Ian Anderson Paice (born 29 June 1948) is an English musician, best known as the drummer of the English rock band Deep Purple. He has been the band's only constant member since its foundation.

Born in Nottingham but moving south in early childhood, Paice got his first drum kit at 15. He began his professional career in the late 50s playing drums in his father's dance band. The first band he was in was called Georgie & the Rave-Ons, which after being renamed for The Shindigs released their first single featuring the 17-year-old Paice and George Adams.

In 1966 Paice joined The MI5, which soon changed its name to The Maze. Primarily a club band, The Maze produced a number of singles, recorded mainly in Italy and France.

The Maze featured vocalist Rod Evans, who alongside Paice was to form the original line-up of Deep Purple in March 1968. Evans had responded to an ad for a lead singer published by Deep Purple management, and showed up for his audition with Ian Paice in tow. Given that Deep Purple's first choice for a drummer, Bobby Woodman, had expressed dislike for the band's musical direction, the group hastily arranged an audition for Paice and he was hired on the spot.

Paice has remained a member of Deep Purple through every formation of the band, including up to the present day.

During this time, Paice was also involved in doing sessions for producer Derek Lawrence.

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Ian Anderson Paice, né le 29 juin 1948 (74 ans) à Nottingham, est un batteur connu pour sa participation au groupe de hard rock Deep Purple. Paice est d'ailleurs le seul membre de Deep Purple à avoir connu toutes les périodes du groupe ; il est un des membres fondateurs en 1968 et n'a jamais quitté son poste depuis cette date. Des grands batteurs des années 1970, il reste l'un des derniers à avoir encore une activité soutenue.

Il se classe à la 21e place du classement des 100 meilleurs batteurs de tous les temps du magazine Rolling Stone.

Ian Anderson Paice (* 29. Juni 1948 in Nottingham) ist ein britischer Schlagzeuger und Gründungsmitglied der Gruppe Deep Purple (1968–1976 sowie ab 1984), der als einziges Bandmitglied bisher an jedem Album beteiligt war. Zwischendurch war er auch Mitglied der Rockbands Paice Ashton Lord, Whitesnake und Gary Moore sowie als Gastmusiker mit Velvet Underground, George Harrison und Paul McCartney tätig. Ian Paice gilt als einer der besten und einflussreichsten Rockschlagzeuger.