I'm not into that Keith Richard trip of having all those guitars in different tunings. I never liked the Rolling Stones much anyway.

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• Ritchie Blackmore:

  I can do the old hand vibrato just fine, but I like attacking the strings.

• Ritchie Blackmore:

  Playing a Fender is an art itself. They're always going out of tune.

• Ritchie Blackmore:

  I've always played every amp I've ever had full up, because rock and roll is supposed to be played

• Ritchie Blackmore:

  Learning to play with a big amplifier is like trying to control an elephant.

• Ritchie Blackmore:

  I can never remember what I do even in the studio.

• Ritchie Blackmore:

  I like leaping around on stage as long as it's done with class. None of this jumping up in the air

• Ritchie Blackmore:

  Pete Townshend used to crash chords and let the guitar feed back. He's overrated.

• Ritchie Blackmore:

  I have never met one person who likes Grand Funk.

• Ritchie Blackmore:

  I can turn on some jazz guitarist, and he won't do a thing for me, if he's not playing electrically

• Ritchie Blackmore:

  If a ballet dancer falls over, it's knowing how to get out looking clumsy that counts.