Ritchie Blackmore Quotes


The cello is such a melancholy instrument, such an isolated, miserable instrument.


Citations

Rosen, Steven. "Ritchie Blackmore." Guitar Player, GPI Publications, Sept. 1978, p. 60.

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Ritchie Blackmore
Ritchie Blackmore
  • Born: April 14, 1945
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Musician, Songwriter

Richard Hugh Blackmore is an English guitarist and songwriter. He was one of the founding members of Deep Purple in 1968, playing jam-style hard rock music that mixed guitar riffs and organ sounds. Blackmore is prolific in creating guitar riffs and is often noted for his classically influenced solos.