“I have never met one person who likes Grand Funk.” — Ritchie Blackmore Quote

“I have never met one person who likes Grand Funk.”

“Session work makes you more strict. You can't hit notes all over the place. You've got to make each one really count.”

“I found the blues too limiting, and classical was too disciplined.”

“For about three or four years, I was in a lot more physical pain and stress than anybody knew. When I would meet people, I was kind of standoffish. That was because I was in a bit of a funk.”

“But the idea of taking things and mixing them together is what I do in my music. I take hip-hop, R&B, pop, dance, funk and soul and mix it all together to get my own sound.”

“I worked with the Neville Brothers for 40-some years on the highway, and up and down since I can remember - funk from New Orleans.”