73 Quotes by Ritchie Blackmore

I’ve always played every amp I’ve ever had full up, because rock and roll is supposed to be played loud. Also, that’s how you get your sustain.

Session work makes you more strict. You can’t hit notes all over the place. You’ve got to make each one really count.

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

I’m not good enough, technically, to be a classic musician. I lack discipline.

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

When you’ve toured for about 10 years like me, you end up feeling like you’re always waiting for somebody or something. The whole day is a drag.

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.

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

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.