Ritchie Blackmore Interview Bravo Magazine - June 1981 ![]() RB: When I went to the studio to record the record, I didn't know who would play in the band. Friends helped me with the search for musicians, and the first days in the studio I only checked them. I was about to quit when I finally found the perfect musicians in Joe and Bob. This search also influenced the title of the album. For the title composition, Richie came up with something special - he recorded in fatal form passages from the last movement of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. RB: I have long been a fan of German classical composers. In my personal life, I only listen to records of their music almost all the time. The fact is that I am convinced that in my past life I lived in Germany. Probably somewhere in the XVII-XVIII centuries. Richie loves Germany so much that he will spend most of his European tour there. RB: The tour was planned for last fall, but due to problems with the musicians, nothing came of it. This tour will be Richie's honeymoon - in May he got married for the third time, this time in New York. Like the first two wives, his new wife have long black hair. RB: I just like this type of women. Hopefully this time it will be a marriage forever. In my personal life, I became a little calmer - but not on stage. I still have the same habits, and if someone gets in my way, they will understand that I have not forgotten anything. © Bravo, Germany 1981 |