A biography for Ritchie Blackmorehasn’t been written yet.
“They used to complain at school that I looked out of the window for long periods of time - that sums up my life. I like to look out the window, do nothing, daydream.”
“I'm not good enough, technically, to be a classic musician. I lack discipline.”
“I have never met one person who likes Grand Funk.”
“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.”
“Jimi... He was the gov'nor and that's it. He was brilliant, wasn't he?”
“I was impressed by Hendrix. Not so much by his playing, as his attitude - he wasn't a great player, but everything else about him was brilliant.”
“The cello is such a melancholy instrument, such an isolated, miserable instrument.”
“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.”