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“ Ultimately, I wanted Zeppelin to be a marriage of blues, hard rock and acoustic music, topped with heavy choruses-a combination that had never been done before. Lots of light and shade in the music. ”

“ I don't like being stuck in one situation, day to day. ”

“ The greatest satisfaction is not the decoration. It is knowing that I am able to help someone who needs help. ”

“ Seeing people's faces, really getting off on them, makes me incredibly happy. Genuinely. ”

“ I think when you're faced with a plight that's inescapable, and there's something you can do about it, you hope you can make a difference. ”

“ I know what I want to get down and I haven't got much time to do it in. ”

“ Goin' to California with an achin' in my heart. ”

“ You've got to capture as much of the room sound as possible. That's the very essence of it. ”

“ You absorb so much from whatever your environment is, as an artist, and you learn to take from it what can help you create. ”

“ If I ever really felt depressed, I would just start putting on all my old records that I played as a kid, because the whole thing that really lifted me then still lifted me during those other times. ”