Jake, people aren't as boxed in as you think, Steve Harris of Iron Maiden is a fan of these guys here:
And Joey Ramone despised Led Zeppelin, but liked Deep Purple. My man. Billy Corgan worships Uli Jon Roth (Scorpions) and, yes, Blackmore. Johnny Lydon, née Rotten, was a fan of esoteric French-English hippie-progsters Gong that spawned that stalwart of punk bar chord guitar Steve Hillage. Steve Perry, Journey's helium crooner, loved Bon Scott. Free your mind!