black Sabbath and the reunion with Deep Purple. He reveals in detail how the hit Smoke on the Water appeared, and even talks about a performance in Kyiv and barbecues in Zaporizhia.