Best Ritchie Blackmore Quotes
The Top Ten
1 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.
2 When you're around someone good, your own standards are raised.
3 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.
4 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.
5 Learning to play with a big amplifier is like trying to control an elephant.
6 Pete Townshend used to crash chords and let the guitar feed back. He's overrated.
7 Ian Gillan, Roger Glover and I wanted to be a hard rock band - we wanted to play rock and roll only.
8 The only way you can get good, unless you're a genius, is to copy. That's the best thing. Just steal.
9 I criticize my own work pretty harshly.
10 I don't use the twang bar anymore. It's become too popular.
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11 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.
12 Playing a Fender is an art itself. They're always going out of tune.
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