he is Ritche Blackmore,one of The Greatest Guitar Monsters in the world and he have the full right to wear clothes that he likes.and you are not the person who told him about the dresscode.
Deep Purple were DEFINATELY considered metal in the '70s & '80s or even the entire '90s, even if they didn't want the tag themselves (similar to Led Zeppelin), but today new MTV generation likes to change history in favour of Sabbath (I wonder why? The Osbournes perhaps??). Sabbath were always beneath Deep Purple in those glorious old times, Ritchie is basically The Father of Heavy Metal himself, without him the entire heavy metal guitar-hero ideal of the '80s wouldn't have existed.
at last, someone said this uncomfortable truth, even tho this is a 9 years old comment. Heavy metal was not invented by one band or one guy. but you're right, musically Purple has always been miles above Black Sabbath. if you go down the rabbit hole you'll find out that Ozzy is just a no-talent hack, even tho I grew up with black sabbaths music as well as many others, i never understood why is Ozzy so universally revered hero of heavy metal when all the "talent" he has is singing and he's far away from being a good singer. i kinda like his weird voice tho , but i cant listen to it all the time. what they dont tell you is Ozzy hasnt written crap, and his whole discography is written by other, ghostwriter musicians , sometimes members of his band, most notably the bassist, Bob Daisley (also played for Rainbow) , the guy who wrote most of Ozzys big hits including Mr. Crowley.
THat's the reason I could never listen or watch DP again since he left. Steve Morse is a great guitar player, but Ritchie is an icon, one of a kind. In fact, the term "guitar hero"shold carry a picure of him in the dictionary.
Greatest rock guitarist of all time. Page,Clapton, not even Hendricks could play what Ritchie Blackmore plays. And yes I've played for more than 50 years. None could do what Ritchie does.
lol, i love that throwing flower bags part...reminds of how we used to throw water balloons at some people when we were in school in the 60s...mostly teacher's pets, LOL! thank u for posting this, didn't know this interview existed!
I interviewed Ritchie (on tape) after the Rainbow Show at the Beacon Theatre on Nov 12, 1975 I believe it was. I was surpised how soft-spoken he really is. RG was there and I interviewed him as well. I see he's still soft-spoken lol. If you check my websites you'll see the ticket stub he autographed for me at the same time. Unfortunately I don't have the cassette anymore-I have another musical and erased over it for Nuclear Warrior stuff. RB ain't forgetting me soon. California Jam!!!!!!
Notice how you never hear the voice of the interviewer asking questions, which puts me in mind of spirit communicating, where you talk to candles and crystal balls. You only hear the spirit speak in silent voices in the mind, but respond verbally to those voices. This is very interesting since I communicate with spirits when the sound frequencies are clear in the air.
@Caljamscott I was at that show. It was the first concert I wever went to. I believe Argent was the opening act. It was the first of many times seeing Blackmore. I think I still have the ticket stub.
Man that bit he said about som eclassical players being "snobs" is 100 percent right! Im 14 and Im playing in a band with some friends in Berlin. BUT ther all "mainstream" fans you know, Korn, EMO and stuff. And we play rock n roll. BUT the drummer who is a classical player says my stage presence sucks because I "move to much". Thats my problem with classical music: TO MANY WALLS
Four recording sessions a day!!! Just how good does it get? I would be grateful for four sessions a week!!! Great guitar player! I have heard numerous stories about how difficult Mr Blackmore can be - I wonder just how many are true.
I have been researching him for the past few months and he has fired just about every co-worker in all his bands, he is egotistical and incredibly controlling and can act like a child sometimes so yes mr.blackmore is very difficult.
Panhead1219 Im pretty sure Blackmore would have become well known even without Deep Purple he is not only a genius on the guitar but he also composed some of the greatest rock anthems of all time if it hadnt been Deep Purple it would have been some other major band he would have formed. The other side of the coin is had it not been for Blackmore would we have heard of Ian Gillan David Coverdale Ronnie James Dio and Graham Bonnet?? all great singers that Blackers gave thier big break
mickeylove, black more was one of the first rock guitarists to alternate pick cleanly, he was also the first to fuse classical music with wrong, which influneced an entire generation of guitarists.
@robonez Respects my friend! That is very cool, of course. he may very well have this title today. he deserves it, no doubt. but today is very much different as 20 years back. today you won't see Deep Purple on MTV, for example. but only Black Sabbath (& Metallica & Ozzy). all the time. so, that definately has an impact on who gets acknowledged & who gets forgotten. 20 years back you could've probably seen in some literature this title being honored to Ritchie Blackmore. no doubt.
@Dementor. I must say that I agree pretty much with everything you said about DP and Ritchie. Just want to add that US seems to love and remember only those who have "image", not really music. Page always does a very sloppy job when plays live. You can't say that about Ritchie. And yet somehow Page gets all the titles in joke places like Wiki.
so obviously many "myths" regarding music/musicians made today are not 100% credible. and hence not really important for me. for me as a fan of these bands for long years, it's important to preserve the original "myth" & facts, going way back & being followed for many many years. regardless of what has today been made of rock/heavy metal history by MTV. Toni Iommi has the title in my eyes. respect to him! but again, so does Ritchie Blackmore for sure. cheers!
Say what you will, the guy's nobody's fool. He knows exactly what he wants, and dosen't settle for less. A most serious musician, he's had little patience for the press. He's all business, thats why he's Blackey.
Just Remember! Whatever he is doing today, he is the forerunner to heavyguitarists! It´just that simple! He wanted out of it and he´s happy! That´s to be accepted!
Cor-blimey... That's the most I've ever heard Ritchie say in one interview... You know, he's a clever guy - not a bad guitar player either... Hey, before you guys get any older -do the 'Farewell', please... Ian, Jon, Rodger, Ian, Ritchie - put aside your differences.
Hahaha, Blackmore is a stark raving mad storyteller! He tells his story like its the normal way of living life. Especially the petrol poored over his amp that blew up to hard... Knocked off Ian Paice's glasses, haha!
It's great how terrible the audio levels were done in this interview. Make the background music just as loud or louder than Ritchie so that it's impossible to hear what he's saying or even concentrate.
@DomentorTheOnlyTrue Even though I consider Tony Iommi to be the Godfather Of Heavy Metal, I'm not that big a Black Sabbath fan. My favorite Sabbath-record is 'Cross Purposes' with Tony Martin on vocals. I'm much more a fan of what Deep Purple has done over the years. My favorite records are 'Perfect Strangers' and 'Abandon', but my favorite song is 'Stormbringer'. Coverdale's vocals rule! I prefer Morse to Blackmore though, and the 'Perihelion' dvd is regularily in my player!
It's kind of difficult imagening guys like Blackmore, Page and Beck and hendrix Practice, i honestly cant picure it. i truly belive theese guys are more than humans, you might say theyre not human's, you might say they are gods in humanform
@RobinPillage I agree both are real genius but also I think Ritchie is way better live. Page's sound live is, for some reason, inferior to his own sound in studio.
as for The Great Purple, how nice we have same faves in Perfect Strangers. first album I had ever bought was this one. and then mine also DP in Rock & MHead could be too. Perfect Strangers have perfect '80s sound. but so do DP in Rock & Machine Head. that tells a lot. Stormbringer is too bluesy fo me, with the exception of the great title track, which is for me basically already Heavy Metal of the '80s. Coverdale's vocals are awesome, yes! same could say with Burn. Morse is great player yes!
@robonez Wow! actually I prefer Purple to (classic) Sabbath as well. with the exception of my fave Dio-Era Sabbath. also Tony Martin-era is better for me than old Sabbath with Ozzy, of course & even Glen Hughes' Seventh Star is better than old Sabbath for me. actually Seventh Star was my 1st Sabbath album I'd bought. I prefer '80s Sabbath due to the '80s sound with which I'm more at home with, as I grew up in the '80s with metal. '70s sound is rougher. only exception are probably Purple.
@robonez Tony took a lot from Ritchie & will always be second to him. no greater riff in history of rock/heavy metal, as Smoke on the Water. so, he's greater Godfather than Iommi. Ritchie Godfather No.1, Tony Iommi Godfather No.2.
so, Sabbath of the '70s are not really HM band for me personally. but hard rock as well. I don't really see what would make them more HM than Deep Purple??? maybe only lyrics perhaps. as for the riffs, it's always been pretty clear Tony was second to Ritchie. and also that he basically took a lot from him. so, only lyrics perhaps. so, hence Ritchie was my 1st choice for "Godfather of Heavy Metal". if you want to make a Godfather due to the lyrics, guess we will have to say Ozzy then, ha haha!
