I’m pretty optimistic about the future of rock… it will be back to composition as in classical music or jazz.
JIMMY PAGEEvery record is a portrait of the band at that time.
More Jimmy Page Quotes
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Seeing people’s faces, really getting off on them, makes me incredibly happy. Genuinely.
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You can’t just find yourself doing something and not happy doing it.
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I 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.
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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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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.
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I don’t go walking into things blind.
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The key to Zeppelin’s longevity has been change.
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I’m not a guitarist as far as a technician goes, I just pick it up and play it. Technique doesn’t come into it.
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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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I may not believe in myself, but I believe in what I’m doing.
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I don’t know whether I’ll reach 40. I don’t know whether I’ll reach 35. I can’t be sure about that. I am bloody serious. I am very, very serious. I didn’t think I’d make 30.
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Let’s just say I’m like a ship passing through storms, resting in ports now and then until it’s time to continue the journey. I once told a friend, `I’m just looking for an angel with a broken wing – one that couldn’t fly away.’
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I’m over 30 now, but I didn’t expect to be here.
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I don’t feel I have to top myself at all.
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There’s always music that moves me. It doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s within the parenthesis of rock or blues, or whatever. It’s usually far more reaching than that. It can be in many different genres.
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