My guitar style was developed during that 10-year period. That’s me. That’s the way I play, and I don’t wish to play any other way. Our own individual identities are firmly stamped on this album.
JIMMY PAGEEverything that came later… the roots are all there in the first album.
More Jimmy Page Quotes
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I may not believe in myself, but I believe in what I’m doing.
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Domesticity and all that isn’t really for me.
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I’m not afraid of death. That is the greatest mystery of all. That’ll be it, that one. But it is all a race against time.
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I spend a lot of time near water.
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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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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.
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I do really believe that all guitarists have a different character that comes through, that’s a strong character, the stronger the person is.
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There is far more sensitivity in acoustic guitar players than could ever be compared to any synthesizer. That’s a personal point of view but that’s the way I see it. I think that’s what it’s all about. The drive, the fire, the passion – it all comes out on the guitar.
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But to put out a greatest hits on one CD was totally impossible, I just couldn’t do it. The best compromise was to put out two CDs – Early Days – which is what it is – and Latter Days.
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I believe every guitar player inherently has something unique about their playing. They just have to identify what makes them different and develop it.
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Every record is a portrait of the band at that time.
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So many people are frightened to take a chance in life and there’s so many chances you have to take.
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The way I see it, rock & roll is folk music. Street music. It isn’t taught in school. It has to be picked up.
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The greatest satisfaction is not the decoration. It is knowing that I am able to help someone who needs help.
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There’s so much that can be done on the guitar. And that’s what is so good about the guitar – everyone can really enjoy themselves on it and have a good time, which is what it’s all about.
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