"The Moody Genius: 1983 Interview with Ritchie Blackmore on His Career in Deep Purple and Rainbow"🎸

[@abelincoln5698]

strange as he is , I think Ritchie is completely honest in everything he says. He doesn't seem capable of sugar coating anything or exaggerating. He just lays it out there and doesn't care how he comes off. I respect that. And he's a brilliant guitarist too. But y'all already knew that

[@franknada8235]

It get me happy to listen to one composing musician openly admit he ripped line ideas from others. I just hope he hasn't been blaming others in vain, like the led zeppelin enormous egos have done making them embarrassingly hypocritical.

[@GTLees]

There ya have it folks...straight from Honest Abe heh, heh.

[@dantierney3301]

The best musicians that I have jammed with were flaky as hell. Go figure...

[@vicinvesta8349]

IOW he has become rich and famous enough to allow himself to be a total asshole quite openly. Good for him but I would choose different friends if I were in his company. Not saying that covert asshole is any better.

[@jonbongjovi1869]

"just don't ever call me a FOLK guitarist" he said!

[@Old_B52H_Gunner]

I learned more about Ritchie in this interview than I learned in the last 50 years of being a fan.

[@StenSturesKanal]

No one talks about how funny Ritchie is. Love his ironic delivery. 😁

[@lagrasta666]

Grew up listening to Ritchie Blackmore, today I am 51 years old and he still remains my all time fav guitarist. I loved every minute of this interview, he is what he is.....honest, hard working and always followed his instinct.

[@martenjonsson3066]

Pretty rare hearing Ritchie speaking about his career like this. Really enjoyed it - thanks!

[@BACKSTAGEPASS.ROCK-NEWS]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@tonyvidaurri7980]

Thats the most ive heard ritchie say in my entire 52 year life! And ive been studying ritchie since i was a kid... Thank you!!!

[@guitarandblanket]

Same here.

[@GuitarDeuce]

I feel the same at 51, 😆

[@ronedelenbos272]

Exactly. Always felt he shorted himself with his abilities and the people he played with. But... Ritchie is a different animal, Still regard him as one of the best if not one of THE greatest.

[@orange70383]

Ritchie has done what most dream of doing, he's followed his own instincts and did things the way he wanted and has been very successful doing it. He really is a unique intensely gifted musician with an extremely dry sense of humor.

[@jonbongjovi1869]

well....most rock stars were BROKE most of their careers, and Ritchie is no exception. Van Halen said they were $2 million in debt while having TWO HIT ALBUMS. (!)

[@frankt...]

I love how he gave his other band members credit for what they wrote or did. His honesty about himself good or bad. Great interview!

[@redmed10]

Good to see that Ritchie values his early classical music lessons. He says they only lasted a year but gave him a good basics in music and obviously influenced his style for the rest of his life. After the lessons he says he practised 8 hours a day because he loved the guitar so much. That's the sort of committent you need to get good. And if you've got a sprinkle of star dust you become great.

[@leeoffender8406]

Gillan amazed me. How hard they worked in those days, thrashing his voice w/ everything he had every other night. Its toll was apparent in most, but gillan, it never seemed to affect him. Definitely among the most indestructible rock vocalists ever.

[@robertbishop5357]

I love it .......don't call me a folk guitarist.......today he's a folk guitarist.

[@CB-xr1eg]

What he plays with Blackmore's Night is not folk music. If you think it is, you don't know what folk music really is.

[@honigdachs.]

Pretty sure he was referring to the american "folk" musicians of the time, Bob Dylan with his political protest songs and stuff like that.

[@stuartmunro1319]

Yes,he now plays Medeival Wandering Minstrel Music

[@franknada8235]

@@honigdachs. Yup, he was referring to the "hippie folk".

[@jonbongjovi1869]

@@franknada8235 which is nearly the same thing as MEDIEVAL.......FOLK. And I have tried and tried to like Blackmore's Night, but NOPE. Not one thing about them I like. (I'd wager Ritchie married Candace cuz she comes from money, so Ritchie was comfy for life!)

[@jasondsouza1267]

Ritchie is an exceptionally talented musician with a music courrier spanning several decades. His dedication to the instrument is phenomenal and his ability to switch between rock ,classical and folk is rare . Ritchie has been an inspiration to millions of guitarists here in India as well ,who along with his virtuoso playing style also try to emulate his grumpy ,eccentric and irratic behavior. Ritchie is surely one of those rare irreplaceable stars who will live forever.

[@LEEFORDJAGG]

Ritchie is one of the most identifiable guitarists of his generation.I still enjoy his guitar work from his vast catalogue.

[@jonbongjovi1869]

FUN FACT: Ritchie AND Deep Purple are FAR more influential than Zep and Sabbath......COMBINED. EX: all the Guitar Heroes from Vai to Randy Malmsteen wanted to be BLACKMORE. They weren't aping Jimmy Page or Iommi! EX: all the metal and hard rock singers wanted to be IAN GILLAN, not plant or ozzy! From David Lee Roth to Gene Simmons (!) to Bruce Dickinson to Rob Halford and ON AND ON! ALL OF THEM SAY DP WAS MORE IMPORTANT TO THEM THAN ZEP / SABBATH COMBINED! From Motorhead to KISS to VH toJPriest to Maiden to Metallica to Malmsteen and most of the rest!

[@brucefranklin6295]

Excellent interview. Intelligent and honest. Interesting that he said, even he doesn't understand himself. Yet,he did seem to always know what he wanted to do musically, even if it changed from time to time through the years.

[@antonelloschiano5815]

Is true....ciao

[@najmanzainuddin8223]

Just found this interview today. Thanks for the post. Very rare insight into what make Mr. Ritchie Blackmore tick.

[@BACKSTAGEPASS.ROCK-NEWS]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@eriksmit1804]

Thank you!! What a joy listening to you documentary !! Richie is the best!!

[@BACKSTAGEPASS.ROCK-NEWS]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@chandler1285]

Yes!!! The very very best of all! There's no one like him!

[@robertritchie2860]

Ahhh! the original BBC radio Alexis Corner interview! I had this on tape... great stuff :)

[@evabarvitskiemarshall7999]

Refreshing. He is unique and intelligent and someone you could never find boring.

[@TAM-gz5tc]

GREAT INTERVIEW. RICHIE AND I ARE VERY SIMILAR. THE SHADOWS, HENDRIX, LOVE OF MELODY, I ROCKED WITH A HEAVY ROCK BAND IN THE 70+ as lead guitarist. same rig strat and marshall.

[@lawrencemoseley8366]

Best rock guitarist in history. Easily

[@eriksmit1804]

Wow!! 30 minutes true pleasure!! A joy!!

[@jimmypage9283]

Voice over by Alexis Corner, father of the British blues boom in the sixties. Korner encouraged many American blues artists, previously virtually unknown in Britain, to perform at the London Blues and Barrelhouse Club, which he established with Cyril Davies at the Round House pub in Soho. He named British rock band Free, and had most of the rolling stones playing in his band before the stones were formed. He also had a voice like smoked honey, a true legend.

[@budizulbakri9787]

I'm always blown away seeing RB, No other guitarists. Best guitarist Ever...... Richie Blackmore .

[@goopah]

Totally level-headed, focused and a realist. Also very much a straight-talker, with no hype. Don't know what I was expecting, but it certainly wasn't this. Nothing really ground-breaking here, but fascinating nonetheless. Thanks for posting this up. I feel like I know the guy a lot better than I did before.

[@jimmypage9283]

Someone should piece concert footage into this when ever a song is talked about, it would make this a fantastic documentary.

[@simonpentwyn]

Yep I was trying to imagine/remember each piece. Would be greatly enriched by this.

[@redmed10]

It would get demonetised if you include music in there.

[@geezberry8889]

it's amazing Ritchie founded Deep Purple. He put the band together then years later just let it go on without him. That just doesnt happen without lawsuits over the name and such. . he Doesnt show up to the hall of fame , the band he started

[@ericcunningham6774]

Im just really learning about Mr Blackmore, but he seems like a 100% honest guy. Not hard to imagine why folks might say hes an arse, honesty is often rewarded that way lol.

[@batmaniac66]

Thanks for share this interview! I Love Blackmore music!!!

[@BACKSTAGEPASS.ROCK-NEWS]

your welcome glad you enjoyed it....

[@antonelloschiano5815]

For me, Ritchie is number one from the 70s, I love his style and sound enormously. He was sincere in this interview, and perhaps few are like that! Perhaps it is precisely this mysterious, difficult fluctuating character that a little bit sincerely resembles me that personally made him in my eyes the greatest of all and perhaps ever! It is my opinion, I had the pleasure of seeing only two concerts of him in Italy, they were both fantastic .... Ritchie Blackmore is simply a great artist ..... thanks for posting this interview.

[@Romulus980]

Really weird I had to double check whether it was RB really talking, he sounds so neutral and so logical about everything. I admire his honesty especially as to borrowing a few riffs from other artist's works.

[@EastBayBlue]

I've never seen so many pictures of Ritchie smiling. He usually scowling.

[@michaelwilson6483]

I like my moody image too. Maybe that's why I like Ritchie so much

[@cliftonkenny2507]

Another much appreciated Ritchie Blackmore interview because of his honest, dry humour laced n funny answers n pov of his experiences in band life. Will always be my 1st guitar hero eversince a teenager growing up early 70's in Fiji

[@glennevans389]

I'll never forget Richie Blackmore Ronnie James deal and cozy

[@sinisapetrovic4707]

How cannot you admire this man!

[@colinfuidge8660]

Best Blackmore interview I've heard. Great upload!

[@highvirusjef]

Thank you! Awesome listen!

[@MrKayley10]

That was a fascinating interview! He sounds more posh and Machiavellian here but also more candid than in later years. Thanks for the upload!

[@ziggylipinski4390]

He sounds like he's full of himself.

[@laika5757]

Ritchie is the Mosart of Rock Riffs. 🎼🎶🎶🎸

[@questionitall3053]

Great Richie Blackmore interview. I also love Alexis Corners’ hypnotic voice narrating. Did you know Chaz Hodges (later of Chaz and Dave fame) was in the Outlaws with Richie?

[@lisariggs8947]

Ritchie Blackmore, unique individual, guitarists Supreme very intrigual in the evolution of our music, always looking for something a bit different, keeping Rock alive yet staying true to himself. 😊 Ritchie just for being you!!!!🎶💣🔥🎸🤟

[@venusloony16]

Great interview, thanks for posting!

[@ntsms69]

Blackmore without doubt the best.

[@eddiespanner]

Never beckoned the 'spotlight' which I have to admire because he truly shone as the star.

[@cricket8646]

I could not help but notice that Ritchie mentions a "violin piece" ! Almost the same story that Malmsteen tells in an interview. WOW !

[@jadengates4117]

Great interview...have always loved Ritchie's playing and great to hear his thoughts from the man himself!

[@davidledford1456]

im 67 an know no one even satriana or the great ones or hendrix that can come close to ritchie...an love his honesty an humour at things...he is so complex, no one can touch what he plays. from ,..lazy, to...no one came or live hiway star,my favourite an we cant play it like him,no one can at all,some come close an then fall by the wayside.. what a gifted asshole moody man...

[@tomthomas1896]

We rushed the. Stage in Jacksonville fl.I guess it was around 1971 and I was right in front of Ritchie’s amp I could not hear for a few days but I would do it all over. Gosh he was just so fast and melodic. Definitely top five best guitarist. Wish he would have stayed in the band.

[@elrocco100]

The Man is a introvert personality type,and he is a performer/composer,let it be

[@alanthorne3921]

After hearing Hank Marvin and Duane Eddy I wanted to play guitar.Then I heard Ritchie and Hendrix and I really wanted to play guitar and a Fender Stratocaster.

[@z1az285]

Fantastic video. There is so much half baked information about him but this was as clear as it gets. Thank you so much. I don't understand why he didn't continue with graham Bonett and Tony Carey though I think I understand to an extent.

[@jonbongjovi1869]

Bonnett is one of the greatest hard rock singers ever (which is odd bc that's not what he does but then Ritchie hired him)! GREAT VOICE. GREAT PIPES. (Most rock singers and metal singers are AWFUL, and have shrieking voices or whiny voices like Vince Neal and the rest.) I think it was solely IMAGE that pushed GB out, cuz some fans were shocked by his LOOK.

[@johnmcminn9455]

I have never heard Blackmore speak, other that reading an interview . Those slide melodies he has in Rainbow are amazing. They say Yngwie sounds like Blackmore, maybe in Rhythm guitar, but i have never heard Yngwie play slide.

[@skeetschuler1859]

Great interview by a great player.

[@RevnedC]

Great listen thank you. Nice getting to here from the horses mouth about what, when and why 🤘

[@BACKSTAGEPASS.ROCK-NEWS]

Thanks for listening

[@davidclarkeasgeorgeformby8373]

Nice to see this uploaded.i recorded it of the radio .BBC guitar greats .the music of the bands Ritchie was with was on the original radio show .but great upload cheers

[@ricknowak4582]

Man on a silver mountain. Live. With graham bonnet singing. The best!

[@pearldrummer4077]

Fascinating. Love his work.

[@gregkistner1955]

Great on the instrument and definitely one of a kind!

[@mityaypolov6118]

Awesome listen big interview by Ritchie. Thanks for posting! Where is the end of interview?

[@BACKSTAGEPASS.ROCK-NEWS]

that was the end of the interview there is no more, faded off to music...

[@coachkevinyoung]

Great interview! I would loved to have heard more. Interesting that in the last pictures he was playing a left-handed fender Stratocaster upside down! That’s the definition of being a rebel 🎶

[@88hh40]

Great interview

[@ernt03]

Great guitar wizard

[@mrmitch5054]

Thank you for uploading, this is really interesting. I like Ritchie warts and all.

[@BACKSTAGEPASS.ROCK-NEWS]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@gilbertocruz1683]

There's an interview with Glenn Hughes he says Blackmore was unbearable mostly because he was too serious and focused on the music and all the other boys in Purple, except Lord and Paice, were also trying to have as much fun as possible at the same time...there are interviews with Paice and Lord confirming that...an extremely focused musician clashing with other extremely talented guys who were sometimes losing it because of too much drinking, partying and drugs...he actually never had that sex, drugs and Rock'n'Roll mindset and would get mad at the other guys

[@ponytrekker9315]

I’m sure he had the sex..definitely not the drugs.

[@CB-xr1eg]

Shame on Ritchie for trying to be professional and actually make good music...how dare he?🙄

[@FrostedSeagull]

@@ponytrekker9315 yeah you're right re:see and debauchery. Bob Daisley said he was blown away metaphorically and literally when he joined the last incarnation of Rainbow with Ronnie James Dio. Blackmore took them to the famous Rainbow rock groupie hang out on Sunset Strip where Daisley and the other new member Rainbow and a few hangers on of partook in an orgy ! Bob Daisley asked Blackmore who was slinking out the back door, 'aren't you staying', to which the reply was in the effect of " No, I did this 10 years ago and I'm sick of it, But you enjoy yourselves."

[@stevern2247]

That must be the reason why he left the band after made in Europe..Coverdale and Hughes where unruly on stage and were shouting unnecessarily.

[@mrmitch5054]

“ I don’t care as long as no one calls me a folk guitarist”. Very interesting because the work of Blackmore’s Night is pretty folky really

[@Alfa75V6]

“one had to sing , I could hardly talk at the time”

[@samiam9059]

Doesn't owe any apologies for what they gave the world. Same with Rainbow

[@stormbringercoming8105]

One of the few interviews where RB is honest. On most conversations, he seems to make stuff up to a degree.

[@wendelllanders8439]

Enjoyed this interview with RB!A very deep serious introverted person who loves to play guitar.He and I have that in common.I never liked the business side of music either!!

[@DANTHETUBEMAN]

Blackmore sounds perfectly reasonable to me.

[@chrisyates8115]

A Genuis!!

[@grimdrum2396]

Excellent interview. Great guitar player. But I've always felt that I were in a situation with Richie, and he tried to mess with me, I would have a go with him and it would be quite a tussle. He intimidated a lot of people with his attitude.

[@stephenroberts8964]

Yep I enjoyed that 👍

[@Daddysboys75]

Great player, looks like Blackadder.

[@RMGCBG]

There’s rock, hard rock, metal and Blackmore

[@leeh-xh1iw]

RB is the bested very under rated

[@kenvorland]

Blackmore rules

[@jibicusmaximus4827]

despite everything i heard about him, he's seems like a very decent, straight, talking bloke here.

[@ScienceTalkwithJimMassa]

I met him once. I blew off organic chem lab, went to the local watering hole and he happened to walk in (seriously. Turns out he was at the time dating a local gal). Went up to him, offered to buy him a beer. He said sure, have a seat. We spoke for over an hour talking about gear, Baroque music (he knows a lot, very knowledgeable). This was 76, the Rising tour. I mentioned that I was looking forward to seeing the band next week. He then went to a pay phone (yes, I'm old), made a call. Got me backstage pass. Went to the concert - great f*cking concert. Went backstage. Met Ritchie again. He remembered me and thanked me for coming. Met the other lads in Rainbow. Great bunch of guys. Goddam, Cozy was funny as hell. Hit it off with Tony Carey (I'm also a keyboardist). He gave me suggestions on Moog synth settings. I found Ritchie to be a really nice guy, not at all like the image he cultivated for himself, down to earth, soft spoken, highly intelligent. And of course, he is the GOAT!!

[@BACKSTAGEPASS.ROCK-NEWS]

Now that was a GREAT story, thank you for sharing...

[@JoeyArmstrong2800]

Yes Ritchie can be an arrogant weirdo but his musical artistry is undeniable.

[@majalaubscher7552]

Rare honestly interview

[@Romulus980]

The interview itself was excellent and I really liked the narrator, very distinctive voice. Does any one know who it was, maybe Tommy Vance....?

[@bruffie]

Alexis Korner

[@vistav1]

No doubt Ritchie Blackmore is a genius on the guitar and a very good text-writer as well...his long career speeks for itself..My humble opinion though...is that he was at his best when Bonnet was the lead vocal...Ritchie seemed more focused/pissed (and better), during Bonnets time in Rainbow..

[@jimilove7773]

Thanks The best imo

[@anonymusum]

I was in an aw when I heard him for the first time. It seemed that he was always ahead of any other guitarist at that time. One of his most brilliant solos is the one on Kentucky Woman. If you don´t know it, you should. Additionally his guitar sound still is exceptional, especially when he plays bluesy stuff. I once heard him with Rainbow. It was way too loud and not really good. But then he suddenly played a blues tune and that was worth listening to the whole damn show.

[@robburgess4556]

"As long as nobody calls me a folk guitarist" 15 years later he's doing folk 🤣

[@abelincoln5698]

it's all folk music really. The instruments change but it's all folk music

[@alanthorne3921]

I think he means by folk guitarist is someone strumming three chords at a campsite fire or protest rally.The stuff he is doing with the missus is on another level.

[@brucepedersen8066]

@@alanthorne3921 And people like Rob Burgess there,they will never get it. If he could play as incredibly as Mr. Blackmore, then he might have a point.

[@frankfaulkner7173]

Renaissance

[@jimmypage9283]

The way he's drinking in his videos, they will be calling him a Fucked guitarist soon enough! What's he trying to prove with all the drinking? Look Gillan, I'm a bigger boozer than you are!

[@v.german11b]

Quite interesting statements. I like how Ritchie plays the guitar, I don't know him as a person, but according to his own self description, and Ronnie Dio's, he is... COMPLICATED.

[@youtubesux6361]

I love it. I refused to sing or do harmony. Hell yea

[@sihartobing9570]

He Is Younger Fiveteen Years Old From My Fathers, .... God Bless Sir, Be Longlive And Always Healthy Life, ... Congratulation For Your Birthday At April 2020 Ago , ..... Cheerio.🌠🎼🎸🎼🌠👍👍👍🌠🌠🌟🌠🌠.

[@tonylehr8714]

What in the hell are you talking about?

[@ponytrekker8996]

He actually said something’s nice about Ian gillan.

[@angularsquare8757]

Remember hearing this on the BBC ...

[@willdenham]

He showed how you run a strat through a Marshall.

[@johnmarshall3903]

Hendrix was first though

[@madarifin2892]

@@johnmarshall3903 he made it better. Hendrix play like stupid. Sounds terrible

[@ricknowak4582]

. I heard him say one time on an interview that he did not like fireball. W t f. I thought that was a great album. "No no no." "No one came." And especially the Title song .... FIREBALL !!! You don't get any more rocker than that!

[@novakingood3788]

Sounds like the legendary, but sadly late, Alexis Korner doing the narration.

[@brandonbrook9664]

For an intellectual introvert virtuoso such as Ritchie Blackmore, the 'pound of flesh' price extracted as the cost of his gift, is being subjected to an endless array of "golly-gee-whiz you're the greatest, can I touch your sleeve?" bootlickers coming at him from all sides. The opinion of peers, subordinates, and admiring fans are all trite & meaningless when he's his own harshest critic.

[@jimmypage9283]

Is that Alexis Corner doing the voice over?

[@stevmuzik]

Pretty sure it is. Slightly surprising because Alexis usually focussed on more blues-related material. An excellent broadcaster.

[@BACKSTAGEPASS.ROCK-NEWS]

Yes it is......capital radio I think he worked for in the UK

[@neiljones1938]

@@BACKSTAGEPASS.ROCK-NEWS I'm sure this interview is from Guitar Greats on BBC Radio One in the early 1980s. I remember it on a Sunday night.

[@joshofofw945]

Thats explains it on who Richie is

[@CB-xr1eg]

"Richie" is "Ritchie".

[@glennevans389]

Cozy Powell Front row at the rainbow long live rock and roll tour

[@karlmorton9881]

Is this Alexis Kornier? Who died the Collingwood year in 1984?

[@nightstarmusic7]

We have followed Ritchie for years, even shared a studio in Orlando Fl. We agree with most of the comments. Praying for him to dig into the bible, and find Jesus, just Ritchie and the bible, no doctrine. We need him in heaven.

[@shawnmcvey7789]

Wishing other people to follow your guiding light is not respectful, faith and spirituality can be wonderful but the desire to "gift" your faith to someone else can be traced to a lot of the worst parts of religions, especially christianity. Part of why we cannot exist as a global species is that we are still divided by the ancient moral guides that each society was built on. We obviously needed them, but following the "instructions" without updating them to the modern world is part of what keeps the modern world in such chaos. Everyone just wants more versions of themselves and wants a hill to die on, instead of finding the tenants of morality that any religion or ideology might have in common. Don't seek your reflection, use your moral compass to connect and empathize with the people who you find most foreign. We can all learn from each other.

[@jimhere1]

Whackjob

[@hansdegroot9934]

@@jimhere1 Who? nightstarmusic7, Shawn McVey or Blackmore himself?

[@Alex-vi2wl]

@@shawnmcvey7789 Dude that was profound, not the type of comment I'd expect in here lol

[@blueyestu7950]

Fuck off God Botherer’s!!!!

[@johnmcminn9455]

Great piece of trivia, the first Rainbow LP had "Still I'm Sad" that was actually a Yardbirds song With out the vocal . To avoid paying publishing no vocal lyrics were sung Blackmore took a folky sounding song and put his B harmonic minor scale over F#. .. The phrygian for the solo. Took a Jimmy Page song and made it a Rainbow showpiece !