Ritchie Blackmore On Richard Quest’s Quest For Rock’n'Roll; Video Available
September 24, 2007, 17 years ago
As previously reported, Ritchie Blackmore (BLACKMORE'S NIGHT, ex-DEEP PURPLE) appeared on the Richard Quest’s show Quest For Rock’n'Roll which aired recently on CNN International. According to Deep Purple fan-site Thehighwaystar.com, "the segment runs for 10 minutes and is rather well done. It revolves around the 'Smoke On The Water' riff, with the bad old days aptly illustrated by the Hofstra footage and then Ritchie appearing in the studio with his acoustic. He demonstrates the right and the wrong way of playing the riff and talks about his affection to medieval music, all of this on the backdrop of his very dry wit. The second half of the segment is entirely devoted to a British air guitar contest, where SOTW soundtrack is featured briefly."
You can view the video clip here.
