The “awful” Deep Purple song that embarrasses Ritchie Blackmore: “Christ”
A classic number.
Ritchie Blackmore
The two guitarists Glenn Hughes thought were better than Ritchie Blackmore: “Incredible”
Greater than a great.
The only musician that Ritchie Blackmore actually admires: “Truly monumental”
“Hey, who the hell are you?”
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…”
The only musician Ritchie Blackmore has ever admitted to truly admiring: “He’s the one”
Two very different musicians.