People keep saying how normal, intelligent, articulate he is, Well, yeah! He was always that. Do a you tube search with "jimmy page 1963" and you'll see he was the same back then. Very friendly, humorous, confident. He and Robert both sound like very inquisitive intellectuals; not academics, obviously, but intellectuals nonetheless.
Richie B Because it belies this animalistic side that Page had--the drugs,;crazy, wild sex with teenage girls; the trashing of hotel rooms, not to mention his fascination, evidently, with Alistair Crowley, et al. Of course, most of the above WAS fueled by drugs and alcohol, and Led Zeppelinmania among the female fans. Plus, people now think his brain is going to be totally fried by his former rock and roll excesses! It's interesting to hear that he's always sounded this way. (The classy London accent doesn't hurt, either, I meant to add.)
back in the 70s, as a teenager, I suspected mr. Page had some kind of strange knowledge. nowadays , 57 years of age, I regard him a scholar, not only a superb guitar player
I don't know... as much as I idolise him, I find his limited vocabulary and control thereof, his introductions of non sequiturs, waffling and then drifting away really irritating. And the voice, it comes straight down his cocaine-wrecked nose... I wonder if the drugs caused some brain damage... He was a player, songwriter and composer without equal at the height of his powers, though.
***** well, he doesn't seem to be happy or comfortable, that's true. you should try to understand his situation and empathize with him. Not everyone has the same ability to stand in front of a camera. how dare you to say such a things, like he is retarded or something due to drugs... omg. so, you could make a general inspection of him by this interview? his instructions of non sequiturs? he is Jimmy Page and the interview is about Jimmy Page so he will say whatever comes to his mind if he consider it's necessary. So shut up and take a look to yourself.
***** It's well known that Page was doing a LOT of cocaine and heroin from 1975 (possibly earlier) to 1983. His rapid loss of weight and stamina over that time, along with his playing becoming horribly sloppy, really demonstrated it. It's entirely possible for someone to have suffered brain damage through drug abuse, and, given that Page damn nearly killed himself with the stuff, I'd be surprised if he had escaped it unscathed.
***** well, first of all you should take a look to other interviews, if you really want to prove that idea. you'll realise that he is fine and confortable, he wasn't confortable in that particular day, that's all. I don't know what drugs Jimmy did, but you must know that cocaine and heroine doesn't hurt your brain or mentality. Anyway i don't need to prove anything, he is just fine, you only need to review other interviews, for example the interview Led Zeppelin did to introduce Celebration Day, where they appear in front of a huge public and a lot of cameras.
Let the haters hate. Jimmy, and the rest of Zeppelin have not stolen any more music than the next guy. Any honest artist knows we repeat, and or emulate our peers or the ones before us. Jimmy was and still is a kickass guitar player, who earned his place in Rock history.
It is so fascinating listening to Jimmy Page speak about his career. He is so articulate about his music but he's also able to bring it to a level that _regular people_ can understand what he's talking about. By _regular people_ I was referring to those of us who are not well versed in musician speak, but yet are very interested to know how it all comes together.
I totally agree. You nailed what I’ve been thinking. It’s like he’s very generous with the fans in that he wants very much to share his music and the Zeppelin story with you. He loves music so much he wants to know what the current young musicians are doing and learn from them. I’ve never heard him put down another group or a musician from the Beatles on down. He’s a real gentleman and a genius music maker.
Fantastic musician, songwriter and producer. His back catalogue speaks for itself. ‘Arguably’ was the key word. One of the best, yes. There are other guitarists who in my mind were greater guitarists though, not many, but some.
I saw Jimmy with Paul Rodgers live back in 1984, I believe. Me and a buddy snuck down to the entrance where the band came out to get on stage. When Jimmy walked past me, within 10 feet, the hair on the back of my neck literally stood up! The man was, and still is, mesmerizing! You can't compare any other guitarist to him because his is unique, one of a kind...you can feel his passion even when you watch him on video, let alone live.
NYRAPPERFULL Jimmy Page is the reason I started playing the guitar. Led Zeppelin was my favorite band since the first time I heard Black Dog on the radio, and all these years later they are still my favorite. Jimmy Page defined modern rock guitar. No other band has ever produced the musical tapestry that Zeppelin has, not even close.
a real master of the past century now in the new century he is as relevant and influential as always every year some kid discovers this wizard and all the magic of his music and his band and so the story goes on a on great video !
Yes, as I have been am saying: Just by sitting at a red light you can easily hear how the knowledge of 20th century has been thrown out the door.. The 20th century was the accumulation of musical knowledge --at least beginning in New Orleans in the early 20th century ramping up to the 1970s..
Jimmy mentions the Underground, the Grande Ballroom in East Detroit. My brother, Jimmy, good friends, and I drove 100 miles two nights in a row to see them at the Grande. Brother Jim called me in Saginaw and told me to get home to Deckerville there was a band in Detroit I had to see. Zeppelin was wonderful. I did not actually get to shake Jimmy Page's hand, he was on a stage 3'high from the ballroom floor (very intimate) and our hands slid over each other. Good enough. I am the same age as Jimmy Page. We may be "flippin' ancient" on the outside but on the inside we still ourselves.
Yeah, at 19:00 he says, "I don't say 'I want to be your producer' or anything vulgar like that." Uhh...I wouldn't consider that vulgar at all, Jimmy! Don't be shy!
Funk Enstein I think everyone is over reacting he is not miffed at all got to remember he would be slightly deaf after all these years so probably did not hear questions correctly
I don't understand why he can be a rock star without half his body covered in tattoos and 100 body piercings? Oh wait, now I get it, he can be, because he actually has REAL talent, so he doesn't need the gimmicks....
I've talked about this. A bunch of big British rock stars didn't/don't have tattoos or wear earrings or such. Mick Jagger, Jimmy Page, Roger Daltrey, Pete Townsend, Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, not sure about Jeff Beck, can't think if he does, and so on. All the photos of them with shirts off I notice most don't have them. I think it was more of an American thing, and then with early 80s metal bands it seemed to pick up more. How a rock star dresses--this stereotype--is bull too. Look at Jimmy live 1970 and he's wearing simple jeans and argyle sweater and white shoes. His hair is long, but that's it. In 1974 Roger Taylor is wearing a suit and tie on the drums. When it all comes down to it, it's just the music. I had no idea what they looked like when I first heard LZ's music.
Elvis, The Beatles, Chuck Berry, and on and on were in establishment suits. I love the way Jimi Hendrix dressed, but even in an interview he said it shouldn't matter if rock stars wear suits. Howard Stern recently said in a Joe Perry interview, "It's good to dress like a rock star." It's merely a personal fashion choice. Jimmy got all into his moons and stars outfits in the mid-70s, but then stopped. Like I said, there were a lot of rock bands when I little that I heard before I saw. Who cares. Silly stereotypes. OK, when Eric Clapton was in Cream at their excellent Farewell Concert, he's wearing a sort of country plaid shirt and jeans.
Bill Hedy I have no idea why you're saying that. I was just naming big artists who don't/didn't have tattoos. Of course Jimi was from Seattle, Washington. He got kicked out of the US Army, btw, not that that has anything to do with clothes. I mentioned Hendrix specifically because although he wore ornate clothes he had said in an interview that it shouldn't matter if people wear suits. Tattoos have gotten to be more acceptable today with people from all walks of life, and more women too. I guess the opening post is basically saying all of that doesn't make you cool--earrings, piercings, tattoos, lots of jewelry. It doesn't make one a more interesting performer--the music, talent does. But I did like how Jimi Hendrix dressed, but he started off in suits and was wearing suits up to two months before Chas Chandler took him to England. I've always thought how this extends to artists, such as painting artists. Some artists get this affected idea of dressing "artsy" when many of the greatest artists--Picasso, Pollock--that level--wore the simplest clothes. It's what comes out of the mind. I'm not a fan of tattoos, not for me. Then you see Justin Bieber get them. The idea of injecting some permanent design on one's body is unappealing to me.
A great artist and supreme craftsman. I have often thought what separates great rock/pop musicians from ephemeral ones is intelligence. And obviously Jimmy Page is brilliant.
hey joe.......... I get it man.... but rnr don't need IQ points... it need guts and honesty and fearlessness and integrity and testicles and swagger and fortitude and focus and an amen to the Man... folks can smell the real article....yes?
I have been listening to Led Zepplin the last two days.... Watching and waiting for the levy to break. You look quite well for your age Mr. Jimmy Page!
How can he look so good after so many years and some of the abuse his body took those few years? Thankfully he didn't let substance abuse take him from us. It's great to see him and the other surviving two, JPJ and RP.
It was with extreme pleasure I watched this interview with one of the greatest of Recording Producers of my generation, Jimmy Page. Long Live Jimmy Page~!
Seriously if listen all LZ albums, there is not even single song where he repeat himself- His rhytms, solos, acoustics --all this is simply amazing with infinite flow of creativity, almost like truly God Himself somehow got into his hands !!
Just amazing how many guitar players have been influenced by this man. A true gentleman and a genius all in one~ Thanks for the great interview. I could have watched another 20 minutes easy~ Rob/Boston
Three words can describe Jimmy Page:- Absolute musical genius. His music gives me great pleasure and has helped me through long Covid and the various lockdowns. All I have been able to do lately is play music and watch UA-cam. Without that I would have had a mental breakdown. Thank you Jimmy and Robert for keeping me sane.
Thank You Jimmy. Saw you and Zepp 176 times. You were the only guitar teacher I ever had. Still listen and play every day. What a joy. Well, it's time for Tea for One. LedHed Steven, Unknown Guitarist, Ret. P.S. LZ Boots Rule.
What a really nice guy , I was lucky enough to see Led Zep at Birmingham Odeon for the Led Zep IV album , never been bettered , brilliant interview of a brilliant musician.
Thank you so much for this interview! I'm grateful I saw LZ 36 times, and saw Jimmy perform many times with others, and would love to see him on stage again. Great interview Jimmy! Rock on!
Fascinating interview. The interviewer does an excellent job asking those real questions that many of us have wondered about in terms of how things evolved with Page's "guitar driven" role in what makes Led Zeppelin what it is/was. Excellent insight. And it has to be said that the interviewer put Mr Page at ease, didn't talk over him, interrupt him, etc. and the questions were interesting in themselves to Mr Page which made explaining and describing them seem almost enjoyable.
Great interview . I've never seen Page open up so much about any topic. Obviously Zeppelin is close to his heart . What a professional ! A guy who knows all aspects of his craft.
Jimmy looks a bit miffed doing this interview 😄. I’d just love to have tea with the man & just chat. He’s not only a musical genius, but he’s so interesting and intelligent as well
Great interview. I know Pagey can be cagey in interviews but here he is open, generous and very lucid. This is a great insight into some important rock history. Cheers!
Jimmy Page, Thank You for holding your work true & dear to yourself & your band members.! God Blessed you for the whole world to hear & learn from your master work.! Jimmy Page your a wonderful Teacher Of music with such grace.! Jimmy Page God Bless You Always & Forever.! 🇺🇸👍🏼
He's a genius and his genius manifested itself in Led Zeppelin......each member stands on his own, but Jimmy produced the sum of the parts to far exceed the whole.
I think he looks amazing. I love the silver hair as opposed to the hard brown dye that Paul McCartney seems to be obsessed with ...as for his teeth, if you have ever seen the A.R.M.S. concert you will know that his time on heroin completely laid waste his teeth, so he had to have some dental work done..Jimmy comes off sweet and polite and not the least annoyed or angry to me. Also, for years he has suffered with back pain due to the years of a fragile body hefting huge guitars on stage and in the recording studio for hours on end, hard to sit still with back pain..Too bad they didn't send in a sexy blonde dollie bird like the one who interviewed Planty :-)
"sexy blonde dollie bird".....LOL!........ His teeth have definitely been replaced... besides that, he seems to be effortlessly embracing his age.... Hats off to em'....
He and Joe Walsh, who have a long history together, also feels this way, more or less. I really liked his comments about Lonnie Donnegan (sp?)... good stuff!
What a delightful fellow Jimmy is, the way he uses his eyes. His eye movement reminds me of how Mike Smith uses his eyes while he's playing the "Bubbles" character in the CBC's Showcase channel's "Trailer Park Boys" series.
I wish Jimmy, Robert and John would talk more indepth about their songs, and albums. They would provide such valuable insight for young musicians. I love hearing them talk about music so much
The reason why i love JP is that he opened my eyes to the Chicago blues, or the post war electric blues. Jimmy refers to as the "Chicago riff" He as well as Clapton, Richards spread the word to us white kids living on the North Shore of Chicago, that the epicenter, the main influence on "US" is right in your back yard, so to speak. go check it out. Regal theatre(the inner sanctum of soul), Chess records on the south side is what Rock N Roll is all about. Certainly was not just us white kids living along the lake, but white kids everywhere were turned on to the music that bridged swing and the country blues to form what eventually became Rock N Roll. Love you Jimmy!!! Peace to you my beautiful brother.
I enjoyed that so thanks for posting. It would be a joy to watch him play 'live' again. I only managed it once at Earl's Court. Brillliant. More please.
He very well may. He and Jonesy want to do either a tour or a good number of shows and are warming up. He said himself that he is simply practicing to get himself back up to standard for many of the songs. Problem is, Plant is completely against it, which is weird considering he was all for it last year.
yes, Percy is the problem. Jonesy said as much "It's always Robert". Grant reckoned that Robert wanted to be the leader. In fact, he's the weakest of them owing to the passing of years having reduced that marvellous vocal range. Still, I'd still like to see Jimmy, JPJ, Jason play, preferably with Robert but if not, then without. Such great musicians and Jason was a Giant that night in the O2. Cheers.
kentishtowncowboy I don't think Page and Jonesy will let Robert slow them down. I think Plant is just letting it get to him that he is no longer that energy filled, high pitched frontman with the sex appeal from the late 60's. But that doesn't mean he can't sing Zep tunes anymore. Either way I hope Page gives everyone one last shot at seeing him live.
I'd love to hear a new recording, close acoustic but with a variety of vocalists. He's due a good record, I loved the work he did with Robert in 94-98.
At this time in history - the bands PERFORMANCE is what made their success, their true musical talent . Most music today is MADE popular at the mixing board..... These icon's were creating the sounds we learned to love and live with, the engineers weren't as much in the creation of the music as the artists themselves... Music is the whole worlds blessing...
The reason this is a good interview is because the interviewer is asking good questions about Jimmy's passion. If you listen to early interviews the questions were inane or rude. "How do you feel about hearing Jimi Hendrix died?" They had just heard the news, and it was still a shock. Stuff like that.
Presence has some cool tracks on it (nobodies. Achilles, tea) but I am not a fan of the vocals.... Robert was in a wheel chair for these sessions.......Sounds forced..... You prefer Presence to Physical Graffiti?.....to Zoso?..... to II?....... to Houses Of The Holy?......not even close for me... Cool ur a big fan though!... Rock on!
MetalheadYA Presence is raw and just rocks hard as hell start to finish. I guess maybe one of the reasons I prefer it now is because it gets less radio play so I'm not worn out on it like the others. But the songs are very intricate. Tea for One is a master class in blues guitar from Jimmy... the dynamics and phrasing. Achilles is my favorite Zep song. Nobody's and For Your Life are awesome. Just a brilliant album IMO.
Mark Bray Good choice for all-time Zep classic.... I agree with u completely about Tea being a master class journey.... My fav Zep tune is pretty unusual (The Rover) so I have no room to talk about lovin' the less than traditional material... We will be listening all the way to the grave though eh?!
Mark Bray I agree. It's definitely Zeppelin's best. It was after they'd been stripped of their 'larger than life' image. Robert was recovering from the accident and he did the vocals for all of the songs in a wheel chair. 'Tea For One' is the best bucket of blood white man's blues I will ever hear, I'm sure. There's definitely a presence in their music and on that album in particular.
Okay look, they have the nasty hard light on Jimmy, and the nice soft light on the other guy "nobody", what the hell. The video here is designed to make Jimmy look hard and old, and the other guy 'nobody" ,look good, "PRETTY", and nice, as it were. Why Is that? The other guy is even propped up higher in the camera angle, "literally", looking down at Jimmy. Jimmy is the man, who is this other jerk? Anybody could ask those same questions. I only think that Jimmy has Great Grace to answer him with the genuine , enlightening responses that he has.
mothehoopl Thanks for getting in touch! We didn't actually have control over the lighting, but we did the best with what was there when we arrived. Glad you enjoyed watching it - and we agree that Jimmy is the man!
Always fascinating listening to Jimmy. A real together guy, and now we’re all so much very older, but I think back to here’s the single guitarist that made me want to play the guitar, which I did and actually made a living from it for a few years after high school, on the road a few years, best years of my life. But I didn’t get rich and famous so other career paths were explored, which perhaps in the back off my mind coulda been influenced by him as well, an interest in biological science, I ended up working in a pharmacy for 10 years. I wake up to Bron Y Aur in the morning
Page was a genius as a producer, a guitarist and song writer. I really liked that he talked about Chicago blues. I'd really like to see him at House of Blues. That's a great place to see a concert. Plant only seems to speak about delta and the south, but clearly Page is much more influenced by Chicago blues. These guys were terrific and it would be nice to see the three tour again with Jason - it would be once and I'm not sure they could play at such a small venue in Chicago. I'd buy a ticket and a plane ticket - that's where I want to see them -wherever it is and I'll drag a friend with me.
His voice hasn't deteriorated too much. He still sounds very young. I can close my eyes and hear a 20 year old.
70 and still has the enthusiasm and joy of a little kid.
People keep saying how normal, intelligent, articulate he is, Well, yeah! He was always that. Do a you tube search with "jimmy page 1963" and you'll see he was the same back then. Very friendly, humorous, confident. He and Robert both sound like very inquisitive intellectuals; not academics, obviously, but intellectuals nonetheless.
Richie B Because it belies this animalistic side that Page had--the drugs,;crazy, wild sex with teenage girls; the trashing of hotel rooms, not to mention his fascination, evidently, with Alistair Crowley, et al. Of course, most of the above WAS fueled by drugs and alcohol, and Led Zeppelinmania among the female fans. Plus, people now think his brain is going to be totally fried by his former rock and roll excesses! It's interesting to hear that he's always sounded this way. (The classy London accent doesn't hurt, either, I meant to add.)
@@lisellesloan3191he is the ultimate rock star!
back in the 70s, as a teenager, I suspected mr. Page had some kind of strange knowledge. nowadays , 57 years of age, I regard him a scholar, not only a superb guitar player
Agree. Good summary.
He was academic.
Jimmy is as well spoken as he is a guitarist & genius musician
I don't know... as much as I idolise him, I find his limited vocabulary and control thereof, his introductions of non sequiturs, waffling and then drifting away really irritating. And the voice, it comes straight down his cocaine-wrecked nose... I wonder if the drugs caused some brain damage... He was a player, songwriter and composer without equal at the height of his powers, though.
***** well, he doesn't seem to be happy or comfortable, that's true. you should try to understand his situation and empathize with him. Not everyone has the same ability to stand in front of a camera.
how dare you to say such a things, like he is retarded or something due to drugs... omg. so, you could make a general inspection of him by this interview? his instructions of non sequiturs? he is Jimmy Page and the interview is about Jimmy Page so he will say whatever comes to his mind if he consider it's necessary. So shut up and take a look to yourself.
***** It's well known that Page was doing a LOT of cocaine and heroin from 1975 (possibly earlier) to 1983. His rapid loss of weight and stamina over that time, along with his playing becoming horribly sloppy, really demonstrated it. It's entirely possible for someone to have suffered brain damage through drug abuse, and, given that Page damn nearly killed himself with the stuff, I'd be surprised if he had escaped it unscathed.
***** well, first of all you should take a look to other interviews, if you really want to prove that idea. you'll realise that he is fine and confortable, he wasn't confortable in that particular day, that's all. I don't know what drugs Jimmy did, but you must know that cocaine and heroine doesn't hurt your brain or mentality. Anyway i don't need to prove anything, he is just fine, you only need to review other interviews, for example the interview Led Zeppelin did to introduce Celebration Day, where they appear in front of a huge public and a lot of cameras.
*****
My life wouldn't have been the same without Jimmy Page and Led Zep.
As a musician, they are my musical uncles.
Let the haters hate. Jimmy, and the rest of Zeppelin have not stolen any more music than the next guy. Any honest artist knows we repeat, and or emulate our peers or the ones before us. Jimmy was and still is a kickass guitar player, who earned his place in Rock history.
Merle, Bravo...Agreed.
absofreakinglutely!
Imagine how many tens of thousands of rock/pop artists have stolen something from Led Zeppelin since 1969?
@@tektoniks_architects that’s the way it all should stay
Just look at rap music and they call it sampling. No one says a fucking thing
It is so fascinating listening to Jimmy Page speak about his career. He is so articulate about his music but he's also able to bring it to a level that _regular people_ can understand what he's talking about. By _regular people_ I was referring to those of us who are not well versed in musician speak, but yet are very interested to know how it all comes together.
I totally agree. You nailed what I’ve been thinking. It’s like he’s very generous with the fans in that he wants very much to share his music and the Zeppelin story with you. He loves music so much he wants to know what the current young musicians are doing and learn from them. I’ve never heard him put down another group or a musician from the Beatles on down. He’s a real gentleman and a genius music maker.
Jimmy Page - Arguably the greatest Guitarist in recorded history. Musical genius.
Fantastic musician, songwriter and producer. His back catalogue speaks for itself. ‘Arguably’ was the key word. One of the best, yes. There are other guitarists who in my mind were greater guitarists though, not many, but some.
Yes, he's the best guitarist ever
@@milaanvigraham8664 he's s great guitarist no doubt him being the greatest no way ffs there are loads better to many to mention.
@@whisperingblues9887 That's your opinion and I definitely disagree
Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page are tops of the guitar world. IMHO
Jimmy Page is the MAN. His explanations and discussions were so accurate. No ego there. What an Artist.
Bill Slappey lol no ego there. Ha!
Who cares.
I saw Jimmy with Paul Rodgers live back in 1984, I believe. Me and a buddy snuck down to the entrance where the band came out to get on stage. When Jimmy walked past me, within 10 feet, the hair on the back of my neck literally stood up! The man was, and still is, mesmerizing! You can't compare any other guitarist to him because his is unique, one of a kind...you can feel his passion even when you watch him on video, let alone live.
I seen that tour here in Dallas. The band was called The Firm.
And that's why we all love Jimmy so much. Doesn't get any better than this.
NYRAPPERFULL Jimmy Page is the reason I started playing the guitar. Led Zeppelin was my favorite band since the first time I heard Black Dog on the radio, and all these years later they are still my favorite. Jimmy Page defined modern rock guitar. No other band has ever produced the musical tapestry that Zeppelin has, not even close.
Where is your home?
@@NYRAPPERFULL I’ve lived in the UAE for 9 years until about 2 years ago, now you can listen to whatever you want. Things sure do change.
a real master of the past century
now in the new century he is as relevant and influential as always
every year some kid discovers this wizard and all the magic of his music and his band and so the story goes on a on
great video !
What the fuk are you talking about? Kashmir is one BIG repetition! And, for my money, one of his best compositions.
@@mukraker1 I see no one bothered with your dumbarze comment.
Yes, as I have been am saying:
Just by sitting at a red light you can easily hear how the knowledge of 20th century has been thrown out the door..
The 20th century was the accumulation of musical knowledge --at least beginning in New Orleans in the early 20th century ramping up to the 1970s..
Jimmy mentions the Underground, the Grande Ballroom in East Detroit. My brother, Jimmy, good friends, and I drove 100 miles two nights in a row to see them at the Grande. Brother Jim called me in Saginaw and told me to get home to Deckerville there was a band in Detroit I had to see. Zeppelin was wonderful. I did not actually get to shake Jimmy Page's hand, he was on a stage 3'high from the ballroom floor (very intimate) and our hands slid over each other. Good enough. I am the same age as Jimmy Page. We may be "flippin' ancient" on the outside but on the inside we still ourselves.
If Jimmy Page came up to me and said "Hey I want to be your producer" I'd die of shock. That would be brilliant.
Yeah, at 19:00 he says, "I don't say 'I want to be your producer' or anything vulgar like that." Uhh...I wouldn't consider that vulgar at all, Jimmy! Don't be shy!
This is a very good interview with Jimmy Page. Jimmy Page comes from a time and era when allot of music was at its best.
Great interview. Wonderful to listen to Mr. Page go in depth about his fascinating musical trajectory. Thank you Absolute radio. Thumbs up!
fabrizzzio48 Thanks! Really glad you enjoyed it :)
***** i think he got fucked off at one point with interviewer just after the 10min mark.
TheVaughanb65 No I don't think he was annoyed with interviewer at that mark
Funk Enstein I think everyone is over reacting he is not miffed at all got to remember he would be slightly deaf after all these years so probably did not hear questions correctly
Funk Enstein agreed.
I don't understand why he can be a rock star without half his body covered in tattoos and 100 body piercings? Oh wait, now I get it, he can be, because he actually has REAL talent, so he doesn't need the gimmicks....
He don't need accutraments cuz he possesses the soul of THE ROCK STAR.......It happens inside him, not on the outside shell.....dig....
I've talked about this. A bunch of big British rock stars didn't/don't have tattoos or wear earrings or such. Mick Jagger, Jimmy Page, Roger Daltrey, Pete Townsend, Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, not sure about Jeff Beck, can't think if he does, and so on. All the photos of them with shirts off I notice most don't have them. I think it was more of an American thing, and then with early 80s metal bands it seemed to pick up more. How a rock star dresses--this stereotype--is bull too. Look at Jimmy live 1970 and he's wearing simple jeans and argyle sweater and white shoes. His hair is long, but that's it. In 1974 Roger Taylor is wearing a suit and tie on the drums. When it all comes down to it, it's just the music. I had no idea what they looked like when I first heard LZ's music.
Elvis, The Beatles, Chuck Berry, and on and on were in establishment suits. I love the way Jimi Hendrix dressed, but even in an interview he said it shouldn't matter if rock stars wear suits. Howard Stern recently said in a Joe Perry interview, "It's good to dress like a rock star." It's merely a personal fashion choice. Jimmy got all into his moons and stars outfits in the mid-70s, but then stopped. Like I said, there were a lot of rock bands when I little that I heard before I saw. Who cares. Silly stereotypes. OK, when Eric Clapton was in Cream at their excellent Farewell Concert, he's wearing a sort of country plaid shirt and jeans.
***** I thought Hendrix was from that other country. (America) yep he was even in the US army.
Bill Hedy I have no idea why you're saying that. I was just naming big artists who don't/didn't have tattoos. Of course Jimi was from Seattle, Washington. He got kicked out of the US Army, btw, not that that has anything to do with clothes. I mentioned Hendrix specifically because although he wore ornate clothes he had said in an interview that it shouldn't matter if people wear suits. Tattoos have gotten to be more acceptable today with people from all walks of life, and more women too. I guess the opening post is basically saying all of that doesn't make you cool--earrings, piercings, tattoos, lots of jewelry. It doesn't make one a more interesting performer--the music, talent does. But I did like how Jimi Hendrix dressed, but he started off in suits and was wearing suits up to two months before Chas Chandler took him to England.
I've always thought how this extends to artists, such as painting artists. Some artists get this affected idea of dressing "artsy" when many of the greatest artists--Picasso, Pollock--that level--wore the simplest clothes. It's what comes out of the mind. I'm not a fan of tattoos, not for me. Then you see Justin Bieber get them. The idea of injecting some permanent design on one's body is unappealing to me.
A great artist and supreme craftsman. I have often thought what separates great rock/pop musicians from ephemeral ones is intelligence. And obviously Jimmy Page is brilliant.
hey joe.......... I get it man.... but rnr don't need IQ points... it need guts and honesty and fearlessness and integrity and testicles and swagger and fortitude and focus and an amen to the Man... folks can smell the real article....yes?
the obiwan of rock
Kevin Squibben Who's the Darth Vader of rock?
hmmm... tony iommi?
Kevin Squibben Did Page take a big bong hit before this interview?
Kevin Squibben I would call him the Yoda of rock!! But I get what you're saying. Excellent comparision
Halleyscomet55 You would think, by the way he talks, but really he's just a musical genius who's vocational abilities aren't the strongest.
great interview i could listen to him talk this stuff allday nite great job
I have been listening to Led Zepplin the last two days.... Watching and waiting for the levy to break. You look quite well for your age Mr. Jimmy Page!
How can he look so good after so many years and some of the abuse his body took those few years? Thankfully he didn't let substance abuse take him from us. It's great to see him and the other surviving two, JPJ and RP.
It was with extreme pleasure I watched this interview with one of the greatest of Recording Producers of my generation, Jimmy Page. Long Live Jimmy Page~!
cute old man jimmy ♥
great to hear Jimmy talk .a true national treasure.
Seriously if listen all LZ albums, there is not even single song where he repeat himself- His rhytms, solos, acoustics --all this is simply amazing with infinite flow of creativity, almost like truly God Himself somehow got into his hands !!
Just amazing how many guitar players have been influenced by this man. A true gentleman and a genius all in one~
Thanks for the great interview. I could have watched another 20 minutes easy~
Rob/Boston
Three words can describe Jimmy Page:- Absolute musical genius. His music gives me great pleasure and has helped me through long Covid and the various lockdowns. All I have been able to do lately is play music and watch UA-cam. Without that I would have had a mental breakdown. Thank you Jimmy and Robert for keeping me sane.
Jimmy was my very FIRST Guitar Hero as a kid ! LZ Rocks \m/
And who was your 2nd.?
I don't have hard drives lol good quote
His ability to remember detail and ability to convey the events…true musician, producer and leader. 🎸🥂
Thank You Jimmy. Saw you and Zepp 176 times. You were the only guitar teacher I ever had. Still listen and play every day. What a joy. Well, it's time for Tea for One. LedHed Steven, Unknown Guitarist, Ret. P.S. LZ Boots Rule.
What a really nice guy , I was lucky enough to see Led Zep at Birmingham Odeon for the Led Zep IV album , never been bettered , brilliant interview of a brilliant musician.
Jimmy Page has more talent and personality is his TURDS than anyone who would interview him....long live JPP!!!
If I had one person to meet...it would be Jimmy Page until his or my dying age!
Best guitarrist of the world. Jimmy Page Forever.
It's clever how Page answers the questions he's asked the way he wants to. Even if it doesn't make sense to the question. Love it
Thank you so much for this interview! I'm grateful I saw LZ 36 times, and saw Jimmy perform many times with others, and would love to see him on stage again. Great interview Jimmy! Rock on!
Fascinating interview. The interviewer does an excellent job asking those real questions that many of us have wondered about in terms of how things evolved with Page's "guitar driven" role in what makes Led Zeppelin what it is/was. Excellent insight. And it has to be said that the interviewer put Mr Page at ease, didn't talk over him, interrupt him, etc. and the questions were interesting in themselves to Mr Page which made explaining and describing them seem almost enjoyable.
Thank you Jimmy for everything you've done for Music 🎶
I love it when Jimmy talks the blues.... Sleepy John Estes (Drop Down Mama) indeed!
Great interview . I've never seen Page open up so much about any topic. Obviously Zeppelin is close to his heart . What a professional ! A guy who knows all aspects of his craft.
Jimmy looks a bit miffed doing this interview 😄.
I’d just love to have tea with the man & just chat. He’s not only a musical genius, but he’s so interesting and intelligent as well
thanks for giving us this to listen to .
Great interview. I know Pagey can be cagey in interviews but here he is open, generous and very lucid. This is a great insight into some important rock history. Cheers!
How many more times ....
do I have to keep buying Zeppelin albums!
You fool in the rain.
Don't you know..
Thats the way!
Buy the records and
Bring it on home!
The songs remain the same..
Thank you!
Jimmy Page, Thank You for holding your work true & dear to yourself & your band members.!
God Blessed you for the whole world to hear & learn from your master work.!
Jimmy Page your a wonderful Teacher Of music with such grace.! Jimmy Page God Bless You Always & Forever.! 🇺🇸👍🏼
I love how passionate he is about music and producing, it's really nice to hear
A great speaker and his answers are very informative. A real legend. Glad this was posted.
Speechless....this is a awesome interview.
He's a genius and his genius manifested itself in Led Zeppelin......each member stands on his own, but Jimmy produced the sum of the parts to far exceed the whole.
Listening to this makes me forget about all the life problems and troubles. Thank you Jimmy 😊❤️👍👍👍
Fascinating interview and a great job by Mr. Lee.
Jimmy Page #1
Great interview!!
I think he looks amazing. I love the silver hair as opposed to the hard brown dye that Paul McCartney seems to be obsessed with ...as for his teeth, if you have ever seen the A.R.M.S. concert you will know that his time on heroin completely laid waste his teeth, so he had to have some dental work done..Jimmy comes off sweet and polite and not the least annoyed or angry to me. Also, for years he has suffered with back pain due to the years of a fragile body hefting huge guitars on stage and in the recording studio for hours on end, hard to sit still with back pain..Too bad they didn't send in a sexy blonde dollie bird like the one who interviewed Planty :-)
"sexy blonde dollie bird".....LOL!........ His teeth have definitely been replaced... besides that, he seems to be effortlessly embracing his age.... Hats off to em'....
Jimmy Page is just flat out a Cool Humble guy
He seems pretty pissed or annoyed. Maybe cause every interviewer asks the same questions he's answered before
I really wish they would ask him about his post Zep stuff ,I agree think he must get really feed up with it
Karen Warwick but this is to promote the zep remasters isn’t it?
he does sound slightly on edge, I'm not really sure why though.
He and Joe Walsh, who have a long history together, also feels this way, more or less. I really liked his comments about Lonnie Donnegan (sp?)... good stuff!
@@juliestrauss5988 Yes but myself I prefer his 80s era
What a delightful fellow Jimmy is, the way he uses his eyes. His eye movement reminds me of how Mike Smith uses his eyes while he's playing the "Bubbles" character in the CBC's Showcase channel's "Trailer Park Boys" series.
Whoever those "thumbs down" people are, they've lost their minds!
I wish Jimmy, Robert and John would talk more indepth about their songs, and albums.
They would provide such valuable insight for young musicians.
I love hearing them talk about music so much
Great Interview.. WOW he is very protective of his work. Much respect for Jimmy and his phenomenal talent!!
Jimmy Page is a musical genius.
The reason why i love JP is that he opened my eyes to the Chicago blues, or the post war electric blues. Jimmy refers to as the "Chicago riff" He as well as Clapton, Richards spread the word to us white kids living on the North Shore of Chicago, that the epicenter, the main influence on "US" is right in your back yard, so to speak. go check it out. Regal theatre(the inner sanctum of soul), Chess records on the south side is what Rock N Roll is all about. Certainly was not just us white kids living along the lake, but white kids everywhere were turned on to the music that bridged swing and the country blues to form what eventually became Rock N Roll. Love you Jimmy!!! Peace to you my beautiful brother.
I enjoyed that so thanks for posting. It would be a joy to watch him play 'live' again. I only managed it once at Earl's Court. Brillliant. More please.
He very well may. He and Jonesy want to do either a tour or a good number of shows and are warming up. He said himself that he is simply practicing to get himself back up to standard for many of the songs. Problem is, Plant is completely against it, which is weird considering he was all for it last year.
yes, Percy is the problem. Jonesy said as much "It's always Robert". Grant reckoned that Robert wanted to be the leader. In fact, he's the weakest of them owing to the passing of years having reduced that marvellous vocal range. Still, I'd still like to see Jimmy, JPJ, Jason play, preferably with Robert but if not, then without. Such great musicians and Jason was a Giant that night in the O2. Cheers.
kentishtowncowboy I don't think Page and Jonesy will let Robert slow them down. I think Plant is just letting it get to him that he is no longer that energy filled, high pitched frontman with the sex appeal from the late 60's. But that doesn't mean he can't sing Zep tunes anymore. Either way I hope Page gives everyone one last shot at seeing him live.
Agreed :-) and I want to be in Row 4 again but without the bloody big video camera and cameraman. Cheers,
Give the guy a break ! He's 70 years old now, and maybe wants to rest a lot....jeez.
Great interview!!!
That really was super. Jimmy Page is a seriously bright fellow. And that's said with the experience of seminars from Oxford and Cambridge.
Great interview.
Well, great to listen to page talk at least.
A guitarist legend. HIS TEETH ARE FINE. HE IS A GENIUS.
I'd love to hear a new recording, close acoustic but with a variety of vocalists. He's due a good record, I loved the work he did with Robert in 94-98.
Lord of the 6 strings; my precious lp
I could listen to Jimmy and Robert all day.
Jimmy is one of the best. He has the talent and that has carried the day.
what a babe and an inspiration ❤
Cool. Thanks Jimmy.
Oh hmm that companion album that would be a treat to hear some time wow !!!
I miss Jimmy.. I love watching him. He's a Talent like no other. I love you, Jimmy.
Brilliant man!
At this time in history - the bands PERFORMANCE is what made their success, their true musical talent . Most music today is MADE popular at the mixing board..... These icon's were creating the sounds we learned to love and live with, the engineers weren't as much in the creation of the music as the artists themselves... Music is the whole worlds blessing...
I just adore him so much.
Love you Jimmy!
phenomenal Page forever
Brilliant - enough said
I never did think that CD's gave that quality sound that I was used to with vinyl or even 8-tracks.
The reason this is a good interview is because the interviewer is asking good questions about Jimmy's passion. If you listen to early interviews the questions were inane or rude. "How do you feel about hearing Jimi Hendrix died?" They had just heard the news, and it was still a shock. Stuff like that.
Very excited to hear him say that Presence has some great extra material. It's probably my favorite album of all time.
Presence has some cool tracks on it (nobodies. Achilles, tea) but I am not a fan of the vocals.... Robert was in a wheel chair for these sessions.......Sounds forced..... You prefer Presence to Physical Graffiti?.....to Zoso?..... to II?....... to Houses Of The Holy?......not even close for me... Cool ur a big fan though!... Rock on!
MetalheadYA Presence is raw and just rocks hard as hell start to finish. I guess maybe one of the reasons I prefer it now is because it gets less radio play so I'm not worn out on it like the others. But the songs are very intricate. Tea for One is a master class in blues guitar from Jimmy... the dynamics and phrasing. Achilles is my favorite Zep song. Nobody's and For Your Life are awesome. Just a brilliant album IMO.
Mark Bray Good choice for all-time Zep classic.... I agree with u completely about Tea being a master class journey.... My fav Zep tune is pretty unusual (The Rover) so I have no room to talk about lovin' the less than traditional material... We will be listening all the way to the grave though eh?!
Mark Bray I agree. It's definitely Zeppelin's best. It was after they'd been stripped of their 'larger than life' image. Robert was recovering from the accident and he did the vocals for all of the songs in a wheel chair. 'Tea For One' is the best bucket of blood white man's blues I will ever hear, I'm sure. There's definitely a presence in their music and on that album in particular.
I've met and worked with Jimmy and he is definitely not his usual cheeky chirpy self in this interview.
Touche Jimmy Page. Well said.
It would be cool to hug Jimmy, but we all should realize he loves us.
Okay look, they have the nasty hard light on Jimmy, and the nice soft light on the other guy "nobody", what the hell. The video here is designed to make Jimmy look hard and old, and the other guy 'nobody" ,look good, "PRETTY", and nice, as it were. Why Is that? The other guy is even propped up higher in the camera angle, "literally", looking down at Jimmy. Jimmy is the man, who is this other jerk? Anybody could ask those same questions. I only think that Jimmy has Great Grace to answer him with the genuine , enlightening responses that he has.
mothehoopl Thanks for getting in touch! We didn't actually have control over the lighting, but we did the best with what was there when we arrived. Glad you enjoyed watching it - and we agree that Jimmy is the man!
*****
I'm not usually a big mouth around here, but I don't buy it. You guy's know what you are doing. I happen to know that those things are controled
mothehoopl
However, thanks anyway. I just think it should be done better. With more style and professionalism, that this man deserves.
mothehoopl
You silly little jerks need to have more respect. Who do think you are!
mothehoopl
What does it take to start a radio show these days?
Amazing
Good Interview. Jimmy Page doesn't open up much so my thanks to any interviewer who can get some fresh information out of him. Good job!
He’s a musical genius and his art has brought me so much joy.
Jimmy page is an awesome man and is the master of the guitar
Always fascinating listening to Jimmy. A real together guy, and now we’re all so much very older, but I think back to here’s the single guitarist that made me want to play the guitar, which I did and actually made a living from it for a few years after high school, on the road a few years, best years of my life. But I didn’t get rich and famous so other career paths were explored, which perhaps in the back off my mind coulda been influenced by him as well, an interest in biological science, I ended up working in a pharmacy for 10 years. I wake up to Bron Y Aur in the morning
You are good at it!!!
Thanks
Watch him, Edge and Jack White in the movie It might get loud...I love the Jimmy
Page was a genius as a producer, a guitarist and song writer. I really liked that he talked about Chicago blues. I'd really like to see him at House of Blues. That's a great place to see a concert. Plant only seems to speak about delta and the south, but clearly Page is much more influenced by Chicago blues. These guys were terrific and it would be nice to see the three tour again with Jason - it would be once and I'm not sure they could play at such a small venue in Chicago. I'd buy a ticket and a plane ticket - that's where I want to see them -wherever it is and I'll drag a friend with me.
awesome