I Really Don't Like Showing People How

You Can't Just Find Yourself Doing Something And Not Happy Doing It.

The Blues Appealed To Me, But So Did Rock. The Early Rockabilly Guitarists Like Cliff Gallup And Scotty Moore Were Just As Important To Me As The Blues Guitarists.

I Always Thought The Good Thing About The Guitar Was That They Didn't Teach It In School.

Many People Think Of Me As Just A Riff Guitarist, But I Think Of Myself In Broader Terms. As A Musician I Think My Greatest Achievement Has Been To Create Unexpected Melodies And Harmonies Within A Rock And Roll Framework. And As A Producer I Would Like To Be Remembered As Someone Who Was Able To Sustain A Band Of Unquestionable Individual Talent, And Push It To The Forefront During Its Working Career. I Think I Really Captured The Best Of Our Output, Growth, Change And Maturity On Tape - The Multifaceted Gem That Is Led Zeppelin.

We Went In And Recorded Exactly Where We Were At That Point In Time. I Think Because Of The Quality Of Musicianship Of The Band Has Given It The Longevity. I Thought The Music Would Endure, I Didn't Think I Would ... I Always Thought I'd Be Dead By 30, Then Dead By 40 And On And On. Now I'm 55 So I Didn't Even Die At 50.