Ritchie Blackmore
Ritchie Blackmore
Richard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmoreis an English guitarist and songwriter. He began his career as a session musician as a member of the instrumental band The Outlaws and as a backing musician of pop singers such as Glenda Collins, Heinz, Screaming Lord Sutch and Neil Christian...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionGuitarist
Date of Birth14 April 1945
Ritchie Blackmore quotes about
song umpires play
When I was 20, I didn't give a damn about song construction. I just wanted to make as much noise and play as fast and as loud as possible.
miserable melancholy instruments
The cello is such a melancholy instrument, such an isolated, miserable instrument.
elephants play trying
Learning to play with a big amplifier is like trying to control an elephant.
tired player guitar
I had given up the guitar between '75 and '78. I completely lost interest. I was sick of hearing other guitar players and I was tired of my tunes.
running play training
A lot of blues guitarists play with only three fingers, and they can't figure out certain runs that require the use of their little fingers. Classical training is good for that.
likes mets funk
I have never met one person who likes Grand Funk.
brilliant brilliant-ideas
Jimi... He was the gov'nor and that's it. He was brilliant, wasn't he?
winter player world
Johnny Winter is one of the best blues players in the world. He's very underrated.
periods
When something is not good, it's bad. Period
remember i-can studios
I can never remember what I do even in the studio.
hands strings attacking
I can do the old hand vibrato just fine, but I like attacking the strings.
journey guitar tuning
I'm not into that Keith Richard trip of having all those guitars in different tunings. I never liked the Rolling Stones much anyway.
guitar important guitarist
I don't see myself as such an important guitarist.
giving likes imagine
I can imagine that Rod Stewart likes giving autographs because he's pure showbusiness.