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.
JIMMY PAGEI deal in emotions. It’s the harmonic side that’s important. That’s the side I expected to be much further along on than I am now. That just means to say that I’ve got to keep at it.
More Jimmy Page Quotes
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I’m attracted by the unknown, but I take precautions.
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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’m over 30 now, but I didn’t expect to be here.
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From the classical guitar right through to the furthest electrical experiments and everything in-between, it’s amazing what the guitar can actually do. I mean, when one thinks about sounds.
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I will still carry on changing all the time.
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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 can communicate far better on a guitar than I can through my mouth.
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If you are on to something creative, school can also inhibit you. The wrong teacher, man, can really mess you up.
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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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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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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.
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There’s such a wealth of arts and styles within the guitar… flamenco, jazz, rock, blues. You name it, it’s there. In the early days my dream was to fuse all those styles. Now composing has become just as important.
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I really wasn’t needed. Just straightening up riffs, that’s all. Just two guitarists doing it instead of one.
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I’ve never regretted anything I’ve ever done.
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Once I got a guitar that was relatively user-friendly, but not super-duper easy, I really came on as a guitarist, at that point. It helped. It was a super-expensive guitar either, but something needs to steer you a bit, if you’re playing an instrument that is really hard.
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