Latest about Ritchie Blackmore
Bob Daisley on being warned off Ritchie Blackmore, the greatness of Gary Moore – and pairing-up with Randy Rhoads
Born to be a bassist, he was warned against working with Rainbow and Sabbath alumni, but did it anyway. And his only regret is the ever-looming cloud over his celebrated work with Ozzy Osbourne
Ritchie Blackmore recalls buying his first Gibson from amp pioneer Jim Marshall's music store
Blackmore used the Gibson ES-335 all throughout the '60s, from The Outlaws to Deep Purple’s 1970 breakthrough album, In Rock
“He said very politely, ‘Can I get up on stage with you and use your guitar?’ It was very overwhelming to play with a Beatle”: That time Ritchie Blackmore and George Harrison jammed Little Richard at a Deep Purple concert
Harrison had decided to check out Deep Purple while in Australia in 1984, and ended up sharing the stage with Blackmore for an eight-minute jam of Lucille
That time Ritchie Blackmore disturbed Eric Clapton by cranking Marshalls in a hotel at 3am
Blackmore decided to protest some noisy hotel maintenance with some equally noisy guitar antics. Unfortunately, Slowhand was in the room next door…
Simon McBride on how he’s made the Deep Purple catalog his own – while paying homage to the icons who came before him
McBride was appointed Deep Purple's lead guitarist in 2022, following in the footsteps of some of the most revered players of all time
Ritchie Blackmore on why he switched from the 335 to the Stratocaster – and the one he used to record Smoke on the Water
Deep Purple icon Ritchie Blackmore tells us how a visit from Slowhand’s roadie turned him into a Fender Strat diehard – and why he kept breaking whammy bars
Deep Purple’s Simon McBride on the Ritchie Blackmore lick he found most difficult to learn
McBride has also discussed where he thinks Blackmore's compositional strength lies
Deep Purple play Smoke on the Water on the lake that inspired it – with actual fire in the sky
The band return to Montreux, the site of the 1971 casino fire depicted in the lyrics of their iconic track
