Deep Purple was formed in Hertfordshire, the UK, in 1968.
They broke up in 1976 and reformed again in 1984.
Ian Gillan was Jesus Christ in the rock opera 'Jesus Christ Superstar.'
'Hard Lovin' Man' (1970) was the first-speed metal song.
'Highway Star' born in 1971 on a bus going to their next show.
Ian Paice, the band drummer, is the only member still in the band.
In 1973 'Smoke on the water' was sold more than 500,000 copies in US.
They've influenced Queen, Metallica, Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Alice In Chains, and more.
The band has been sold worldwide over 100 million albums.
They have released eighteen studio albums, thirty-four live albums, and twenty compilation albums.
The first album Bruce Dickinson ever bought was "In Rock"