Slayer and Exodus guitarist Gary Holt has shared a special message to former Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore on Instagram. He celebrated Ritchie’s birthday, and described him as “Hero”.
Here’s the what he wrote:
“Happy birthday to my all time #1 guitarist, Ritchie Blackmore. Always my hero. The best. Gates of Babylon. Need I say more?”
A fan said:
“I thought Prince was your #1 🤔”
Gary responded:
“Musical hero”
Another fan wrote to Gary:
“Nice. Mine is Schenker 😊”
Gary replied:
“Number 2 for me!”
See the Instagram post of Gary below.