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Ritchie Blackmore
Ritchie Blackmore
English Musician
Born: Apr 14, 1945
Good Guitar He Like Me You
Related authors: David Bowie Elton John Harry Styles John Lennon Mick Jagger Ozzy Osbourne Paul McCartney Yungblud
Playing a Fender is an art itself. They're always going out of tune. Ritchie Blackmore
Art Out Always Fender Itself Going Tune Playing
Simplicity is the key. Ritchie Blackmore
Key Simplicity
The only way you can get good, unless you're a genius, is to copy. That's the best thing. Just steal. Ritchie Blackmore
Best Good You Genius Unless Way Only Steal Get Just Thing Copy
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. Ritchie Blackmore
Tired Guitar Lost Sick Other Guitar Players Given Had Between Hearing Up Tunes Interest Players
The cello is such a melancholy instrument, such an isolated, miserable instrument. Ritchie Blackmore
Miserable Melancholy Instrument Isolated Cello
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. Ritchie Blackmore
Construction Noise Song Damn Possible About Give Make Loud Just Wanted Much Fast Play
Session work makes you more strict. You can't hit notes all over the place. You've got to make each one really count. Ritchie Blackmore
Work You Strict More Count Over Make Makes Got Hit Place Notes Really Each Each One Session
When you're recording, if you're not really clean in your playing, it sounds like a mess. Ritchie Blackmore
You Recording Clean Like Mess Sounds Really Your Playing
I can do the old hand vibrato just fine, but I like attacking the strings. Ritchie Blackmore
Old Strings Fine Attacking Like Hand Just
I can never remember what I do even in the studio. Ritchie Blackmore
Remember Never Studio Even
I have never met one person who likes Grand Funk. Ritchie Blackmore
Met Never Likes Person Grand Who Funk
If a ballet dancer falls over, it's knowing how to get out looking clumsy that counts. Ritchie Blackmore
Looking Dancer Out Over Counts Knowing How Ballet Ballet Dancer Falls Get Clumsy
When you've toured for about 10 years like me, you end up feeling like you're always waiting for somebody or something. The whole day is a drag. Ritchie Blackmore
Day Me You Waiting Somebody Feeling About Something Toured Like Always Years End Up Whole Drag
I don't see myself as such an important guitarist. Ritchie Blackmore
Myself Guitarist Important See
Those record companies don't know what's happening at all. Ritchie Blackmore
Those Record Record Companies Know Happening Companies
I feel like I own the stage. Ritchie Blackmore
Own Stage Feel Like
I criticize my own work pretty harshly. Ritchie Blackmore
Work Own Harshly Criticize Pretty My Own
Everything I do is usually totally spontaneous. Ritchie Blackmore
Everything Totally Spontaneous
I was impressed by Hendrix. His attitude was brilliant. Even the way he walked was amazing. Ritchie Blackmore
Attitude Amazing Brilliant Way He His Impressed Walked Even Hendrix
I'm not good enough, technically, to be a classic musician. I lack discipline. Ritchie Blackmore
Good Discipline Technically Not Good Enough Enough Musician Classic Lack
Ian Gillan, Roger Glover and I wanted to be a hard rock band - we wanted to play rock and roll only. Ritchie Blackmore
Band Only Rock Rock And Roll Rock Band Roger Roll Wanted Hard Hard Rock Play
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
Seen Band Show Off Statements Able Make Go However Off Quietly Just Want Clubs Show Certainly Watch
I don't use the twang bar anymore. It's become too popular. Ritchie Blackmore
Become Too Anymore Bar Use Twang Popular
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 You Guitar Back Bit Give Volume Up Louder Cello Just Turned Realized Your Whole
Combing my hair doesn't make me a better musician. Ritchie Blackmore
Me Better Hair Musician Make
In my early days, I never used finger vibrato at all. I originally carved my reputation as one of the 'fast' guitar players. Ritchie Blackmore
Guitar Reputation Guitar Players Carved Finger Never Days Used Originally Fast Players Early Early Days
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