"I found the blues too limiting, and classical……" — Ritchie Blackmore
"I found the blues too limiting, and classical was too disciplined."
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47 Quotes by Ritchie Blackmore
Ritchie Blackmore has 47 quotes on this site.
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When you're around someone good, your own standards are raised.
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Learning to play with a big amplifier is like trying to control an elephant.
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The only way you can get good, unless you're a genius, is to copy. That's the best thing. Just steal.
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I've always played every amp I've ever had full up, because rock and roll is supposed to be played loud.…
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I however don't go to clubs to show off and to be seen, and certainly not to make statements. I…
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I was impressed by Hendrix. His attitude was brilliant. Even the way he walked was amazing.
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Playing a Fender is an art itself. They're always going out of tune.
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I was impressed by Hendrix. Not so much by his playing, as his attitude - he wasn't a great player,…
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Ian Gillan, Roger Glover and I wanted to be a hard rock band - we wanted to play rock and…
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I'm not into that Keith Richard trip of having all those guitars in different tunings. I never liked the Rolling…
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Stevie Ray Vaughan was very intense. Maybe that's what caught everybody's attention. As a player, he didn't do anything amazing.
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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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More Blues Quotes
This quote is filed under Blues Quotes,
one of 667 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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The American press has the blues. Too many authorities have assured it that its days are numbered, too many good…
— Russell Baker
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Of course, there are a lot of ways you can treat the blues, but it will still be the blues.
— Count Basie
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Johnny Winter is one of the best blues players in the world. He's very underrated.
— Ritchie Blackmore
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Blues and soul and jazz music has so much pain, so much beauty of raw emotion and passion.
— Christina Aguilera
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Sure, I get the blues. But what I try to do, is apply joy to the blues, you know? I…
— Jeff Bridges
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'Tailgate Blues' is kind of a lyrical masterpiece of a country song.
— Luke Bryan
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I love the intimacy of venues like the House of Blues. When everyone is packed in and so close to…
— Gary Allan
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The blues is instilled in every musical cell that floats around your body.
— Nick Cave
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I'm an Australian, and when I grew up much of my influences were American - blues music and country music,…
— Nick Cave
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What makes my approach special is that I do different things. I do jazz, blues, country music and so forth.…
— Ray Charles
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The blues are what I've turned to, what has given me inspiration and relief in all the trials of my…
— Eric Clapton
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It was stumbling on to really the bible of the blues, you know, and a very powerful drug to be…
— Eric Clapton
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