Ritchie Blackmore - Rare Interview (1997) VERY RARE FOOTAGE!

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Күн бұрын

This is one of the best interviews that i've seen with Ritchie. He talks fantastically about
6 Deep Purple songs. And he explains how, when, from where, from what they became,
with fabulous examples after each song, made by Japanese interviewers. The songs are:
Mandrake Root
Black Night
Speed King
Smoke On the Water
Lazy
Highway Star
Pay attention at the end when he talks about Highway Star, and mentions Gillan and what
he says about him !
Believe me you can't often hear Ritchie talking about Ian in that way !

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@Chico50445 6 жыл бұрын

I keep coming back here just to hear Lazy on a 12 string acoustic.

@mariabonet 9 жыл бұрын

the best guitar player ever (for me).Love this video.

@hulldanfan 11 жыл бұрын

Don't you just love it when, near the end, Ritchie says 'Ian could sing' and then just in time adds 'At that point'.

@FaxanaduJohn 12 күн бұрын

LOL!

@335fusion 12 жыл бұрын

Funny as well as talented - and kind. Had the privilege of meeting Ritchie in 1970 (Romford Odeon) when arguably DP were at the top of their game. Great man.

@shushutany6034 5 жыл бұрын

Such a poker face guy but we can see he respects Ian Gillan very much!

@dragonborn4045 9 жыл бұрын

The fucking part on Mozart. I died.

@donaldzelazny9624 8 жыл бұрын

Reincarnation ........................ Blacky .................................. ;-)

@Alex-vi2wl 7 жыл бұрын

Ritchie is notoriously know for bullshitting interviewers while keeping a straight face lol

@MontanaMile 9 жыл бұрын

a huge influence to this day...killer riffs and rhythms

@mariasimitsis8031 9 жыл бұрын

I love how he doesn't even look at the guitar while he plays

@kodiakandgrizzlybears3787 8 жыл бұрын

+Maria Simitsis This is Ritchie Blackmore being the God of guitar.

@alexalex-fp2fo 7 жыл бұрын

Kodiak and Grizzly Bears Even gods stole riffs.

@kodiakandgrizzlybears3787 7 жыл бұрын

ringo ramirez: It wasn't nicked but inspired in musical terms!

@kodiakandgrizzlybears3787 10 жыл бұрын

Best guitarist in the world!

@Maul-kh4ek 4 жыл бұрын

0:00 Mandrake Root 1:24 Black Night 2:16 Speed King 3:05 Smoke On The Water 3:37 Lazy 4:12 Highway Star

@j_freed 12 жыл бұрын

Wonderful hearing this man talk, so down to earth and deep musicality there. And yes why not talk about where ideas came from, or what 'nudged' a certain riff into reality? We can learn from this and not worry about it!

@tidepoolbay 10 жыл бұрын

I love this interview! Woof!!

@dartboard36 12 жыл бұрын

Ritchie linked to this from facebook this morning. How awesome is that? Great video for us DP fans for sure. Ritchie is an amazing artist.

@squirrelandgman71 9 жыл бұрын

What a legend, superstar.

@spartakusspartaneca646 3 жыл бұрын

Super

@thechief011 14 жыл бұрын

I wish Ritchie was like this all the time, cause i actually like his attitude in this video. And i like that he recognised gillan's voice as being great, even if he implied that he can't really sing now

@tidepoolbay 13 жыл бұрын

Great interview! Thank you!

@RockbertoRocks 14 жыл бұрын

Rare moment of Ritchie not being... Ritchie Great stuff

@SIXSTRING63 11 жыл бұрын

At least he is honest about who he stole riffs from. Jimmy Page should give this a watch and give credit to some of the countless riffs he stole from people over the years. I love Zep and one of my all time favorites but after I realized how many things they ripped from other people I was shocked. It was not only riffs but whole songs they took writing credit for.

@juliereminiec4937 Жыл бұрын

Riffs aren't copywritable, Phrases are. You may not have looked at the names in the parentese .. They (Page & Plant ) did acknowledge the songwriters

@jguitarify 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for uploading this!!

@mikebarrow157 11 жыл бұрын

Genius!!! Thanks BIG TIME for this!

@Frank_Cohen 13 жыл бұрын

Great interview. Thanks so much for posting. The Ricky Nelson references made for a cool change-up.

@datomindiashvili6515 11 жыл бұрын

greatest guitarist ever !!!

@fidomusic 11 жыл бұрын

I like that he acknowledges he isn't totally original.

@TheMIRCO112 11 жыл бұрын

he is naturally a very funny man)))

@crucify40 11 жыл бұрын

Ritchie's so cool..

@6148ai 14 жыл бұрын

Ritchie is one the great guitarists that the world ever known. I wonder why he left Deep Purple..... miss his guitar work...

@blakjack3053 Жыл бұрын

I don't care how much of an asshole his colleges think he is, Ritchie Blackmore is still my favorite and among the best guitar players in the history of rock n roll!

@MetalMistress888 7 жыл бұрын

F**king love his honesty! Ritchie forever!

@TheLeonjennings 6 ай бұрын

A genius. A pioneer for music. He openly admits to stealing or borrowing riffs and styles, but does anyone care? NO!. Because that is music in its essence. Learning of others and making their own. Whoever made this video deserves all the money in the world. A video where we can watch a master guitarist not only play his songs but also play other songs that he was inspired by. Now days the lawyers would be all over him.

@DeimosGT 14 жыл бұрын

great!!!!!!!!

@simkolkay 11 жыл бұрын

Love his jab at Ian Gillan at the end of the interview. "ian was in good stead then, he could sing at that point." Ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha.

@ccfliege 14 жыл бұрын

man this guitar sounds great

@pabloperez4063 8 ай бұрын

It,s really amazing...and no pick even.

@BlackPurpleFish 14 жыл бұрын

Great insight Gillian fan. Thanks so much. Richies very last comment about Ian. "He could sing at that point" lol.

@MikeCarolina 11 жыл бұрын

Ian could sing, at that point. Hilarious!

@anamorrison7667 6 жыл бұрын

Ritchie 🎸❤

@DioRonnieRJ 10 жыл бұрын

So funny. Poor Ian Gillian!

@sezwhom 11 жыл бұрын

Very good & informative interview. Many riffs were stolen then & now.

@jawadperson 14 жыл бұрын

@mihailvoiculescu THANK YOU !!! I've been wondering where that's from, and you reminded me !!! and even though it IS from burn it's on the same scale as the highway star thing "middle mart"

@ya6655 12 жыл бұрын

So rare 113,000 have seen it :)

@Fuxerz 3 ай бұрын

330k now

@LuigiFanDubITA 13 жыл бұрын

3:45 \ 3:54 ..... THE BEST!!! nobody can play in that way like him and so sharp!!! Ritchie Blackmore will kick ass all them rock\metal guitarist, forever!! :)

@paulkennard8741 11 жыл бұрын

A old Fender tube head when cranked up produced 'tube compression'..this is the effect on Smoke on the Water..i owned a BandMaster that did this exact sound,,its long gone...

@js100serch 10 жыл бұрын

I do the same. I take riffs and solos from my favourite guitar players, bands and make my own songs, solos and other stuff based on their work.

@rojas559 8 жыл бұрын

That's what music is. A mash up of all different music.

@ordolight1 11 жыл бұрын

Awwweeee, you make it look so frikken easy!!!

@ettielumpkin 12 жыл бұрын

Actually one of my life experiences - Ritchie Blackmore playing with Rainbow. Totally awe-inspiring.

@IgorsDeepPurpleUniverse 12 жыл бұрын

Fabulous, a link to one of my videos on official Ritchie's page Thanks for the info

@cashway0420 10 жыл бұрын

I wish Page would admit to stealing tunes too.

@hotforknowledge2111 10 жыл бұрын

Yes me too because he stole a lot more than Blackmoore.

@rekdinhopoetico 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, Jimmy is brilliant, but stole a lot of riffs!

@Colstonewall 5 жыл бұрын

@@rekdinhopoetico Name me a Riff he "stole?" They may have borrowed some lyrics, but riffs!? Give me a break.

@Colstonewall 5 жыл бұрын

@@hotforknowledge2111 Nonsense. Actually, it's pure bullshit.

@onpsxmember 5 жыл бұрын

@@Colstonewall Take Dazed and Confused by Jack Holmes. They claimed it was original for decades and Holmes didn't care that much and later came to an agreement. Plant wrote other lyrics for a change. The Lemon Song is Killing Floor by Howling Wolf. They played it often and later made the Lemon Song with lyrics from someone else, but we try to focus on song where riffs or melody was taken and sold as their own. It took quite some time to get them to list him as co-creator. Then we got half of Bring it on Home which was later credited to Willie Dixon...they liked him a lot, so they took a lot from him. Hats off for Harper borrows heavily from Shake 'em on down (Bukka White). Giving that guy credit would be a nice thing to do....but no. Want some more? The trial on Stairway is in the next round after they couldn't even listen to the right Taurus version played by Spirit. They took a lot, but they always made something great with it. Still, blatantly lying sucks.

@thesimguy1905 12 жыл бұрын

He's genious.

@wtglb 13 жыл бұрын

Love the cracks about Mozart......

@datomindiashvili6515 11 жыл бұрын

2:14 best part he smiled :D

@MicrosoftsourceCode 11 жыл бұрын

soooo cool

@kevinrutzloch2546 10 жыл бұрын

3:44 DUUUUDEEEE, the master strikes again, Ritchie, could you send me tabs today :D

@paulkennard8741 11 жыл бұрын

I agree.......what have the others WRITTEN without him...Perfect Strangers proves he is THE FORCE behind Purple.. the others following HIS lead..like most bands...

@gregmonteiro1737 10 жыл бұрын

All the talk of him being so full of himself and arrogant. Man back then all rock stars were treated like gods. I thought he was pretty cool in this interview and as a lifelong fan dig the fact that he explained the origins of the songs.

@rojas559 8 жыл бұрын

I love Ritchie the musician. Even during his sit-down interviews you can tell he is a deep guy.However with that said you can't deny what many, many, many musicians and fans that have had their run-ins with him, especially in his younger days who say he was a complete asshole. Ritchie himself has even said back in the day he had an anger problem and he could become physical with people. I have a hard time not believing the things Ronnie James Dio has been on record saying.

@ScienceTalkwithJimMassa 8 жыл бұрын

Like her or not, Candace has mellowed him. I actually think that for the first time in his life, he is content. Plus, he no longer has anything to prove.

@patrickmichels7888 7 жыл бұрын

In the meantime jimmy page still can't admit borrowing even one riff - give Ritchie some credit for being honest

@Colstonewall 5 жыл бұрын

What "riff" are you referring to? If it's Stairway, you're wrong. This was played out in Court and the Court ruled for Page, period end of story.

@IgorsDeepPurpleUniverse 12 жыл бұрын

@brecknockschool WOW you saw the classic Rainbow from Dio era ! Fabulous man !

@SlackerSlayer 12 жыл бұрын

@VitalSigns1 Definitely the term fits the style. Those you listed, I have them all right over there [points to record shelf]. All the Rainbow, Sabbath,,, on n on for over 1500 pre 1980s RnR records.

@fallenrocker100 12 жыл бұрын

@BCRSIX you're right and I wasn't trying to say they ALL can't hit the notes like they used to, but when they can't you just gotta take it for what it is, getting older. and enjoy the one's who still can hit those notes. :)

@SalomeaAgodea 9 ай бұрын

4:32 He's like Derek Smalls from Spinal Tap, telling the biggest rubbish with a totally straight face, so you'd immediately believe it. XD

@SilverTounge85 12 жыл бұрын

Ritchie had a big change in appearance after the ill-fated tour in 1991 w. JLT. In 1993 he started to wear renessance cloaths instead of the leatherjackets etc. he used to wear in the 80's.

@JeffGR4 14 жыл бұрын

Ritchie, you don't have to indict yourself regarding stealing riffs (lol). You're a once-in-a-lifetime talent as it is, but your frankness is pretty neat. Another great Blackmore interview.

@ianharkin 14 жыл бұрын

Facking brilliant. The man's a genius!

@brecknockschool 12 жыл бұрын

cool ok.sorry if i sounded rude,i remember walking past ritchie and his son in tottenham ct rd around 1978.i only got to see rainbow at wemble london and brighton.great gig

@rekdinhopoetico 8 жыл бұрын

It shows that besides being a brilliant player and composer, he was HONEST! There are lots of musicians who's stolen Muddy Waters and Willie Dixon and have never mentioned them! In that case, both had had billions of dollars! Some guys will never recognize, not even after being proved, they stole! When you mention your sources you show your greatness! My sincere APPLAUSES to Ritchie!

@Sun4Niebieskieoczy 12 жыл бұрын

This is a man who knows how to relax - Tolle would say that he's present in the space of his Being - pretty good stuff - now I know why Candice Night likes him - he is just a pleasant Being to be around

@Edmontonlad 13 жыл бұрын

@AtanasovPeter The bass is playing the G root. The guitar is only playing D and G which is a 4th interval. Same with the F and Bb interval and G and C interval that follow. Ritchie knows what he is talking about, hehe.

@BlackPurpleFish 14 жыл бұрын

@midnighttilldawn Yea, sorry my bad.

@MoonchildMindaugas2 14 жыл бұрын

AWW :D

@marlobr187 13 жыл бұрын

@AtanasovPeter You write G Dorian there. I think the song is actually in G Aeolian. Good to talk about music with you!

@tidepoolbay 13 жыл бұрын

This is great! Is there more?

@CoutureRagdoll 14 жыл бұрын

...and he's not even looking at his fingers.. this man is a God.

@NotOrdinaryInGames 10 жыл бұрын

Good artists borrow. Great artists steal. [Stewart Copeland]

@kylelee6697 11 жыл бұрын

He should be recognize in the hall of fame instead of metallica and shit like that.

@tmarks313 12 жыл бұрын

you all are focusing on ritchie's playing, which is fantasic. but you all are missing the coolest part of this video...............THE HAT

@marlobr187 13 жыл бұрын

@AtanasovPeter Correct me if I'm wrong but I see clear as daylight that the distance between notes D and G form a 4th interval (a 5th if inverted).

@SaulGoodman-w2x 13 жыл бұрын

@ArpeggioBear The main riff is Roger's. Then the chorus where Gillan sings "I'm a Speeeeeeeeed King" that's Ritchie and that's the one he is talking about here.

@andyhiu09071996 11 жыл бұрын

God of guitar riff~!

@oskarklang8616 2 жыл бұрын

“Talent borrows, genius steals”.

@bangermccrusher 10 жыл бұрын

What a fucking genius I cant get over the fact he doesnt wanna know anything about Rock n roll anymore

@paulkennard8741 11 жыл бұрын

Being of English descent, a Strat player, a humourist, and a funny hat 'wearer' i totally get you Ritch...if we have to explain it then why bother...

@Bovard89 12 жыл бұрын

At least he is being honest about what musicians call "borrowing" unlike some people who blatantly steal other bands work and call it their own. You can "borrow" from other songs but as long as he didnt copy the entire song, i don't see anything he did wrong.

@olegsoltis3305 10 жыл бұрын

when he said he knew Mozart, he meant he knew his music, like all of the musician in Europe.

@amankaptan 8 жыл бұрын

listen to "we ain't got nothing yet" buy the blues magoos (1966)

@projectmorf 14 жыл бұрын

Great stuf

@IgorsDeepPurpleUniverse 13 жыл бұрын

@metalbonicks None taken, i absolutely agree with you. And i still think that all those booze which Ian liked and still like to drink (he's no alcoholic, but likes drinking) damaged his vocals forever. His mighty screams disappeared for good in 1979, around the recording of Mr.Universe.

@dockaiser 12 жыл бұрын

Concerning Gillian's better days, I'd say the same about Ritchie: Those were the days when he was really great. His guitar playing went down the drain after '74

@beatlemaniac1966 13 жыл бұрын

"So it was not entirely original... I stole it." Lol

@michaelcosyngroup886 5 жыл бұрын

Blackmore talks about using 4ths.. Smoke on the Water, for example.. the first interval chord is D and G. But the key of the tune is in G, and D is the 5th of G. Isn't it still a version of root 5th (5ths) just the root note is ABOVE the other interval? If D was the root, then it would be 4ths, right?

@steviep33 13 жыл бұрын

wow Ritchie actually admitting to borrowing from Eric Clapton, great interview yes the man is a genius, the way he just goes into the Hendrix stuff fantastic

@hego307 13 жыл бұрын

@AtanasovPeter is he not refering to the rhythm and not the notes?

@serc_ 11 жыл бұрын

Do anybody know what is he doing while searching the B note for explaining Mandrake Root?

@SlackBabbathTs 14 жыл бұрын

E ovo je zakon!

@derhandtrommler Жыл бұрын

Black Night comes note for note from The Blues Magoos' "You Ain't Got Nothin' Yet".They may have pinched it Ricky Nelson, I dunno.

@SlackerSlayer 12 жыл бұрын

@VitalSigns1 That heavy metal thunder is a motorcycle, out on the hi way, racin' in the wind,,, you know?? I know people refer to it as heavy metal but that was not related to the noise of music in that song.

@IgorsDeepPurpleUniverse 12 жыл бұрын

@brecknockschool hi, it's rare because it isn't an official release, and you can't find it so often. And second if someone types rare beside the thing he's looking for, there is a huge chance he will this video Simple

@overture13 12 жыл бұрын

@Gillanfan89 he nailed some awesome screams with Black Sabbath on the Born Again album in 1983. that album has some of my favourite vocal performances by Gillan, actually. but you're right. the booze and cigarettes (I think he still smokes to this day also) plus general age and all the touring he's done has diminished his voice a fair bit over the years.

@BCRSIX 12 жыл бұрын

@fallenrocker100 That's very true, but some of the old guys still can. I heard Smokey Robinson the other night on TV. The guy's gotta be pushing 80 or so, but he can still sing WAY the hell up there. Amazin!

@wardka 13 жыл бұрын

I've haven't seen an interview yet where Blackmore doesn't come across as a soft spoken English gentleman. I don't quite get this reputation thing I keep hearing about. Are people just angry about Blackmore's Night or something? I love that band! I also love Deep Purple and Rainbow. I'm glad when I see musicians grow and excel at different things. It can get a little stale otherwise.

@policyjunkie3312 Жыл бұрын

Why does Ritchie Blackmore like Hendrix so much when Hendrix was so funky?

@SlackerSlayer 12 жыл бұрын

@VitalSigns1 Where?

@SlackerSlayer 12 жыл бұрын

@marlobr187 "You need to rethink that, I'm afraid..." Not all turntables spun the same. The high end ones have the gradients on the side to fine tune the quartz. [yeah I've listened to Sabbath-MOR @78, saw god with a purple hue]