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Ritchie Blackmore

"I don't use the twang bar anymore. It's become too popular."

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"I don't use the twang bar anymore. It's become too popular."

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"The fellow that can only see a week ahead is always the popular fellow, for he is looking with the crowd. But the one that can see years ahead, he has a telescope but he can't make anybody believe that he has it."

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