DEEP PURPLE Frontman IAN GILLAN - "I’ve Got A Mad Idea To Do Some Fusion Stuff With Dance"
May 31, 2009, 15 years ago
DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan recently spoke with Lisa Sharken at KNAC.com to discuss his new solo album, One Eye To Morocco. An excerpt is available below.
KNAC.com: Do you plan on touring in support of this album at any time?
Gillan: "Not at the moment. I’ve got a mad idea to do some fusion stuff with dance, but it’s not going to be a song and dance routine. It’s going to be something a little more avant-garde or surreal. I had mentioned this on a television show in Belgium, and I said that if there’s a promoter crazy enough or a choreographer stupid enough to get involved, I’d love to talk to him, and I’ve had three offers. So we shall see."
KNAC.com: How have your influences and your songwriting style changed over the years? Where do you see the most noticeable changes in your work?
Gillan: "I think that change happens with maturity. When you’re a kid, you’re heavily influenced. You listen to everything and you copy everything. Then you find your voice, you find your feet, you find your style, and after a while you need to reinvigorate. But of course, by then, you’re not really listening to anyone. You’re really more absorbed by life itself. I think it comes with a middle-age crisis and all of those other things you have to adapt to as you mature. So I write about things that really piss me off or things that make me laugh — the vibrant things in my life get turned into music."
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