Latest about Ritchie Blackmore
“They didn’t know what it was!” Ritchie Blackmore on the mysterious illness that took him offstage — and brought in Christopher Cross
Blackmore’s mystery illness sent him to a Texas hospital on Deep Purple’s first U.S. gig, while a local guitar hero came to his rescue
Ritchie Blackmore on his backstage encounters with Eddie Van Halen
The former Deep Purple guitarist says Van Halen was a “humble” player who “always used to underestimate himself”
Ritchie Blackmore explains how Jeff Beck “cheated” — and set the tone for a generation of players to follow
The former Deep Purple man hasn’t always had kind words to say about his peers, but this legend was on another level in his book
Ritchie Blackmore says “most guitar players aren't nice people” – names the one exception
The guitarist has surprised fans with an impromptu Q&A session over Instagram, and recalled his interactions with a late great
Ritchie Blackmore on the one musician he was closest to — and what drove a wedge between them
The two men reconnected before one of them died, leading Blackmore to write a song in his memory
“I kept Cozy in the band because he would bring stacks and stacks of English chocolates...”
Rainbow’s new nine-disc ‘Temple of the King’ box arrived with a rare invitation to debrief the elusive virtuoso.
“An owl meeting a bumblebee in mid-flight.” Ritchie Blackmore on crafting the perfect Deep Purple–era guitar tone
The legend reveals how Marshall, Fender and even a tape deck helped shape his famously heavy — but barely distorted — sound
Ritchie Blackmore on Eric Clapton, show business and the anxiety he couldn’t outrun
Blackmore blamed his ruthlessness on insecurity — and the anxiety he couldn’t outrun
