The term “genius” gets used far too loosely in rock & roll.
JIMMY PAGEI can tell how far I ought to be going, I know how to get there, all I’ve got to do is keep playing.
More Jimmy Page Quotes
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I don’t like being stuck in one situation, day to day.
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The blues appealed to me, but so did rock. The early rockabilly guitarists like Cliff Gallup and Scotty Moore were just as important to me as the blues guitarists.
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The element of change has been the thing, really. We put out the first one, then the second… then a third LP totally different from them. It’s the reason we were able to keep it together.
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Almost the moment he died, they put him in Playboy as one of the greatest drummers, which he was – there’s no doubt about it. There’s never been anybody since. He’s one of the greatest drummers that ever lived.
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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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The only term I won’t accept is “genius.”
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Music is the one thing that has been consistently there for me. It hasn’t let me down.
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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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You don’t find geniuses in street musicians, but that doesn’t mean to say you can’t be really good.
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I do not worship the devil. But magic does intrigue me. Magic of all kinds. I bought Crowley’s house to go up and write in. The thing is, I just never get up that way. Friends live there now.
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I don’t feel I have to top myself at all.
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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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I’ve never regretted anything I’ve ever done.
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I always felt if we were going in to do an album, there should already be a lot of structure already made up so we could get on with that and see what else happened.
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Sometimes, I must admit, I’d like to have a second guitarist onstage with me, but it wouldn’t look right. I’d like to play for another 20 years, but I don’t know. I just can’t see it happening. I don’t know why. It’s a certain foreboding. A funny feeling. Vultures.
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