I was impressed by Hendrix. Not so much by his playing, as his attitude – he wasnt a great player, but everything else about him was brilliant. – Ritchie Blackmore
I dont put myself on Jeff Becks level, but I can relate to him when he says hed rather be working on his car collection than playing the guitar. – Ritchie Blackmore
Stevie Ray Vaughan was very intense. Maybe thats what caught everybodys attention. As a player, he didnt do anything amazing. – Ritchie Blackmore
I was impressed by Hendrix. His attitude was brilliant. Even the way he walked was amazing. – Ritchie Blackmore
We advance in years somewhat in the manner of an invading army in a barren land; the age that we have reached, as the saying goes, we but hold with an outpost, and still keep open communications with the extreme rear and first beginnings of the march. – Robert Louis Stevenson, “Virginibus Puerisque II,” Virginibus Puerisque, 1881