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Playing a Fender is an art itself. They're always going out of tune.
Ritchie Blackmore
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Ritchie Blackmore
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: April 14
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Richard Hugh Blackmore
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I don't use the twang bar anymore. It's become too popular.
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Learning to play with a big amplifier is like trying to control an elephant.
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If you can play well in the studio, you can play well on stage.
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When you're recording, if you're not really clean in your playing, it sounds like a mess.
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I had given up the guitar between '75 and '78. I completely lost interest. I was sick of hearing other guitar players and I was tired of my tunes.
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I'm not into that Keith Richard trip of having all those guitars in different tunings. I never liked the Rolling Stones much anyway.
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I was impressed by Hendrix. His attitude was brilliant. Even the way he walked was amazing.
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I don't put myself on Jeff Beck's level, but I can relate to him when he says he'd rather be working on his car collection than playing the guitar.
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I like leaping around on stage as long as it's done with class. None of this jumping up in the air and doing the splits
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I see someone like John Williams, the classical player, and the amount of discipline and the natural ability that man has is so frightening. That requires so much natural talent. And I think my talent came from just practising, and I feel a bit intimidated when I see players that good.
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When you're around someone good, your own standards are raised.
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Those record companies don't know what's happening at all.
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The cello is such a melancholy instrument, such an isolated, miserable instrument.
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I don't see myself as such an important guitarist.
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