Gillan Quotes

Well, 'Smoke on the Water' is a big, big part of my history and a big part of why I'm here and able to do what I do. I couldn't really ignore that, but at the same time, you have to recognize that a lot of those songs, [like] 'Smoke...' , 'Child In Time' , 'Highway Star' , etc. are snapshots in time and cannot be improved. They are what they are. It would be foolish to try and recapture that magic, because you can't. So, what I did with 'Smoke on the Water' was to treat it respectfully, it's a fairly regular version, but use it as a showcase for some of the guitarists to work with. On there you have Jeff Healey , Steve Morse , Joe Satriani ... The talent there is incredible. - Ian Gillan

We have been very conscientious about keeping our property taxes down. - Liz Gilland

We have been doing our best as a county to try to keep up with growth. We have not had an opportunity to get ahead of growth. We want to protect our environment, we want to leave areas still rural. ... We want to retain the pristine quality of our rivers and Carolina bays. - Liz Gilland

The people that may have been in danger were evacuated very quickly by fire crews within the first seven to 10 minutes of the incident. - Mark Gillan

That one was just down to good timing actually. Uli came down to see us playing in Plymouth and, as often happens, musicians say to each other, 'If ever you need me...' Most times these conversations don't go anywhere beyond the pleasantry, but this time I could fire straight back and say, 'Actually, Uli ...' So, Uli gave me two marvelous solos for the record. Wait until you hear them, they are just wonderful. - Ian Gillan

Over 80 percent of all construction waste was sent to a recycling facility instead of a landfill. - Gillan Taddune

Our experience and relationships put us in a unique position to offer carbon management solutions designed for next generation businesses. - Gillan Taddune

I'm real sorry that Mark has chosen this time to run against me because I think we have a good team on the council. One of us isn't going to be there next January and I think that's too bad. We both can't win, but we've both been very valuable members of the team. - Liz Gilland