“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's music that can affect people in their lives, and they will always relate to the point that they heard it and experienced it, either if you're playing it or you're receptive, as an audience.” PeopleIfsAudienceHeardRelateReceptive 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
“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.” PeopleThinkingWorldRomanceLossReleaseFormatVinyl Author:Jimmy Page
“A lot of people can't be on their own. They get frightened. Isolation doesn't bother me at all. It gives me a sense of security.” PeopleGivingSecurityGive MeBotherIsolationFrightened Author:Jimmy Page
“I don't care what critics and other people think.” PeopleThinkingCareCriticsDon't CareI Don't Care Author:Jimmy Page
“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?” PeoplePlayPositionMusicianFortunate Author:Jimmy Page
“You can't expect to be the same person you were three years ago. Some people expect you to be and can't come to terms with the fact that if a year has elapsed between LPs, that means one year's worth of changes. The material consequently is affected by that, the lyrics are affected by that... the music too.” PeopleIfsYearsMeanPersonsFactsThreeTermMaterialsYears AgoAffectedThree Years Author:Jimmy Page
“So many people are frightened to take a chance in life and there's so many chances you have to take.” PeopleChanceFrightenedTake A ChanceChances In Life Author:Jimmy Page
“Seeing people's faces, really getting off on them, makes me incredibly happy. Genuinely.” PeopleFacesSeeing Author:Jimmy Page
“I'm not interested in turning anybody on to anybody that I'm turned on to... if people want to find things, they find them themselves.” PeopleIfsWantNot Interested Author:Jimmy Page
“There are very few people I can call real, close friends. They're very, very precious to me.” PeopleI CanRealClose Friends 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
“I really don't like showing people how I play things; it's a little embarrassing because it always looks so simple to me.” PeopleLooksLittlesPlaySimpleEmbarrassing Author:Jimmy Page
“Well, Led Zeppelin IV! That's it really. I'll tell you why the album had no title - because we were so fed up with the reactions to the third album, that people couldn't understand why that record wasn't a direct continuation of the second album. And then people said we were a hype and all, which was the furthest thing from what we were. So we just said, `let's put out an album with no title at all!' That way, either people like it or they don't... but we still got bad reviews!” PeopleWayWellsSaidStillsRecordsDirectThirdsAlbumsReactionsTitlesFedsReviewsHypeFed UpContinuationZeppelinsBad Reviews Author:Jimmy Page
“I don't want to get too dippy about all this. If you take the view of the scientist and everything is in a state of vibration, then every note is a vibration, which has a certain frequency, and you know that if you put 40 beats into a frequency it's going to be the same note every time. You take that into infrasound and people can be made to be sick, actually killed. Taking it the other way, not to be too depressing, what about euphoria, etc., and what about consciousness being totally... no, I won't go into that one. Time warps.” PeopleIfsKnowsWayWantMadeStatesCertainViewsConsciousnessBeatsScientistSickNotesEtcOne TimeDepressingVibrationsFrequencyEuphoriaWarp Author:Jimmy Page
