Jimmy Page
Jimmy Page
James Patrick Page, OBE is an English musician, songwriter, and record producer who achieved international success as the guitarist and founder of the rock band Led Zeppelin...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth9 January 1944
album consciousness constant general musical point reflected state
We were in a constant state of musical growth. Each album reflected the general consciousness that we were at in that point in time.
bootleg damage fence finger funniest hear listen nerve playing remember ripped time tours wait wrong
The funniest thing is I listen on some of those bootleg albums, and I remember on two tours I wasn't playing with one finger at all because I'd done damage to it. One time I'd ripped it on a fence or something, another time I got it crushed. So when I hear a wrong note, I think wait a minute... But, I wouldn't have the nerve to do it now.
faced hope plight
I think when you're faced with a plight that's inescapable, and there's something you can do about it, you hope you can make a difference.
technique emotion deals
I don't deal in technique. I deal in emotions.
spontaneity moments mood
You can't overthink the music. Mood and intensity can't be manufactured. The blues isn't about structure; it's what you bring to it. The spontaneity of capturing a specific moment is what drives it.
would-be utopia ifs
I love playing. If it was down to just that, it would be utopia.
pressure exhausted under-pressure
I'm at my best when I'm exhausted and under pressure.
incompetence crosses fingers
My finger picking is sort of a cross between Pete Seeger, Earl Scruggs, and total incompetence.
states bloody guitarist
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.
zeppelins want kingdoms
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.