Ritchie Blackmore
Ritchie Blackmore
Richard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmoreis an English guitarist and songwriter. He began his career as a session musician as a member of the instrumental band The Outlaws and as a backing musician of pop singers such as Glenda Collins, Heinz, Screaming Lord Sutch and Neil Christian...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionGuitarist
Date of Birth14 April 1945
english-musician given guitar hearing lost players sick tired
I had given up on the guitar between '75 and '78. I completely lost interest. I was sick of hearing other guitar players and I was tired of my tunes.
player rays attention
Stevie Ray Vaughan was very intense. Maybe that's what caught everybody's attention. As a player, he didn't do anything amazing.
player guitar reputation
In my early days, I never used finger vibrato at all. I originally carved my reputation as one of the 'fast' guitar players.
play stage wells
If you can play well in the studio, you can play well on stage.
play-hard rocks renaissance
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 it.
winter player world
Johnny Winter is one of the best blues players in the world. He's very underrated.
attitude player brilliant
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.
tired player guitar
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 tired of my tunes.
guitar average play
Listening to as many guitar solos as possible is the best method for someone in the early stages. But saxophone solos can be helpful. They're interesting because they are all single notes, and therefore can be repeated on the guitar. If you can copy a sax solo you're playing very well, because the average saxophonist can play much better than the average guitarist.
elephants play trying
Learning to play with a big amplifier is like trying to control an elephant.
running play training
A lot of blues guitarists play with only three fingers, and they can't figure out certain runs that require the use of their little fingers. Classical training is good for that.
song umpires play
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 as loud as possible.
rock-and-roll play rocks
Ian Gillan, Roger Glover and I wanted to be a hard rock band - we wanted to play rock and roll only.
I was always stuck in a musical no man's land.