Ritchie Blackmore

When you're around someone good, your own standards are raised. ↗

— Ritchie Blackmore

#good #own #raised #someone #standards

I was impressed by Hendrix. His attitude was brilliant. Even the way he walked was amazing. ↗

— Ritchie Blackmore

#attitude #brilliant #even #hendrix #his

Ian Gillan, Roger Glover and I wanted to be a hard rock band - we wanted to play rock and roll only. ↗

— Ritchie Blackmore

#hard #hard rock #i #ian #only

The only way you can get good, unless you're a genius, is to copy. That's the best thing. Just steal. ↗

— Ritchie Blackmore

#copy #genius #get #good #just

Stevie Ray Vaughan was very intense. Maybe that's what caught everybody's attention. As a player, he didn't do anything amazing. ↗

— Ritchie Blackmore

#anything #attention #caught #everybody #intense

Everything I do is usually totally spontaneous. ↗

— Ritchie Blackmore

#i #i do #spontaneous #totally #usually

I have never met one person who likes Grand Funk. ↗

— Ritchie Blackmore

#grand #i #likes #met #never

I however don't go to clubs to show off and to be seen, and certainly not to make statements. I just want to be able to quietly watch a band. ↗

— Ritchie Blackmore

#band #certainly #clubs #go #however

I was impressed by Hendrix. Not so much by his playing, as his attitude - he wasn't a great player, but everything else about him was brilliant. ↗

— Ritchie Blackmore

#attitude #brilliant #else #everything #great

Learning to play with a big amplifier is like trying to control an elephant. ↗

— Ritchie Blackmore

#big #control #elephant #learning #like