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I played guitar all my life, all the way through the Yardbirds, but I knew that for me this was going to be a guitar vehicle, because that’s what I wanted it to be.

Jimmy Page

The only term I won’t accept is “genius.”
JIMMY PAGE

Acceptance Genius Myself
There’s a certain standard in classical music that allows the application of the term “genius,” but you’re treading on thin ice if you start applying it to rock & rollers.
JIMMY PAGE

Application Genius Music Standard Start Yourself
I’m still terrified of flying. I really have to get drunk to fly. I’ve found that I’ve developed fears I never had before… fears of heights, claustrophobia only in cities, though, never in the country.
JIMMY PAGE

Country Development Drink Fear Fly Myself Scare Terrify
The way I see it, rock & roll is folk music. Street music. It isn’t taught in school. It has to be picked up.
JIMMY PAGE

Music Myself School See Teaching
I bet you can’t play slide piano.
JIMMY PAGE

Instrument Myself Play Slide
Music is the one thing that has been consistently there for me. It hasn’t let me down.
JIMMY PAGE

Consistent Music Myself
I do really believe that all guitarists have a different character that comes through, that’s a strong character, the stronger the person is.
JIMMY PAGE

Believe Character Different Guitar Myself Person Strong
Right from the first time we went to America in 1968, Led Zeppelin was a word-of-mouth thing. You can’t really compare it to how it is today.
JIMMY PAGE

Compare Day Mouth Right Time Word Yourself
When I went over to the States to promote Outrider, everyone was telling me I was a blues guitarist. I’m not a bloody blues guitarist. I’m a guitarist.
JIMMY PAGE

Guitarist Identity Myself Personality Reputation
You don’t find geniuses in street musicians, but that doesn’t mean to say you can’t be really good.
JIMMY PAGE

Finding Genius Goodness Yourself
If you’re working at the factory and you’re cursing every day that you get up, at all costs get out of it. You’ll just make yourself ill.
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Curse Day Factory Work Yourself
I’m very fortunate because I love what I’m doing.
JIMMY PAGE

Fortune Love Myself Work
So far I’ve been very, very fortunate because it appears that people like to hear the music I like to play. What more fortunate position can a musician be in?
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Appearance Fortunate Music Myself Position
I’m over 30 now, but I didn’t expect to be here.
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Age Expectation Myself Time
A lot of people can’t be on their own. They get frightened. Isolation doesn’t bother me at all. It gives me a sense of security.
JIMMY PAGE

Alone Fright People Security
I can listen to all different sorts of music. I don’t really care about The Next Big Thing.
JIMMY PAGE

Care Listening Music Myself

I played guitar all my life, all the way through the Yardbirds, but I knew that for me this was going to be a guitar vehicle, because that’s what I wanted it to be.

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