Ian Gillan Purple. By 1969, after having released nine singles, none of which charted in the UK, and finding their style of music too restrictive for him, he decided to leave Episode Six. By spring 1969, Deep Purple had had a top 5 US hit with "Hush", but the band, particularly Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord and Ian Paice, decided their future lay in hard rock, rather than the psychedelic pop sound of the early band. In June 1969, Blackmore, Lord and Paice went to see Episode Six perform at a pub gig and subsequently offered Gillan the job as new lead singer,
Ian Taylor (musician) well as scenery for theaters and television shows. In 2014, Taylor was tapped by veteran punk rock band the Adolescents by founding member Tony Cadena,AKA Tony Montana,AKA Tony Reflex...to play guitar on tour. As of summer 2015, he is a full time member of the band. Ian Taylor (musician) Ian Flannon Taylor is an American musician from Palm Desert, California. Taylor plays guitar in The Adolescents and was the long-time guitarist for Mondo Generator. Taylor was the front-man for 1990s San Diego skate punk band Furious IV and UNSOUND, (an early 90's influential punk rock band from Palm Springs/Palm Desert,