WOLF’s Niklas Stalvind - "RITCHIE BLACKMORE Is One Of The Original Guitarists"; Audio Interview Streaming
April 16, 2014, 10 years ago
As part of Metal Shock Finland's Tribute To RITCHIE BLACKMORE week, Chief Editor Mohsen Fayyazi had a chat with Swedish composer, vocalist, guitarist and frontman of WOLF, Niklas Stalvind. An excerpt can be read below:
Stalvind shares his thoughts and opinion about Ritchie and his career: “He’s one of the original guitarists, you just hear two notes and you instantly know that’s Ritchie Blackmore playing and not many guitarists can do that. Every note has something to say and it’s kinda magical. That’s why I consider him one of the best guitarists who ever lived.“
When asked if he had learned anything from Ritchie, Nik revealed, “One thing I’ve learned, Adrian Smith is one of my favourite guitarists and when I worked with Roy Z, he had worked with many of my favourite guitarists. I asked Roy a lot of questions and asked him what Adrian’s approach is to guitar soloing. He said that Adrian is trying to do what Ritchie Blackmore did – every note in a solo never stops exactly on the bar in the rhythm, it’s always slightly floating above the rhythm. That made me feel very good because I do that – I thought I was doing it wrong! It made me realise I did the right thing and we’re not supposed to sound like robots, it makes the music boring. So, when I found out Adrian got that from Ritchie Blackmore, i felt good about my own guitar playing.“
Listen to the interview at this location.
