In wikipedia it is written that:
Because guitarist Ritchie Blackmore disliked "When a Blind Man Cries", the band never played the song live during his stay with the band, with the exception of one occasion, on 6 April 1972 in Quebec, Canada, when Blackmore was ill, and Randy California from Spirit stood in for him.
My question would be - has Ritchie Blackmore himself or anyone from the Deep Purple elaborated on the nature of such distaste? In other words, what's the reason why Blackmore hated this song in particular?