73 Quotes by Ritchie Blackmore

They used to complain at school that I looked out of the window for long periods of time - that sums up my life. I like to look out the window, do nothing, daydream.

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

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

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.

But you have to give your whole life to a cello. When I realized that, I went back to the guitar and just turned the volume up a bit louder.

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

If a ballet dancer falls over, it's knowing how to get out looking clumsy that counts.

I'm not into that Keith Richard trip of having all those guitars in different tunings. I never liked the Rolling Stones much anyway.

When something is not good, it's bad. Period