“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.” MeanDifferentMovingRocksGenreReachingDifferent GenresParentheses Author:Jimmy Page
“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.” ArtImportantDreamNamesWealthRocksStyleJazzGuitarComposingFuseFlamenco Author:Jimmy Page
“This week, I'm a gypsy. Maybe next week it'll be glitter rock.” NextWeekRocksGlitterGypsyNext Week Author:Jimmy Page
“I remember one particular occasion when I hadn't played a solo for, quite literally, a couple of months. And I was asked to play a solo on a rock & roll thing. I played it and felt that what I'd done was absolute crap. I was so disgusted with myself that I made my mind up that I had to get out of it. It was messing me right up.” MindMadeDonePlayRememberFeltRocksParticularMonthsCoupleAbsolutesOccasionsCrapSoloDisgusted Author:Jimmy Page
“When you hear the melodic structures of what classical musicians put together and you compare it to that of a rock & roll record, there's a hell of a long way rock & roll has to go.” WayLongTogetherHellRecordsRocksMusicianStructureCompareLong WayClassical MusicClassical Musicians Author:Jimmy Page
“There's a certain standard in classical music that allows the application of the term "genius," but you're treading on thin ice if you start applying it to rock & rollers.” IfsCertainTermRocksGeniusStandardsIceApplicationClassical MusicTreading Author:Jimmy Page
“The way I see it, rock & roll is folk music. Street music. It isn't taught in school. It has to be picked up.” WaySchoolStreetsRocksTaughtFolksFolk Music Author:Jimmy Page
“You get as much out of rock & roll artistically as you put into it. There's nobody who can teach you. You're on your own and that's what I find so fascinating about it.” TeachRocksFascinating Author:Jimmy Page
“I'm pretty optimistic about the future of rock... it will be back to composition as in classical music or jazz.” MusicRocksJazzOptimisticCompositionClassical MusicJazz Music 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
“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
