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Ritchie Blackmore

Ritchie Blackmore - Deep Purple - 1971

“Wanted to play very very loudly”: The 1969 album Ritchie Blackmore couldn’t stand working on

Drove him up the wall.

Matthew Ingate
Jun 1, 2026
John Lennon - Ritchie Blackmore - Split

The John Lennon song Ritchie Blackmore couldn’t stand: “Very average”

A controversial take.

Arun Starkey
May 15, 2026
Ritchie Blackmore - Deep Purple - Rainbow - Far Out Magazine

The guitarist too good to have a hit, according to Ritchie Blackmore

Perfectionism.

Kelly Murphy
May 14, 2026
Deep Purple - 1975 - Band

Why Deep Purple tried to blockade their own 1970 breakthrough: “We were anti-contrivance”

Self-sabotage…

Ben Forrest
May 13, 2026
Ritchie Blackmore - Deep Purple

“I don’t like them”: the friendship Ritchie Blackmore ruined with one interview in 1978

What could have been…

Kelly Murphy
May 9, 2026
Ritchie Blackmore - Deep Purple - 1971

The 1971 Deep Purple album Ritchie Blackmore never liked: “We slipped there”

“I don’t think the ideas were there”.

Tim Coffman
Apr 29, 2026
Ritchie Blackmore - Deep Purple

The 1965 song Ritchie Blackmore said changed guitar forever: “I thought it was wonderful”

“I thought it was wonderful.”

Dale Maplethorpe
Apr 23, 2026
Five guitar solos that prove Ritchie Blackmore is a genius -

Five guitar solos that prove Ritchie Blackmore is a genius

One of the greatest.

Dale Maplethorpe
Apr 14, 2026
Ian Gillan - 1970 - Deep Purple

Ian Gillan’s five favourite songs of all time and how they shaped Deep Purple

One of the greatest hard rock singers

Tom Taylor
Apr 6, 2026
Ritchie Blackmore - Musician - Deep Purple - Guitarist - 2024

“Not happy”: When Ritchie Blackmore gave up on two bands for a second time

Tiring.

Reuben Cross
Mar 31, 2026
Ritchie Blackmore - Deep Purple - 1971

The “best band in England”, according to Ritchie Blackmore

Ritchie goes where the dancing goes.

Gaia Neiman
Mar 25, 2026
Ritchie Blackmore - Deep Purple - 1971

The classic rock band Ritchie Blackmore called “idiots”

A bold point.

Arun Starkey
Mar 22, 2026

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