The one person who’s disappeared out of the business is the A&R man. Because the listener at home becomes the A&R man. He’s the one who chooses what tracks he wants on the album. And that’s cool. Jimmy Page Read Quote
I played guitar all my life, all the way through the Yardbirds, but I knew that for me, this was going to be a guitar vehicle, because that’s what I wanted it to be. There is no way I would play guitar like a tour de force like I did in Led Zeppelin. Jimmy Page Read Quote
In the wake of the San Francisco scene, ears were alive. It was a listening generation. Jimmy Page Read Quote
You’ll find so many of the guitarists from the ’60s will all say Lonnie Donegan was the influence. Jimmy Page Read Quote
Because somebody plays guitar, why does it mean they need a singer? Because people already have this image of things? No, I’ll put my music together, then think about whether I need to embellish it with a singer. Jimmy Page Read Quote
I play like I play. You hear it on ‘Celebration Day.’ It’s pretty good for a one-night shot. Jimmy Page Read Quote
In the 1960s and into the ’70s, everyone in their own way was trying to open up the musical horizon. There shouldn’t be a wall that you’re going toward and bouncing off. Jimmy Page Read Quote
If you listen to our work, from ‘Led Zeppelin I’ to ‘Coda,’ it’s just a fantastic textbook. Jimmy Page Read Quote
