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Marc Riley revisits an archive interview from 1993 between rock musician Ian Gillan and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 1 DJ Claire Sturgess.

Tonight Marc unleashes an archive nugget from 1993, the year in which Bill Clinton succeeded George H.W. Bush as the 42nd President of the United States; tennis star Monica Seles was stabbed in the back by an obsessed Steffi Graf fan; and Benazir Bhutto became the first elected woman to lead a post-colonial Muslim state in Pakistan.

In July of 1993 rock god Ian Gillan agreed to an interview with Claire Sturgess for Radio 1. In his typical entertaining style, Gillan tells us about his year with Black Sabbath and how they inspired much of the film Spinal Tap. He also reveals how he took to the rock 'n roll lifestyle and his legendary, long-running feud with Deep Purple band mate Ritchie Blackmore.

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  • Tue 11 Aug 2009 23:30