Fact: British heavy rock icon Ian Gillan has been awarded the Icon of Our Lady of Vladimir from Russian missionary Hegumen Sergy. The Deep Purple star was presented with the accolade at the recent Rock on the Volga festival.
Quote: "Hello and welcome to the Led Zeppelin reunion." Deep Purple rocker Ian Gillan jokes with fans at a private concert in Zurich, Switzerland on Tuesday (18Dec07).
Fact: Deep Purple star Ian Gillan has donated a sketch to the Dorset Wildlife Trust in England. The charity's bosses plan to auction off the drawing on website eBay.com to raise funds. The auction ends on 11 November (07).
Fact: Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan is spending free time on his Smoke This! solo tour writing a novel.