Chords Quote by Ritchie Blackmore Download Open image “Pete Townshend used to crash chords and let the guitar feed back. He's overrated.” — Ritchie Blackmore ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.0 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Chords Crash Guitar Overrated Used
Pete Townshend is one of my greatest influences. More than any other guitarist, he taught me how to play rhythm guitar and demonstrated its… — Alex Lifeson Copy Share Image
What Jimmy Page did was pretty inspiring for guitar players. He married a lot of acoustic elements into hard rock. The kind of chords… — Nancy Wilson Copy Share Image
I was a big fan of Jim Hall as well. I liked his comping style, his accompanying. And that he played, generally, four note… — Gary Burton Copy Share Image
When I first wanted to play guitar it was because I had seen Brian Setzer. He's so good! I mean I was just blown… — Kim Shattuck Copy Share Image
I was impressed by Hendrix. His attitude was brilliant. Even the way he walked was amazing. — Ritchie Blackmore Copy Share Image
Charlie Christian played amplified guitar with Benny Goodman's quartet. He was the greatest guitar player that ever was. But he never looked up from… — Chuck Berry Copy Share Image
Strangely enough, I wasn't into fast guitarists. I preferred Peter Green's subtle touch. I saw him with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers at the Marquee Club… — Alvin Lee Copy Share Image
James Hetfield, I mean, the minute he plugs in his guitar and adjusts the tone knob, he comes up with the world's greatest riff. — Robert Trujillo Copy Share Image
Back then I was still listening to rhythm and blues, and my aunt took me to see a Pete Seeger concert. And it gelled.… — Joan Baez Copy Share Image
I don't know any guitar player, any of the real greats, who don't rate Joni Mitchell up there with the best of them. — Chrissie Hynde 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 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, whereas conversely,… — Ritchie Blackmore Copy Share Image
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 Image
... 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 Image
I'm not good enough, technically, to be a classic musician. I lack discipline. — Ritchie Blackmore Copy Share Image
The term "black metal" has become a lot looser, or can include a larger range of sounds and extra-musical aesthetics, not just Satan and… — Colin Marston Copy Share Image
Every time I finish a song... most of the time it's in my own head, like this sounds too much like a Townes Van… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
So I concentrated on the rhythmic side of things, and therefore left a lot of holes. I didn't want to use big pad chords… — Midge Ure Copy Share Image
Talk health. The dreary, never-changing tale Of mortal maladies is worn and stale. You cannot charm, or interest, or please By harping in that… — Ella Wheeler Wilcox Copy Share Image
Pete Townsend for me was a huge influence. Because essentially they were a three-piece band and the way he structured his chords and took… — Alex Lifeson Copy Share Image
I learned to play by ear before I learned music theory. For me, that makes sense. After all, children learn to speak before they… — Jools Holland Copy Share Image
I don't write poetry and then strum some chords and then fit the words on top of the chords. — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
I always think of each night as a song. Or each moment as a song. But now I'm seeing we don't live in a… — David Levithan Copy Share Image
It's a double-headed coin, because technology is a convenience but it's stifled our attention spans. At one time, albums had songs that were like… — Cee Lo Green Copy Share Image
I don't want to discredit people's opinions of me, but you talk about the violin or the cello or lead guitar where you have… — Bonnie Raitt Copy Share Image
There are no rules or certain methods. I usually start with the guitar or piano and sing melodies over the chords. The lyrics seem… — Jason Reeves Copy Share Image
I like really sparse electronics, lush arrangements, and interesting chord structures. — Josh Klinghoffer Copy Share Image
