Why Ritchie Blackmore believes Jimi Hendrix was “20 years ahead of his time” “His phrasing and his originality.” Dale Maplethorpe Feb 3, 2025
“The best”: Ritchie Blackmore’s favourite band of all time Hold on a minute. Arun Starkey Jan 24, 2025
The two artists Ritchie Blackmore blamed for the dumbing down of music: “It’s slipping back” Damning. Arun Starkey Jan 22, 2025
“We’ll beat him up”: Did Ritchie Blackmore really plan a heinous attack on his bandmate? A dark plan… Arun Starkey Jan 2, 2025
Ritchie Blackmore’s first-ever guitar playing “idol” The man who inspired ‘Smoke On The Water’. Callum MacHattie Dec 22, 2024
“Kind of strange”: The formative night Ritchie Blackmore played in front of Jimi Hendrix and George Harrison One to remember. Arun Starkey Dec 16, 2024
“Never lost his edge”: Gene Simmons on rock ‘n’ roll’s most overlooked guitarist “He actually deserves it”. Tom Taylor Dec 4, 2024
Ritchie Blackmore on “the best composer we’ve had in the past hundred years” “Beethoven in his day”. Tom Taylor Nov 25, 2024
The band that shocked Ritchie Blackmore into silence: “Who the hell is that?” “Big, hard sound.” Dale Maplethorpe Nov 7, 2024
The real talk of the town: The underrated band Ritchie Blackmore said were “ahead of their time” An underrated band. Dale Maplethorpe Oct 22, 2024