Ritchie Blackmore Quotes

Learning to play with a big amplifier is like trying to control an elephant.
Ritchie Blackmore

Learning, Control, Trying

When you're around someone good, your own standards are raised.
Ritchie Blackmore

Good, Someone, Around

The only way you can get good, unless you're a genius, is to copy. That's the best thing. Just steal.
Ritchie Blackmore

Good, Best, Genius

Playing a Fender is an art itself. They're always going out of tune.
Ritchie Blackmore

Art, Playing, Tune

I was impressed by Hendrix. His attitude was brilliant. Even the way he walked was amazing.
Ritchie Blackmore

Attitude, Amazing, Brilliant

Ian Gillan, Roger Glover and I wanted to be a hard rock band - we wanted to play rock and roll only.
Ritchie Blackmore

Rock, Hard, Play

I was impressed by Hendrix. Not so much by his playing, as his attitude - he wasn't a great player, but everything else about him was brilliant.
Ritchie Blackmore

Great, Attitude, Him

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 how you get your sustain.
Ritchie Blackmore

Rock, Full, Played

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

Amazing, Attention, Everybody

When something is not good, it's bad. Period.
Ritchie Blackmore

Good, Bad, Period

Everything I do is usually totally spontaneous.
Ritchie Blackmore

I have never met one person who likes Grand Funk.
Ritchie Blackmore

Person, Likes, Grand

I however don't go to clubs to show off and to be seen, and certainly not to make statements. I just want to be able to quietly watch a band.
Ritchie Blackmore

Able, Off, Show

I'm not into that Keith Richard trip of having all those guitars in different tunings. I never liked the Rolling Stones much anyway.
Ritchie Blackmore

Different, Liked, Trip

Simplicity is the key.
Ritchie Blackmore

Simplicity, Key

But you have to give your whole life to a cello. When I realized that, I went back to the guitar and just turned the volume up a bit louder.
Ritchie Blackmore

Life, Give, Guitar

Combing my hair doesn't make me a better musician.
Ritchie Blackmore

Hendrix inspired me, but I was still more into Wes Montgomery. I was also into the Allman Brothers around the time of those albums.
Ritchie Blackmore

Time, Around, Inspired

I can do the old hand vibrato just fine, but I like attacking the strings.
Ritchie Blackmore

Old, Hand, Fine

I can imagine that Rod Stewart likes giving autographs because he's pure showbusiness.
Ritchie Blackmore

Giving, Imagine, Pure

I can never remember what I do even in the studio.
Ritchie Blackmore

Remember, Studio

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 to listen to.
Ritchie Blackmore

Great, Playing, Won

I criticize my own work pretty harshly.
Ritchie Blackmore

Work, Pretty, Criticize

I don't put myself on Jeff Beck's level, but I can relate to him when he says he'd rather be working on his car collection than playing the guitar.
Ritchie Blackmore

Car, Him, Guitar

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

Important, Guitarist

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Nationality: English

Born: April 14, 1945

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