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
guitar car levels
I don't put myself on Jeff Beck's level, but I can relate to him when he says he'd rather be working on his car collection than playing the guitar.
keys simplicity
Simplicity is the key.
criticize my-own
I criticize my own work pretty harshly.
guitar jazz turns
I can turn on some jazz guitarist, and he won't do a thing for me, if he's not playing electrically. But Jeff Beck's great to listen to.
years waiting feelings
When you've toured for about 10 years like me, you end up feeling like you're always waiting for somebody or something. The whole day is a drag
found
I found the blues too limiting, and classical was too disciplined.
records company happenings
Those record companies don't know what's happening at all.
guitar average play
Listening to as many guitar solos as possible is the best method for someone in the early stages. But saxophone solos can be helpful. They're interesting because they are all single notes, and therefore can be repeated on the guitar. If you can copy a sax solo you're playing very well, because the average saxophonist can play much better than the average guitarist.
attitude player brilliant
I was impressed by Hendrix. Not so much by his playing, as his attitude - he wasn't a great player, but everything else about him was brilliant.
play-hard rocks renaissance
I'm very moved by Renaissance music, but I still love to play hard rock - though only if it's sophisticated and has some thought behind it.
player guitar reputation
In my early days, I never used finger vibrato at all. I originally carved my reputation as one of the 'fast' guitar players.
sound cleanliness mess
When you're recording, if you're not really clean in your playing, it sounds like a mess.
spontaneity spontaneous
Everything I do is usually totally spontaneous.
discipline not-good-enough musician
I'm not good enough, technically, to be a classic musician. I lack discipline.