Ritchie Blackmore Interview: “I’ve Never Followed Any Rules”

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Ritchie Blackmore Interview: In His Own Words – Parts 6–8Family Favourites, Breaking the Rules and Learning to Love the Acoustic Guitar.Three questions. Three very different sides of Ritchie Blackmore.In this extended instalment of my exclusive Ritchie Blackmore Interview : In His Own Words interview series, I bring together Parts 6, 7 and 8.We talk about the music Ritchie’s family actually listens to — and which Deep Purple songs have found their way through to the next generation.Then we move into guitar playing: does Ritchie really think about harmonic minor scales when he improvises, or does instinct take over?Finally, Ritchie talks about the transition from electric to acoustic guitar, why playing without distortion and sustain was such a challenge, and why it took him around 20 years to feel completely comfortable.This original interview was recorded exclusively for Now Spinning Magazine.A huge thank you to Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night for making the series possible.Please subscribe for the remaining instalments of Ritchie Blackmore: In His Own Words.🎵 JOIN OUR MUSIC COMMUNITYLove physical music and friendly, knowledgeable music conversation? Join the Now Spinning com