quì qualcosina Ritchie la dice su Van Halen.
http://www.thehighwaystar.com/interview ... 102xx.htmlGUITAR WORLD - FEBRUARY 1991
GW: What do you think of tapping?
BLACKMORE: Thank goodness it's come to an end.
The first person I saw doing that hammer-on stuff was Harvey Mandel, at the Whisky A Go-Go in '68. I thought "What the hell is he doing?" It was so funny [laughs], Jim Morrison was carried out because he was shouting abuse at the band. Jimi Hendrix was there. We were all getting drunk. Then Harvey Mandel starts doing this stuff [mimes tapping]. "What's he doing?" everybody was saying. Even the audience stopped dancing. Obviously,
Eddie Van Halen must have picked up a few of those things.GW: What do you think of him?
BLACKMORE: It depends on my mood.
He is probably the most influential player in the last 15 years 'cause everybody's gone out and bought one of those, what does he play, Charvel, Carvel...
GW: Kramer, with the locking nut.
BLACKMORE: Yes, with the locking nut! And everyone's gone hammer-on crazy! So he's obviously done something.
He's a great guitar player, but I'm more impressed by his recent songwriting and keyboard work. I think he's going to be remembered - he could be the next Cole Porter.
