“I do really believe that all guitarists have a different character that comes through, that's a strong character, the stronger the person is.” BelievePersonsDifferentCharacterStrongStrongerGuitaristDifferent CharactersStrong Character Author:Jimmy Page
“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.” IfsNeedsHardEasyBitsInstrumentsGuitarExpensiveFriendlyUsersSteersGuitaristUser Friendly Author:Jimmy Page
“But if you want me to knock Kingdom Come, all I will say is that I heard the guitarist said he'd never heard my playing, and I'd defy any guitarist in American not to have heard Led Zeppelin.” IfsWantSaidHeardKingdomsWant MeGuitaristYou Want MeZeppelinsIf You Want MeKingdom Come Author:Jimmy Page
“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.” PlayPicksTechniqueGuitaristTechnicians 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
“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.” KnowsYearsLooksSometimesPlayFeelingsCertainHappeningsGuitaristVultureForeboding Author:Jimmy Page
“I really wasn't needed... Just straightening up riffs, that's all. Just two guitarists doing it instead of one.” TwoNeededGuitarist Author:Jimmy Page
“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.” StatesBloodyGuitarist Author:Jimmy Page
“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.” ImportantMusicRocksCliffsGuitaristScottyRockabilly Author:Jimmy Page
