I Don't Feel I Have To Top

The Element Of Change Has Been The Thing, Really. We Put Out The First One, Then The Second... Then A Third Lp Totally Different From Them. It's The Reason We Were Able To Keep It Together.

I'm Not Afraid Of Death. That Is The Greatest Mystery Of All. That'll Be It, That One. But It Is All A Race Against Time.

There's A Very Old Recording Maxim That Goes, 'distance Makes Depth.' I've Used That A Hell Of A Lot-whether It's Tracking Guitars Or The Whole Band. People Are Used To Close-miking Amps, But I'd Have A Mic Out Around The Back, As Well, And Then Balance The Two. Also, You Shouldn't Have To Use Eq In The Studio If The Instruments Sound Right. You Should Be Able To Get The Right Tones Simply With The Science Of Microphone Placement.

There Is No Way I Would Play Guitar Like A Tour De Force Like I Did In Led Zeppelin. John Bonham, Phenomenal Drummer, Young Man With His Technique, But Do You Think He Would Ever Have The Opportunity To Play Like That In Another Band? Of Course He Hadn't.

But To Put Out A Greatest Hits On One Cd Was Totally Impossible, I Just Couldn't Do It. The Best Compromise Was To Put Out Two Cds - Early Days - Which Is What It Is - And Latter Days.