In a November 2025 interview with Uncut , Gillan confirmed that he had only 30% vision and that his eyesight “won’t get better”. He also opened up about potentially retiring from Deep Purple: “I think if I lose my energy I’m going to stop. I don’t want to be an embarrassment to anyone. We’re not far off that. It creeps up on you – you don’t really notice.” Gillan later retracted his statement about retiring, saying that they were often looking a long way ahead, and had no plans to retire at this stage.
interview with Uncut
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