Ritchie Blackmore

"I was impressed by Hendrix. His attitude was brilliant. Even the way he walked was amazing."

"Stevie Ray Vaughan was very intense. Maybe that's what caught everybody's attention. As a player, he didn't do anything amazing."

"I was impressed by Hendrix. His attitude was brilliant. Even the way he walked was amazing."

"I was impressed by Hendrix. Not so much by his playing, as his attitude - he wasn't a great player, but everything else about him was brilliant."

"The only way you can get good, unless you're a genius, is to copy. That's the best thing. Just steal."

"I don't put myself on Jeff Beck's level, but I can relate to him when he says he'd rather be working on his car collection than playing the guitar."