"I don't see myself as such an important…" — Ritchie Blackmore

"I don't see myself as such an important guitarist."

— Ritchie Blackmore

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47 Quotes by Ritchie Blackmore

Ritchie Blackmore has 47 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

When you're around someone good, your own standards are raised.
Learning to play with a big amplifier is like trying to control an elephant.
The only way you can get good, unless you're a genius, is to copy. That's the best thing. Just steal.
I've always played every amp I've ever had full up, because rock and roll is supposed to be played loud.…
I however don't go to clubs to show off and to be seen, and certainly not to make statements. I…
I was impressed by Hendrix. His attitude was brilliant. Even the way he walked was amazing.
Playing a Fender is an art itself. They're always going out of tune.
I was impressed by Hendrix. Not so much by his playing, as his attitude - he wasn't a great player,…
Ian Gillan, Roger Glover and I wanted to be a hard rock band - we wanted to play rock and…
I'm not into that Keith Richard trip of having all those guitars in different tunings. I never liked the Rolling…
Stevie Ray Vaughan was very intense. Maybe that's what caught everybody's attention. As a player, he didn't do anything amazing.
I don't put myself on Jeff Beck's level, but I can relate to him when he says he'd rather be…

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I approach playing acoustic guitar more of as a percussive instrument. It's fragile. I don't have a lot of finesse… — Billie Joe Armstrong
Heaven to me is percussion and bass, a screaming guitar and a burbling Hammond B-3 organ. It's a soup I… — Dan Aykroyd
I have a buddy of mine who's a musician, and I play guitar and sing quite a bit with him. — Jensen Ackles
My fingers used to hurt really bad when I played guitar. I stopped because of it. — Tyra Banks
I'm full of dust and guitars. — Syd Barrett
I never felt so close to a guitar as that silver one with mirrors that I used on stage all… — Syd Barrett
The greatest guitar player in the world today for me is Paco de Lucia, who is actually Spanish. — George Benson
I prefer to make common cause with those whose weapons are guitars, banjos, fiddles and words. — Theodore Bikel
I'm not into that Keith Richard trip of having all those guitars in different tunings. I never liked the Rolling… — Ritchie Blackmore
I don't put myself on Jeff Beck's level, but I can relate to him when he says he'd rather be… — Ritchie Blackmore
But you have to give your whole life to a cello. When I realized that, I went back to the… — Ritchie Blackmore
I can turn on some jazz guitarist, and he won't do a thing for me, if he's not playing electrically.… — Ritchie Blackmore

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