The classic Deep Purple song Ritchie Blackmore wrote as a joke: “Hang on to your hats”
Accidental genius.
Ritchie Blackmore Archives: 10/2025
The band Ritchie Blackmore wanted Deep Purple to be “clones” of: “They were our heroes”
A widely influential, but overlooked group.
Ritchie Blackmore always thought Deep Purple’s breakthrough was lame
“It doesn’t make you feel particularly inspired.”
The one Deep Purple album Ritchie Blackmore wants to delete from history
“…I really had no ideas and we were being worked so hard…”