The idea of a hypnotic riff as the prime mover of a piece of music has been around for a long time, whether you're talking about the Delta blues or music from Middle Eastern and African cultures. — Jimmy Page Copy Share Image
That's exactly why I came into music in the first place: to be inspired by what I hear to make it something else, to make it my own. That's how culture, creativity, moves, isn't it? — Jimmy Page Copy Share Image
The passing of John Bonham... Let's just put it... Before we say, 'the passing of John Bonham,' the introduction of John Bonham on the… — Jimmy Page Copy Share Image
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… — Jimmy Page Copy Share Image
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… — Jimmy Page Copy Share Image
I'm pretty loyal to my guitars, you know, but then they're pretty loyal to me, too. — Jimmy Page Copy Share Image
Everything that came later... the roots are all there in the first album. — Jimmy Page Copy Share Image
Right from the first time we went to America in 1968, Led Zeppelin was a word-of-mouth thing. You can't really compare it to how… — Jimmy Page Copy Share Image
I played guitar all my life, all the way through the Yardbirds, but I knew that for me this was going to be a… — Jimmy Page Copy Share Image
Because we spent so much time in the States in the beginning, we weren't able to do so much in England. It was slower… — Jimmy Page Copy Share Image
The fourth album encapsulated some remarkable music that was really groundbreaking. We were able to have something like 'When the Levee Breaks,' which, sonically,… — Jimmy Page Copy Share Image
