Because it's a Jackie Fox, not a Lita Ford thread. You always mix up things, Rob. But to appease you, we'll mention Thin Lizzy:
"Jeb: You’ve been around some pretty good guitar players. Who taught you the most? Was it Ritchie Blackmore, Eddie Van Halen or someone else?
Lita: Ritchie Blackmore taught me how to crack an egg with one hand. Billy Sheehan taught me how to get the last drop of toothpaste out a toothpaste tube. You can roll it up and squeeze every last drop of toothpaste out of it.
I got to jam with quite a few people but I never sat down and had guitar lessons from people. I used to just pick stuff up off of my albums. I would listen to UFO and play “Lights Out” or Thin Lizzy’s “The Boys are Back in Town.” I would just sit and play it."
"Ford’s earliest musical influences included Deep Purple and Black Sabbath. As far as Deep Purple was concerned, she said “I loved the whole band and Ritchie Blackmore was my idol when I was first playing guitar.”"
Good girrrrl!
