All Ritchie Blackmore Quotes
- I found the blues too limiting, and classical was too disciplined. Blues
- 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… Completely
- 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… Behind
- If a ballet dancer falls over, it's knowing how to get out looking clumsy that counts. Ballet
- In my early days, I never used finger vibrato at all. I originally carved my reputation as one of the 'fast' guitar players. All
- Session work makes you more strict. You can't hit notes all over the place. You've got to make each one really count. All
- Those record companies don't know what's happening at all. All
- 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… Construction
- ... Jeff Beck is my idol .. sometimes he finds notes that I just do not have on my guitar. Frank Zappa's another one ..… Another One
- I can never remember what I do even in the studio. Funny
- I don't use the twang bar anymore. It's become too popular. Anymore
- When something is not good, it's bad. Period Bad
- 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… Always Waiting
- I like leaping around on stage as long as it's done with class. None of this jumping up in the air and doing the splits Air
- Everything I do is usually totally spontaneous. Inspirational
- I'm not good enough, technically, to be a classic musician. I lack discipline. Classic
- When you're recording, if you're not really clean in your playing, it sounds like a mess. Clean
- Jimi... He was the gov'nor and that's it. He was brilliant, wasn't he? Brilliant
- Pete Townshend used to crash chords and let the guitar feed back. He's overrated. Chords
- If you can play well in the studio, you can play well on stage. Inspirational