Ritchie Blackmore

Johnny Winter is one of the best blues players in the world. He's very underrated.

When you've toured for about 10 years like me, you end up feeling like you're always waiting for somebody or something. The whole day is a drag.

I was always stuck in a musical no man's land.

I've never really been somebody who likes to hit it straight. That's just never been my forte, I guess.

The Rat Pack was the piece that really kicked me out of that little funk that I was in and then Ted called me up and asked me if I wanted to be the dad in Blow.

Seeing to it that a youngster grows up believing not just in the here and now but also in the grand maybes of life guarantees that some small yet crucial part of him remains forever a child.