The idea of a hypnotic riff as the prime mover of a piece of music has been around for a long time, whether you’re talking about the Delta blues or music from Middle Eastern and African cultures.
JIMMY PAGEI don’t like to tell people what format they can get things in, or say, “I’m only going to release this on vinyl and nothing else. You have to come to my world.” I don’t like to say that to people either. But, I do think there’s a loss of romance.
More Jimmy Page Quotes
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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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When you hear the melodic structures of what classical musicians put together and you compare it to that of a rock & roll record, there’s a hell of a long way rock & roll has to go.
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I guess the solo from ‘Achilles Last Stand’ is in the same tradition as the solo from ‘Stairway to Heaven’ It is on that level to me.
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I’m still searching for an angel with a broken wing. It’s not very easy to find them these days.
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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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There’s too many good musicians around for the music around for the business to be sagging.
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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 don’t deal in technique. I deal in emotions.
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I can tell how far I ought to be going, I know how to get there, all I’ve got to do is keep playing.
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I’m at my best when I’m exhausted and under pressure.
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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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I love playing. If it was down to just that, it would be utopia.
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I have a voracious appetite for all things, worldly and unworldly.
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I don’t care what critics and other people think.
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Music can always be a life-changing experience, for musicians and fans, or at least life-affecting, but it depends on to what degree.
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