Ian Gillan and disliked live albums in general. He tended to go into the studio after the rest of the band had recorded and finished the backing tracks, particularly for "Who Do We Think We Are", to lay down his vocals separately. He had been continually at loggerheads with Blackmore, disagreeing about music regularly, which culminated in Gillan writing "Smooth Dancer" about him. While on tour in Dayton, Ohio, he sat down and wrote a resignation letter to the band's managers, stating he intended to leave the band, effective from 30 June 1973. After his departure from Deep Purple, Gillan retired from
David Ian the original TV casting show "How do you solve a problem like Maria", hosted by Graham Norton. Ian, along with Lloyd Webber, was a judge on the programme. The TV show was a resounding success and led to the launch of "The Sound of Music" as a smash hit, starring Connie Fisher at the London Palladium. David Ian David Ian (born David Ian Lane; February 1961) is a British theatre producer and former actor. Ian started out as an actor and appeared in a number of UK theatre productions, including the musicals "The Pirates of Penzance", "Joseph and the Amazing