Ian Gillan Opposed Hall of Fame Deep Purple Selection Process

Ian Gillan has revealed that worsening eyesight may soon bring his long career with Deep Purple to a close. Gillan, now 80, continues to perform with the band he first joined in 1969, yet he admits that time is catching up. He completed a major run of shows late last year, then committed to a smaller set of dates for 2025. He described his vision as limited, with only thirty per cent remaining. He said he must now read screens through peripheral vision, which makes daily tasks difficult. He added that he adapts when needed and prefers to keep working while he can.

David Coverdale has confirmed his retirement, closing a chapter that helped shape the sound of hard rock across five decades. At 73, the Whitesnake frontman and former Deep Purple singer announced in a video message that he is stepping away from touring and recording, saying the moment had finally arrived to hang up the platform shoes and skin-tight jeans that defined so much of his stage life.

Whitesnake guitarist Bernie Marsden has died at the 72.

If you thought that subtle vocal at the start of Deep Purple’s ‘Stormbringer’ sounded a bit like Linda Blair’s demonic dialogue in The Exorcist then you would be right.

Whitesnake has been forced to postpone the release of their new album until 2019 due to "technical difficulties".

David Coverdale almost called it quits earlier this year.

Whitesnake’s new album in a homage to the David Coverdale Deep Purple era. In other words, Whitesnake singer David Coverdale is paying tribute to himself, when he was the singer of Deep Purple.