Ritchie Blackmore talking about Deep Purple Era

[pteeng1]

It just goes to show that to be that good you ALWAYS need a good sense of humour! I mean, 'Mozart was dead at the time, but nobody knew it..'! How cool is that?

[shearn666]

"I stole it" - so what you gonna do about it??? Haha. The Master.

I've not seen this before. What is it from???

[ratbatblu]

I've met Ritchie 3x...he was always great to me, I'll never have a bad word to say about him. You either get his humor or you don't...those that don't just tend to not like him at all. Needless to say, he had me cracking up during this interview, especially the Mozart bit.

[soumyaaymous]

@ratbatblu absolutely..that part was hilarious...and i have started doing (dry humour ) this after seeing him do this in quite a few interviewes ( check out the one with rainbow where he says he expects the lead singer to occasionally drop his pants )......irritates the hell outta my friends who dont get it :D

[soumyaaymous]

i just love the way he plays Hendrix's tunes so easily....not too many can do that :)

(let alone everything else he has done)

[oberfour1]

@soumyaaymous Because blackmore blows Hendrix away. Jimi Hendrix was an inovator as in the wa pedel. Eddie VanHalen did the finger tapping.

Ritchie Blackmore is a genuine great guitar player that is second to none.

[67goldtops]

@oberfour1

"Blackmore blows Hendrix away."

THAT is great comedic writing. Thanks for the laugh!

"Second to none." Laugh my ass off.

[67goldtops]

@soumyaaymous

FYI-Ritchie's fingering the E7#9 chord at 1:14 doesn't quite equate to "Playing Henrix's tunes so easily." Nor does his playing the "Fire" riff, which he plays incorrectly, by the way.

[tsimisde]

"Stone free" is more similar to "Mandrake Root"

[steveditko]

At least he admits to the stealing, Page never does. He just keeps denying and denying all the way to court.

[soumyaaymous]

i wonder why he was refering to gillan's good singing ability in past tense :P

[jaganjacfan]

@soumyaaymous because Ians singing is terrible nowadays. Actually,it has been for the last,like 20-25 years or so... Just listen to child in time in the early days,than in the 80's and now,and you'll get the gist of what I'm sayin'

[soumyaaymous]

@jaganjacfan well i follow gillan's site called caramba ( check it out if u like gillan) ..there sm1 asked what his highest note was when he was at his best...to this he said its strange that one would equate hitting the highest note with him being at his best...he says that he thinks currently he is at his best as he has more control over his voice than he did in the past...i guess people judge child in time a lot by those famous high notes ( B5 or A5 i think) ....he cant do those anymore...

[hummlan1]

you have been  you havent been anyone for years....hahaha

[barclosed]

i agree,if they sound great ,so be it

[changos979]

el mejor guitarrista de todos los tiempos sin duda

[seventhskate]

There are 7 notes (with sharps & flats).. gotta remember that. when a progression works it has to fit with other notes within the scale. You can ring a lot of different notes together also, but not ALL of them work, you'd know, it would just sound like shit unless you progressed in some way to another key. point is everything's been done so let's not harp on Ritchie for "stealing" anything when the songs sound fuckin' great!

[assa123assa123]

it is a remarkable thing how Blackmore shows his disrespect for DP. He even tries to make it look like he has partly forgotten the notes, which is hardly possibly. Reminds me of Harrison's "previous incarnation" talks, but in a more rude way. Like "all that was total crap". Should we talk about Blackmore's night latest disk? that's where stealing shines full..

[rainbowpal3]

so him mentioning he got the riffs from other songs is showing disrespect to dp? u want him to lie?

last blackmores night album is higher quality music than anything dp did since 1972. and dp has lots of shit songs.

[Lincoln2000]

@assa123assa123

I don't think that he disrespects Deep Purple. Still he plays Deep Purple songs with his band "Blackmore's Night".. Would he do this if he disrespects the music ?? Songs like Child in time for example, or of course Smoke on the Water.

I don't like Blackmore's Night too, but if he wants to do this.. why not ?

But I don't see any thing in this interview which shows disrespect like you say..

[padillalisa]

@assa123assa123 Wow! I didn't realize DP had stolen music. Like Led Zeppelin, huh. Now, I LOVE DP & LZ music, but it isn't right to steal withoug crediting.

[ratbatblue555]

Blackmore is a thief. He stole everything!!!

[LinkBulletBill]

Same people would say the same about Jimmy Page.

[ftryew]

IS THIS ONE OF KEN DODDS DIDDY MEN ?

[MadJohnEscapes]

Ritchie's comment's on Mozart are priceless

"He wasn't at all well....."

[sabinulik]

Guitar Master!!! no one can compare to RitChiE-kInG:)))

can anybody tell me about his guitar ...

what kind of guitar?

thanx:)

[psychkoala]

Awesome video !

Extremely informative and amusing.

[purpledude603]

Nothing better than a Ritchie Blackmore !!!

[julyvalls]

there are only two things for me , very originals from Blackmore, the first is the way he combined the stolen part , and the second is his own stile , don´t get me wrong , I like very much Deep Purple.

[cw3le]

Looks like Ritchie started to dislike Gillan's "change" of voice that occured as time passed. His voice is really unique and not like any other and maybe that's what bothered Ritchie, because he wanted Deep Purple to be him, when you think of Deep Purple, to think first of him. But with Gillan on stage with him that just couldn't happen because they're both great!

[DeeperPhantom]

Hahaha.... Ritchie Blackmore is an absolute champion - My fav guitarist - But I couldn't agree more about your philosophy about why they couldn't share the stage ;)

[Maxe84]

about highway star:

"ian did a good job there... he was in good shape in that time.. he could.... SING"

*looooooooooooooooool*

[vasoulitsa]

"ian did a good job there... he was in good shape in that time.. he could.... sing AT THAT PART....

I love Blackmore-Gillan fights soooo much!! So funny!LOL! They both have a great sense of humor, they are both amazing musicians, just too selfish to work together..for a long period of time..But in the mid-time theres no doubt they have created miracles...!!!

[whitezepp1]

he says "he could sing at that point"

[Diofan1952]

Sweetheart!

[aureliosjc]

Steve Howe, never HAS STOLEN SONGS.

[julyvalls]

Steve Howe is the best guitar player in the world

[flyfish777]

haha,,no not hardly,,blackmore rules every where,,easily the best better than hendrix or anyone, i heard them all for over 40 years..

[julyvalls]

yes , in studio is amazing but in live he always break guitars and in his solos, he didn´t make music , he did noise. steve never never did that stupid things.

[krootman12]

ritchies sense of humor kills me

[NisseEricsson]

RIchie Blackmore is one of the most amazing guitarists in the world. Only Tony Iommi can outmatch him. Richie is so amazing.

[aureliosjc]

STEVE HOWE>>>>>>>>>Blackmore

And Steve Howe didnt have to STEAL musics from other bands to make sucessful hits like blackmore

[julyvalls]

I agree Steve Howe is God , is not comparable with Richie Blackmoore Steve is very original

[scarfacedan09]

Ritchie has such a dark sense of humor but hes still one of my biggest influences and one of the most fascinating musicians!

[LucBertolotti]

he could sing at that point... LOL

[strangegroove1985]

is it me or is Ritchie wearing a wig now?

[jk31213]

nope. thats his real hair. or so it looks anyways. hes into not only medieval music but the side of life and people in those days wore wigs so...i wonder myself lol

[pulcinomi]

ma quele ladro!!!!!!!!!

ha preso lo spunto da alcuni pezzi e li ha rielaborati in modo unico ed originale...

Blackmore & Deep Purple 4ever....

[easily]

He is god

[Rknbkr12]

Damn! And I thought I was watching George Harrison!

[julyvalls]

no le alcansa el video para mostrar lo chorro q es jajajajajajajajajjajaa

[julyvalls]

Thief Richie Blackmore is a Thief!

[aureliosjc]

"Got the idea"?????? You STOLE THE ENTIRE, MOTHERFUCKER!

[maghole]

what is your problem?

[julyvalls]

yes really! he is a Thief

[colintg1962]

I would have thought that No One Came from Fireball was more like Stone Free than Speed King.

Just a thought.

[maghole]

He is a bit crazy and of course he admits himself to be very moody, but in my opinion he looks like a great guy! and of course he is the best guitarist there ever was and will be!

[segould]

He's funny when he's talking about Mozart. And that he can't remember the name of Steppin' Out.

[vaiisbetter]

He wasn't complimenting Gillian. Listen to the last bit, he said he sang well, then very quietly under his breath almost,he says 'in those days'.

[sgalloberklee]

wow this video is so cool !!!

[JohnNightwolf]

I want this documentary on DVD.

I love Blackmore's guitar sounds :D

[vhscampos]

There are rumours that Smoke On The Water was based on a brazilian song called "Maria Moita", by Nara Leão.

Since Claude Nobs has been a fan of her, Ritchie heard that song and got inspired.

I think we'll never know if this is true, but I suggest you to search in YT for "Maria Moita" and listen to it. It's been actually written before Smoke On The Water.

[Tiodomaca]

This is a right information. There are a lot of videos about this song that's played by another brazilian musicians.

[poorperson]

i always knew lazy was based on steppin out!!! it was by james bracken

[jk31213]

"unlikeanyotherhuman", u hav to understand that blackmore is an asshole. two things...he "held back" for the interview im sure and two, he has indeed changed since then. he was an asshole cause of gillan. gillan was an asshole cause of blackmore. they no longer play together. i guess u can say he is like this NOW but back when...no.

[chronocrosser]

It's true, this is the nicest I've ever seen him act, especially toward Ian Gillan.

[4eyedCyclopes]

are u kidding??did u hear that backhanded compliment at the very?? he said gillan sang well.....in those days.

[ubludki]

the joke about Mozart is really stupid...

[uzumaki1994]

hehe blackmore complamenting gillan thats a first im glad......that mozart joke was halarious

[JackassHighSchool123]

stone free sounds like Im Alone holy fuck

[vamc969]

subtle dig at Gillian at the end :)

[stefk123]

Stone free sounds nothing like speed king imo.

[svaran]

He has such a fluid style of playing.

[ubludki]

Richard Hugh Blackmore RULZ and BURNS at the same time...

I mean... people, what he said about Ian Gillan at the very end is just... not very nice... lol

[stempaapia]

he is rude =)

[emusius]

I rly cant see how he stole speed king from hendrix's "stone free"...

[heavymetalkicksass]

yea

[ubludki]

I don't play the guitar, but even I kinda heard that the riff is very similar lol =)

[wero454]

Highway Star and Speed King!!

they remind me of Communication Breakdown by Led Zepp.. ! x]

i prefer Highway Star & Comm Break

[zonkov88]

fuck off, speed king is teh best :b

search for "speed king roger" on youtube and check out the first vid... and tell me it doesnt totally kick ass

[bollockart]

I liked these Englishmen they are so gentlemen enof to admit things. Good for you Ritchie, you brought life to us with your guitar riffs.

[4thReichRifle]

he doesnt talk about his days in deep purple with glenn hughes and david coverdale :)

they where very popular back then , i wonder why he doesnt like the stormbringer album

[saulgenesisfan]

Ritchie claims that he wrote the music to 'Highway Star', but Gillan and Glover both claim that he wasn't with the rest of the band when GLOVER wrote it, so one question: who do we believe? :)

[matoya]

he said "WE wrote it"

[saulgenesisfan]

i'm not talking about what he is saying in this interview, i'm talking about what he says whenever he is asked who wrote the songs. He has stated several times that he composed the music himself and Gillan wrote the lyrics alone also, but Gillan and Glover both claim that the music was composed by Glover and Ritchie wasn't even on the tour bus they wrote it on so he had nothing to do with it.

[maghole]

listen to deeppurple1952, its the right version! If you have the machine head documentary you will find that gillan says this!

[Deeperpurple1952]

Highway Star was written on a tour bus on the way to a gig, a jounalist on the bus asked how they write songs..Ritchie said..like this ..and started to play the tune, then the others joined in...the song opened the show that same night.

[talpajam]

"We Ain't Got Nothin' Yet" by the Blues Magoos (1967) was probably the closer antecedent of Black Night. Very popular song that summer...god what a year.

[zonkov88]

loooooooooool

oh my fucking god

i still dont get it

HOW CAN HE KEEP A STRAIGHT FACE?

HOW?!?!?!?

[Sp1n3bu5t3r]

I love u Ritchie !

[4thReichRifle]

HE DOESNT EVEN LOOK AT HIS GUITAR!!!

omg omg omg omg omg omg omg , does the band "blackmore's night" still exist?

[donairey]

yes but like rainbow they bairly ever tour.

[Deeperpurple1952]

Listen to a song called Bombay Calling, by...It's A Beautiful Day, you'll see where Child In Time came from, it's on youtube

[Photoman15]

Yes, The writer of that was Jon Lord's girlfriend/wife at the time, so they shared the song.

[zonkov88]

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL i love ritchie's humour hahahahahah

[exc123]

There is a difference between ripping off someone and being inspired by someone. I wouldn't say he ripped him off, I don't think Mozart would be looking for retribution for being riipped off on Highway star :-) We've all been inspired by someone.

[ulistrat75]

why don't you go back to sleeping with your sister you dumb fucking redneck!! theres allways a asshole no matter whear you go!!!

[Wouter1734]

RITCHIE IS DA MAN!!

[sledge999]

You can go back even further. niggers stole the blues from anglo saxon and celtic folk and country music. There was no `blues` in Africa. They came here and heard white man`s music. All black blues is shit. It took Elvis to make it listenable. LOL

[SirAllan02]

you are a piece of garbage. you and elvis musta been close, you racist f*cks.

[muertealbertstalin]

You are so clueless. Go back to the meth lab you came from.

[Grglxks]

The fact that at this point Ritchie was willing to admit that Ian Gillan had a good voice, even sarcastically, is enough for me to tell that, at least to some small degree, Ritchie has forgiven Ian. If it's the same for the other side, however, I can't tell...

[Lordmore89]

yeah ritchie owns!!

[OLDEMILLINN]

thanks ritchie for your music, and the lessons too. you are insuperable

[TrelleborgtheLegend]

Richie is a wonderful musician!!!!!!

[ausgang]

It's ok if Ritchie ripped off Clapton. It's probably an Albert King riff anyway.

[axis303]

Steppin' Out is actually based on a James Bracken track from the 50s

[ThoughtScientist]

sure beats ripping off page like everyone else lol

[kondurperu2]

he should come back to deep purple

[spinozacelt]

"he could sing at that point..."...:-)

[OLDEMILLINN]

RITCHIE IS THE MASTER OF MASTERS

[ritchie63]

blackmore is the greatest and the honest !

not taking himself to serious.

[neuroma]

I get a lot of flak for supposedly "stealing" other sounds and riffs, People tend to forget there are only 12 defined notes!~ And as for the melodies well with the exception of the all time great composers, hell the Beatles too ALL of them already! all we have are leftovers. Great interview Ritchie!

[poetofcalifornia]

I talked to Ritchie one time when a radio station did an interview with him and fans could call in. Ritchie was very nice to me, talking with me at length. (Thank you, Ritchie). They say he's temperamental but I'm sure he just wants to be treated with respect. I now know he's also honest.

[DangerousBastard]

Great stuff. I like Ritchie's dry humour!

[PoorguyNick]

On one other occasion Blackmore said 'We all stole that time, but (Jimmy) Page stole the most.

[jmastersherm1]

I believe this was shot by a company from Japan in 1997.

[CountAltec]

Great clip.. I wonder where this is taken from?

[kottmeier]

Great video! Does anyone know the source?

[VictimofAtkins]

ritchie's very honest, modest and one of the best players out there.

[Fearonus]

Everyone can get an impression. Like Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven is very smilar to a folk song. Or Hotel California of Eagles, same chords with Jethro Tull's "We Used to Know". It's not a crime or something. It's music for god's sake. You can't blame Ritchie for stealing Black Night's riffs or Jimmy Page for completely forgetting that the song Dazed And Confused belongs to Jake Holmes and putting his sign under it.

[VictimofAtkins]

you forgot jimmy stealing black mountain side from bert jansch and taking credit for it. That jimmy's a thief!

[Photoman15]

How about MISTY MOUNTAIN HOP being ripped off from Sonny & Cher's (Sonny the writer) The Beat Goes On, which by the way, Pete Townshend was quoted as saying it was the greatest rock & roll song ever.

[repetitivemotion]

Where did this come from? I need to get a copy. Ritchie is THE MAN.

[bonenk]

Blackmore is the best in my book. He's an honest person and I think that's probably why some people are royally offended. This guy is an amazing song writer and guitar player. Ian could sing at a point...that's very true, indeed.

[ritchie63]

Richie is just great, he doesn' t even bother to say where he got his tunes from, would you see Zeppelin or the beatles do it ? because they did as well

ritchie is honest and stays with his principals

[ganuv]

the guy doesn't even look at the guitar.he's just amazing.

[Oxterc]

Ritchie:"Ian could sing at that point", so true, but sad to see the band breaking up. Ians voice ain't what is once was..

[apcampo]

Interesting, but I fail to see the similarity between Speed King and Stone Free and/or Fire, they sound not a bit alike, in fact Stone Free sounds a bit like another Purple song, called 'Bird has Flown'. Unless Ritchie is hearing something from those songs I am not.

[ritchie63]

just play it a little faster