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Jimmy Page
Jimmy Page
British Musician
Born: Jan 9, 1944
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You shouldn't really have to use EQ in the studio if the instruments sound good. It should all be done with microphones and microphone placement. Jimmy Page
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When I was still in the Yardbirds, our producer, Mickie Most, would always try to get us to record all these horrible songs. During one session, we recorded 'Ten Little Indians,' an extremely silly song that featured a truly awful brass arrangement. Jimmy Page
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There's such a currency to Led Zeppelin, or the members of Led Zeppelin. If I put it to you this way, on the run-up to the O2 concert, the only music that we played was music of Led Zeppelin - the past catalog stuff; that's what we played on the way towards shaping up the set list for that. But we played really, really well. Jimmy Page
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The Yardbirds folded in 1968, and within a handful of months, Led Zeppelin was not only a band but also a very successful one. Jimmy Page
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Led Zeppelin isn't done yet, quite clearly, because every year since 1968 there's been new fans. Jimmy Page
Fans Year Every Clearly Since New Because Been Led Led Zeppelin Done Quite Zeppelin
The re-releases have more than doubled the amount of Led Zeppelin work out there. I wanted it done authoritatively, 'cause I was the one writing the stuff; I was the producer and mixer. I don't think it's any more weird than writing your autobiography. Jimmy Page
Work Writing Cause Think Out More Weird Stuff Mixer Led Led Zeppelin Than Any Done Autobiography Wanted Work Out Producer Your Zeppelin Amount
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
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I always want to do my very best, and it's frustrating to have something hold me back. Jimmy Page
Best Me Back Something Always Very Want Hold Frustrating
I've played guitar in so many different styles, and I want to revisit them all. Jimmy Page
Guitar Styles Revisit Different Want Them Many Different Styles Played
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
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It's good to be in a position to know that I've inspired musicians, from what I've learned to lay down personally, and collectively with Led Zeppelin. Jimmy Page
Good Musicians Down Collectively Lay Inspired Know Learned Led Led Zeppelin Personally Zeppelin Position
Led Zeppelin was a band that would change things around substantially each time it played... We were becoming tighter and tighter, to the point of telepathy. Jimmy Page
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I do not recall ever seeing Spirit perform live. Jimmy Page
Live Seeing Spirit Perform Ever Recall
'Communication Breakdown' - it was punchy and direct, with a real attitude that was different to other bands going around. Jimmy Page
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With Led Zeppelin, it has always been that mystique of how the music is done - how it works, why it works. Jimmy Page
Music Mystique Always How Been Led Led Zeppelin Done Works Why Zeppelin
The thing about Led Zeppelin was that it was always four musicians at the top of their game, but they could play like a band. Jimmy Page
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I'm not trying to be flippant here, but I just play the guitar, don't I? That is my characteristic, and it's my identity as you hear it. Jimmy Page
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Spirit is a band I really love. Jimmy Page
Love Band Spirit Really
I was excited about opening for Vanilla Fudge because I was a big fan of theirs. Jimmy Page
Big Vanilla About Excited Opening Because Big Fan Fan
I was always good at hearing complete arrangements in my head. Jimmy Page
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Having the facility to have this multitrack at home, I could try experiments with sort of all of the instruments, giving them different treatments so they didn't actually sound, necessarily, like the instrument itself. Jimmy Page
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Here's where it goes with Led Zeppelin. It didn't matter what was going on around us, because the character of Led Zeppelin's music was so strong. Jimmy Page
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I liked the Sex Pistols' music. I thought it was superb. Jimmy Page
Music Thought Sex Sex Pistols Superb Liked Pistols
I wasn't a very good draughtsman. Jimmy Page
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