Dubbed the "man in black", guitarist Ritchie Blackmore found fame with Seventies rock giants Deep Purple, then walked away from them to create Rainbow, only to abandon them and form another band in 1997 – Blackmore's Night.
This book includes the details of how he handed in his resignation in the middle of Deep Purple's 25th anniversary tour and his love/hate relationship with Deep Purple's lead singer Ian Gillan and his moodiness, antics on and off stage and reputation as a "hire and fire" merchant.
