“Just a joke”: The Deep Purple masterpiece Ritchie Blackmore thought Ian Gillian ruined
“It was a pantomime.”
Ritchie Blackmore
“He didn’t do anything amazing”: The guitarist Ritchie Blackmore thought was overrated
A controversial take.
Early Deep Purple and the albums Ritchie Blackmore will always regret
Some underappreciated efforts.
The guitarist Ritchie Blackmore preferred to Jimi Hendrix: “He wasn’t a great player”
A more note-perfect maestro.
Explosions and violence at the most infamous Deep Purple show of all time: “They got me riled up”
An iconic rock ‘n’ roll moment.
