I Don't Like Being Stuck In One

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.

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.

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 Do Not Worship The Devil. But Magic Does Intrigue Me. Magic Of All Kinds. I Bought Crowley's House To Go Up And Write In. The Thing Is, I Just Never Get Up That Way. Friends Live There Now.

I Always Felt If We Were Going In To Do An Album, There Should Already Be A Lot Of Structure Already Made Up So We Could Get On With That And See What Else Happened.