Ian Paice

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Ian Paice
Paice in 2017
Background information
Birth name	Ian Anderson Paice
Born	(1948-06-29) 29 June 1948 (age 76) Nottingham, England
Genres	Hard rock, heavy metal, blues rock, progressive rock
Occupations	Drummer
Years active	Early 1960s–present
Member of	Deep Purple
Formerly of	Green Bullfrog Paice Ashton Lord Whitesnake

Ian Anderson Paice (born 29 June 1948) is an English musician who is the drummer and last remaining original member of the rock band Deep Purple.^[1] 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 was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Deep Purple in 2016.

Deep Purple were broken up for eight years from 1976 to 1984, during which time Paice was a member of two bands that also involved other Deep Purple members, Paice Ashton Lord (also featuring Jon Lord) during 1976–1978, and Whitesnake (also featuring Jon Lord and David Coverdale) during 1979–1982. He was then Gary Moore's drummer from 1982 until Deep Purple's reformation in 1984. He has also played drums as a touring and/or session musician for other artists, including the Velvet Underground, George Harrison, and Paul McCartney.