“Sh*t”: Ritchie Blackmore’s criticism of current music

The guitarist who made history with Deep Purple and Rainbow even mentions Taylor Swift, but avoids criticizing her; the comment is more general

Richie Blackmore he became famous not only for his undeniable talent and the classics with which he recorded Intense purple AND Rainbow. The guitarist has one of the fiercest tongues in rock and whenever asked he never fails to give his opinion on other styles and even artists.

Even today, at the age of 79, he continues to speak his mind. And the focus this time was current music as a whole.

In a video available on your channel YouTube (go Chatty), Blackmore revealed that he doesn’t listen to contemporary artists these days. Far from it: his passion is for the music of the 15th and 16th centuries, but also for some bands of the genre that perform in Germany, the Czech Republic, Finland and Sweden.

“I don’t listen to the radio in the United States, where they play breaking news and things like that. As we progress and change generations, I can’t relate to what they play on the radio. I don’t even listen to that much rock and roll. I like it old rock from the 50s, when it was new: Elvis Presley with Scotty Moore playing, James Burton with Ricky Nelson, The Everly BrothersI love all these things. Friend Holly It was my favorite at the time.”

Ritchie acknowledges his “thankless” position in this dilemma: his comments sound as if he is fighting modernity alone. However, he once again praised early music.

“I feel like an old grandfather complaining about the music they’re playing on the radio right now. I feel like I’m in the 70s [nota da edição: na verdade, 60]When Eric Clapton he was playing Cream and stuff like that, it was a song that made you think. Did you listen? “White Room” or something like that, you didn’t need repeated hits. You might actually say, ‘Wow, that’s a great song.'”

The musician emphasized that he likes different types of sound, but rarely listens to the radio. The problem is that sometimes you end up having to listen.

“I don’t listen to good music on the radio, from my point of view. It might be good music, but it’s not something I want to listen to. When the whole family gets in the truck and we go on vacation, which is probably about 30 km away — because I don’t like traveling – I feel alone Taylor Swift or something like that. I find it difficult to identify with this.”

“I like to complain”

Ambiguous comments ended Ritchie Blackmore’s statement on contemporary music. The guitarist understands that just because he doesn’t like current artists doesn’t necessarily mean the sound is bad. But he calls all this “shit”.

“It’s not wrong [se identificar com Taylor Swift]. It’s the new generation that wants to hear it. It’s probably good for them too Beatles, Cream AND Jimi Hendrix they were for me. So I can’t really complain. But I like to complain and I will complain. And I think the crap they play on the radio today is horrible.”

Ritchie Blackmore also criticized heavier rock

In a recent interview with New Jersey Stage (go Igor Miranda’s website), Blackmore also directed commentary on heavier rock, where he made a career. The musician attributed his departure from Deep Purple in 1993 to being “bored” with the way he worked in that segment.

“I’ve always been interested in melodic rock, melodies in general. At the end of Purple, it was just loud for the sake of being loud, so when I heard Renaissance music, there were so many incredible melodies, which touched me. It’s It was a huge relief in many ways, so I skipped it just to play some melodies more organically.”

He, who has commanded the Blackmore Night — neo-medieval musical project — with his wife, Candice Notteadds:

“The stress came from travel related to rock ‘n’ roll, from constantly trying to invent different riffs, heavier and heavier, which could be boring. I was tired of playing the same type of music: heavy rock for rock’s sake. heavy.”

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Source: Terra

Earl

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