Ian Paice
Trommer · 1968–1976 · 1984–
Det eneste medlemmet som har vært med i hver eneste besetning. Kjent for et svingende, jazzinspirert trommespill.
Ian Anderson Paice is an English musician who is the drummer and an original member of the rock band Deep Purple. He remains the only member of Deep Purple who has served in every line-up since the band's inception in 1968, as well as having played on every album and at every live appearance. He is considered one of the greatest rock drummers of all time, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Deep Purple in 2016.
Besetninger
- Mk I (1968–1969) – Rod Evans, Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord, Nick Simper
- Mk II (1969–1973) – Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord, Roger Glover
- Mk III (1973–1975) – David Coverdale, Glenn Hughes, Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord
- Mk IV (1975–1976) – David Coverdale, Glenn Hughes, Tommy Bolin, Jon Lord
- Mk II – gjenforent (1984–1989) – Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord, Roger Glover
- Mk V (1989–1992) – Joe Lynn Turner, Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord, Roger Glover
- Mk II – igjen (1992–1993) – Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord, Roger Glover
- Mk VI (1993–1994) – Ian Gillan, Joe Satriani, Jon Lord, Roger Glover
- Mk VII (1994–2002) – Ian Gillan, Steve Morse, Jon Lord, Roger Glover
- Mk VIII (2002–2022) – Ian Gillan, Steve Morse, Don Airey, Roger Glover
- Mk IX (2022–) – Ian Gillan, Simon McBride, Don Airey, Roger Glover