Profile of Ian Paice on Famous Like Me

Ian Anderson Paice (born June 19, 1948) is a renowned rock drummer. Born in Nottingham, his family moved to Bicester in Oxfordshire. He was the drummer in a local Bicester group called "Georgie and the Rave ons". The group later changed their name to "The Shindigs". Ian left the "shindigs" to join a group called "MI5" later renamed "The Maze". He played alongside Rod Evans in The Maze. After this, at 19, he came to Deep Purple in 1968, one of the heaviest rock bands at that time. He participated in the 80s 'Super Drumming' event. He is the only one who has been in every Deep Purple lineup until the present. He has also played with Paice, Ashton & Lord, Whitesnake, and Gary Moore. He was one of the first drummers to use double bass drums.

A recent highlight was guesting on Sir Paul McCartney’s (former Beatles) ‘Run Devil Run’ (1999) rock’n’roll album. Steve Morse says about Ian Paice: “He’s like a real heavy Ringo. He’s just so good on the drums, but doesn’t want to make a big deal about it.”

Ian has also just released a new solo DVD which is aimed at drummers and music fans alike.

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