“There's a very old recording maxim that goes, 'Distance makes depth.' I've used that a hell of a lot-whether it's tracking guitars or the whole band. People are used to close-miking amps, but I'd have a mic out around the back, as well, and then balance the two. Also, you shouldn't have to use EQ in the studio if the instruments sound right. You should be able to get the right tones simply with the science of microphone placement.” PeopleIfsShouldWellsTwoWholeUseAbleUsedSoundHellBalanceBandInstrumentsDistanceDepthGuitarStudiosToneMaximsMicrophonesMicsTrackingPlacement Author:Jimmy Page
“There is no way I would play guitar like a tour de force like I did in Led Zeppelin. John Bonham, phenomenal drummer, young man with his technique, but do you think he would ever have the opportunity to play like that in another band? Of course he hadn't.” ThinkingMenWayPlayYoungCoursesOpportunityForceBandGuitarTechniqueYoung ManDrummerPhenomenalZeppelins Author:Jimmy Page
“Many people in the neighborhood liked hip-hop and house music, and I couldn't play that. You can't perform that on guitar or drums, which was what I was playing, at the time. But, I got so much from mariachi bands that were constantly playing in the neighborhood.” PeoplePlayHouseBandGuitarHip HopHipsHopsNeighborhoodHouse Music Author:Jimmy Page
“There will be a Led Zeppelin as long as there's a Jimmy Page, John Bonham, John Paul Jones and Robert Plant. This isn't a nostalgia band playing the hits forever. If anything ever happened and somebody left - which I really can't see happening - I don't think we'd bother to carry on. The magic for me is as it is now.” IfsThinkingLongLeftForeverHappenedMagicBandPagesHappeningsPlantNostalgiaBotherJimmyZeppelinsJohn Paul Author:Jimmy Page
“It's interesting when something new comes along, a band of dwarfs playing electronic harps or something, but I'm not searching.” InterestingBandSomething NewDwarfsHarps Author:Jimmy Page
“Many people think of me as just a riff guitarist, but I think of myself in broader terms. As a musician I think my greatest achievement has been to create unexpected melodies and harmonies within a rock and roll framework. And as a producer I would like to be remembered as someone who was able to sustain a band of unquestionable individual talent, and push it to the forefront during its working career. I think I really captured the best of our output, growth, change and maturity on tape - the multifaceted gem that is Led Zeppelin.” PeopleThinkingHas BeensAbleIndividualGrowthTermCareersRocksTalentBandAchievementMusicianHarmonyProducersRememberedMaturityUnexpectedMelodyTapeRock And RollFrameworkCapturedThink Of MeGemsGuitaristOutputZeppelinsGreatest AchievementIndividual TalentMelody And Harmony Author:Jimmy Page
“We went in and recorded exactly where we were at that point in time. I think because of the quality of musicianship of the band has given it the longevity. I thought the music would endure, I didn't think I would ... I always thought I'd be dead by 30, then dead by 40 and on and on. Now I'm 55 so I didn't even die at 50.” ThinkingDiesGivenQualityBandEndureLongevityMusicianship Author:Jimmy Page
“We were never a band that did 96 takes of the same thing. I had heard of groups that were into that kind of excess around that time. They'd work on the same track for three or four days and then work on it some more, but that's clearly not the way to record an album. If the track isn't happening and it creates some sort of psychological barrier, even after an hour or two, then you should stop and do something else. Go out: go to the pub, or a restaurant or something. Or play another song.” IfsWayShouldKindTwoPlaySongThreeHoursRecordsFourHeardGroupsBandHappeningsTrackAlbumsPsychologicalRestaurantsBarriersExcessPubs Author:Jimmy Page
“That's the music that I play at home all the time, Joni Mitchell. Court and Spark I love because I'd always hoped that she'd work with a band. But the main thing with Joni is that she's able to look at something that's happened to her, draw back and crystallize the whole situation, then write about it. She brings tears to my eyes, what more can I say? It's bloody eerie. I can relate so much to what she says. "Now old friends are acting strange/They shake their heads/They say I've changed."” WritingLooksI CanPlayWholeHomeEyeAbleLove IsActingSituationHappenedChangedTearsStrangeBandDrawsCourtRelateShakesSparksBloodyOld FriendsEerieI've Changed Author:Jimmy Page
“We kept moving forward and didn't try to recreate the past .. the approach to each album was radically different every time. Many bands would have some success and, because they were locked into having a single - something we didn't have to worry about - they had to make sure there was something similar on the next album ... that was never the idea with Led Zeppelin .. the goal was to keep that spark of spontaneity at all times.” TryingIdeasDifferentPastMovingNextGoalMusicWorryBandApproachAlbumsMoving ForwardAll TimeSparksLockedSpontaneityZeppelins Author:Jimmy Page
“If you wanted to chart new territories and head off over the horizon, you had to make sure you weren't overly influenced by what others were doing ... so it didn't matter what other bands were doing ... we did what we were doing.” IfsMatterWantedMusicBandHorizonTerritoryNew Territory Author:Jimmy Page
“The beauty of the band was you never knew what was going to come out next.” NextBand Author:Jimmy Page
