Guitar World - 30 Oct 2024
“I went there with the intention of buying a Gretsch Jet Firebird. He said, ‘Forget the Gretsch. That’s a toy compared to the 335’”: Ritchie Blackmore recalls buying his first Gibson from amp pioneer Jim Marshall's music store ...
MSN - 29 Oct 2024
"A lot of people don't like Ritchie Blackmore. But he feels he has nothing to say apart from what he says with his guitar": the mutual respect between Deep Purple's Ritchie Blackmore and Mountain's Leslie West was sweet and pure ...
Guitar Player - 31 Oct 2024
“After a half hour sales pitch, he said, 'Forget the Gretsch! That's a toy. You'll appreciate the Gibson 335 much more later in life.' ” Ritchie Blackmore tells how amp-maker Jim Marshall sold him the guitar he used to launch Deep Purple ...
MusicRadar - 11 Sep 2024
"If you wake us up again tomorrow we will bring all our amplification into a room and play at 3 o'clock in the morning": When Ritchie Blackmore had an "embarrassing" encounter with Eric Clapton ...
Guitar Player - 10 Oct 2024
“He said to me very politely, 'Can I get onstage with you and use your guitar?' ” Ritchie Blackmore recalls when Deep Purple jammed with George Harrison — and how he marveled at the size of his feet ...
Ultimate Guitar - 04 Jul 2024
Yngwie Malmsteen on Why He 'Completely' Stopped Listening to Ritchie Blackmore at 10: 'There's Got to Be More Than This' ...
Guitar World - 14 Nov 2024
“People warned me, ‘If you work with Ritchie Blackmore, you could last 5 minutes. He could chew you up, spit you out. You could end up with nothing.’ So I did have to think about it”: Bob Daisley on Rainbow, Ozzy – and pairing-up with Randy Rhoads ...
Louder - 13 Sep 2024
“80 per cent of the people I meet are very boring people.” In 1975, Deep Purple's Ritchie Blackmore named his favourite guitarist, and shared his brutally honest thoughts on the '70s music scene ...
Ultimate Guitar - 16 Nov 2024
'You Could End Up With Nothing': Bob Daisley Explains Why He Was Hesitant to Join Rainbow, Recalls What Working With Ritchie Blackmore Was Really Like ...
Ultimate Guitar - 05 Jun 2024
'Trying to Come Up With Different Augmentations of Heavy Riffs Can Be Boring': Ritchie Blackmore on Why He Felt 'Stale' Playing Hard Rock ...
Ultimate Guitar - 30 Oct 2024
'I Wanted a Gretsch Jet Firebird... but I Walked Out With a Gibson': Ritchie Blackmore on How Jim Marshall Sold Him His First Main Guitar ...