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| | Ritchie Blackmore, Interviews |
 | | Blackmore's irascibility is legend, as is his antipathy towards the press. |
 | | Then I remember that as a youth, Blackmore had a penchant for throwing eggs, tomatoes, and four-pound bags of flour from moving vehicles at passersby (with particular preference, presumably, for elderly women in wheelchairs.) At last, a member of Blackmore's entourage comes by to say that the great one is ready. |
 | | BLACKMORE: It's funny to find myself in that position, because when I first came to America I thought, "Why go to America when they have these fantastic players?" I was brought up on [pedal steel great] Speedy West and [country guitarist] Jimmy Bryant, people like that. |
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