Ritchie Blackmore Quotes
40 Ritchie Blackmore quotes:
"I criticize my own work pretty harshly."
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"I don't see myself as such an important guitarist."
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"I like leaping around on stage as long as it's done with class. None of this jumping up in the air and doing the splits."
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"If a ballet dancer falls over, it's knowing how to get out looking clumsy that counts."
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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 can imagine that Rod Stewart likes giving autographs because he's pure showbusiness."
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"I feel like I own the stage."
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"If you can play well in the studio, you can play well on stage."
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"Learning to play with a big amplifier is like trying to control an elephant."
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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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"Those record companies don't know what's happening at all."
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"When something is not good, it's bad. Period."
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"Everything I do is usually totally spontaneous."
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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 working on his car collection than playing the guitar."
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"I don't use the twang bar anymore. It's become too popular."
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"I have never met one person who likes Grand Funk."
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"Johnny Winter is one of the best blues players in the world. He's very underrated."
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"Simplicity is the key."
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"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."
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"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."
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