Pete Townshend used to crash chords and let the guitar feed back. He's overrated. — Ritchie Blackmore Copy Share Image
Playing a Fender is an art itself. They're always going out of tune. — Ritchie Blackmore Copy Share Image
The cello is such a melancholy instrument, such an isolated, miserable instrument. — Ritchie Blackmore Copy Share Image
Johnny Winter is one of the best blues players in the world. He's very underrated. — Ritchie Blackmore Copy Share Image
Jimi... He was the gov'nor and that's it. He was brilliant, wasn't he? — Ritchie Blackmore Copy Share Image
I was impressed by Hendrix. His attitude was brilliant. Even the way he walked was amazing. — Ritchie Blackmore Copy Share Image
When I was 20, I didn't give a damn about song construction. I just wanted to make as much noise and play… — Ritchie Blackmore Copy Share Image
I'm not into that Keith Richard trip of having all those guitars in different tunings. I never liked the Rolling Stones much… — Ritchie Blackmore Copy Share Image
I've always played every amp I've ever had full up, because rock and roll is supposed to be played loud. Also, that's… — Ritchie Blackmore Copy Share Image
A lot of blues guitarists play with only three fingers, and they can't figure out certain runs that require the use of… — Ritchie Blackmore Copy Share Image
But you have to give your whole life to a cello. When I realized that, I went back to the guitar and… — Ritchie Blackmore Copy Share Image
What's the point of re-releasing an album? The original sounded good, why change something about it? — Ritchie Blackmore Copy Share Image
I can turn on some jazz guitarist, and he won't do a thing for me, if he's not playing electrically. But Jeff… — Ritchie Blackmore Copy Share Image
In my early days, I never used finger vibrato at all. I originally carved my reputation as one of the 'fast' guitar… — Ritchie Blackmore Copy Share Image
... Jeff Beck is my idol .. sometimes he finds notes that I just do not have on my guitar. Frank Zappa's… — Ritchie Blackmore Copy Share Image
Listening to as many guitar solos as possible is the best method for someone in the early stages. But saxophone solos can… — Ritchie Blackmore Copy Share Image
Most guitar players get a name because the band that they're in has become popular. That doesn't mean that they're particularly good,… — Ritchie Blackmore Copy Share Image
I was impressed by Hendrix. Not so much by his playing, as his attitude - he wasn't a great player, but everything… — Ritchie Blackmore Copy Share Image
Hendrix inspired me, but I was still more into Wes Montgomery. I was also into the Allman Brothers around the time of… — Ritchie Blackmore Copy Share Image
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… — Ritchie Blackmore Copy Share
Ian Gillan, Roger Glover and I wanted to be a hard rock band - we wanted to play rock and roll only. — Ritchie Blackmore Copy Share
Stevie Ray Vaughan was very intense. Maybe that's what caught everybody's attention. As a player, he didn't do anything amazing. — Ritchie Blackmore Copy Share
I was impressed by Hendrix. Not so much by his playing, as his attitude - he wasn't a great player, but everything else about… — Ritchie Blackmore Copy Share
I'm definitely not a guy that comes in the dressing room saying, "Hey, everybody, what a wonderful life." I'm usually brooding about something I… — Ritchie Blackmore Copy Share
Most guitar players get a name because the band that they're in has become popular. That doesn't mean that they're particularly good, whereas conversely,… — Ritchie Blackmore Copy Share
I had given up the guitar between '75 and '78. I completely lost interest. I was sick of hearing other guitar players and I… — Ritchie Blackmore Copy Share
... Jeff Beck is my idol .. sometimes he finds notes that I just do not have on my guitar. Frank Zappa's another one… — Ritchie Blackmore Copy Share
I'm not good enough, technically, to be a classic musician. I lack discipline. — Ritchie Blackmore Copy Share
Learning to play with a big amplifier is like trying to control an elephant. — Ritchie Blackmore Copy Share
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… — Ritchie Blackmore Copy Share
