The Key To Zeppelin's Longevity Has Been

I Know Where I'm Going Musically. I Can See My Pattern And I'm Going Much Slower Than I Thought I'd Be Going.

The Term "genius" Gets Used Far Too Loosely In Rock & Roll.

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.

I Deal In Emotions. It's The Harmonic Side That's Important. That's The Side I Expected To Be Much Further Along On Than I Am Now. That Just Means To Say That I've Got To Keep At It.

I'm Pretty Optimistic About The Future Of Rock... It Will Be Back To Composition As In Classical Music Or Jazz.