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Ritchie Blackmore

"When I was 20, I didn't give a damn about song construction. I just wanted to make as much noise and play as fast and as loud as possible."

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"When I was 20, I didn't give a damn about song construction. I just wanted to make as much noise and play as fast and as loud as possible."

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"Rock is about finding who you are. You don't necessarily have to play your instrument very well at all. You can just barely get by and you can be in a rock band."

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"If you hit a wrong note, then make it right by what you play afterwards."

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"Ian Gillan, Roger Glover and I wanted to be a hard rock band - we wanted to play rock and roll only."

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"I never practice; I always play."

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"I believe the Rolling Stones wanted to play in Golden Gate Park."

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"Don't play what's there, play what's not there."

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"In the contract days, the big studios groomed us to play particular roles and we would stay with the image they gave us and insisted on."

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"We never really wanted to play in California."

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"To play a bag woman is brave for any woman."

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"You can play a shoestring if you're sincere."

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