Sad News: Guitar Blackmore is gone

Sad News: Richard Hugh Blackmore is goneFormer Deep Purple guitarist and co-founder Ritchie Blackmore has looked back on his final days in the band, a time where he was apparently feeling uninspired due to a supposed lack of ‘melodic’ material.

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The musician was speaking in an interview with Long Island Weekly, where he discussed his songwriting approach as well as the band’s music in the days leading to his final departure.

“I’m not really interested in the modern approach with modern instruments,” Blackmore said. “We use synthesizers on certain things, but they are there to see how we’re going to progress with the other instruments. It’s all about going