I'm Very Fortunate Because I Love What

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.

I Can Tell How Far I Ought To Be Going, I Know How To Get There, All I've Got To Do Is Keep Playing.

I Think It Was That We Were Really Seasoned Musicians. We Had Serious Roots That Spanned Different Cultures, Obviously The Blues.

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.

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.