You can't pee like a puppy if you wanna run with the big dogs.
What's the best angle to cut someone's throat? Well, usually from behind. That's usually how it works.
Artists are very young, and say, Um, ok, to these industry dudes.
They say the music you listen to in your formative years stays with you and leaves an impression for the rest of your life. For me, the things that I fell in love with happened in the '70s, when artists were nurtured by record companies and it wasn't about singles.
I'm not religious, but by nature I am spiritual. I'm an artist, and creativity seems to go hand in hand with spirituality. But I have a knee-jerk reaction against organized religions. Actually, I have knee-jerk reactions against anything that's organized.
Formats are going to change because this is what the people want. It's not what the labels want.
I listen to NPR a lot. I love that.
My studio, nicknamed 'Funny Farm,' is in a hidden location. It's very private. Not only do I create my photography there, but it is also where I write my books and create music.
You want to love unconditionally everything you do, or don't do it.
I had to find the courage to turn my life around.
In '85, I went through rehab and I wasn't ready. If you're not ready, you're not ready. You don't want to hear the truth, and you're gonna keep doing what you keep doing.
You can get through anything if you want it bad enough.
The industry needs to be run by artists, because we are the only people that care about art.
I harbored a lot of resentment as a teenager and as a young adult. I still have a problem with authority, I'm trying to listen!
When Ozzy calls and asks you to go on tour, you say, 'When do I start?'
Through recovery, I've been able to do so much good stuff.
If you don't deal with your demons, they will deal with you, and it's gonna hurt.
I know I'd feel emotional if one of my favorite bands was going out.
Reflecting back, we all make mistakes; we all go through our stuff - relationships, financial, all kinds of stuff - and if you can grow from that and pass that message on, it's a pretty cool thing.
I know when I wear a Led Zeppelin shirt, I am happy to put that Led Zeppelin shirt on. It's not, 'Well, they kind of suck.'
You can't lie to your audience. You can't lie to your fans.
You get clarity as you get sober, and you get clarity as you get older.
I never understood bands saying Nirvana had anything to do with derailing their career. Maybe those bands didn't have the goods.
What inspires me? I am so inspired every day. I am inspired by thinkers. I am inspired by rebellion. I am inspired by children. I have been inspired by love.
The funny thing is that when you have any form of presentation to your band, meaning you have the foresight to see outside of your creativity, you have a bigger vision.
I'm always willing to talk to somebody if they have something to say that is interesting.
It's hard to find vehicles for your music.
I do believe that when I'm writing music, I get addicted to the music of the concept of what the outcome of the song is, or the passion behind the lyrics.
There's a pattern when tours start - a pattern of infighting, of making up, of breaking up, of addiction. There's a pattern of going to jail. There's a pattern of passion for music.
Fans are so grateful when you go places they don't expect you to go.
If your album sells, that's cool, more people find out about you, more people get turned on to what we're really about-which is a live rock and roll band.
Nothing that Robert Plant does will ever equal Led Zeppelin, but that doesn't mean he's going to stop being creative. Jimmy Page has so many incredibly cool projects, but it's not Led Zeppelin; there will only ever be one Led Zeppelin.
There's nothing unique about me as a parent. I am a parent. My kids are kids. We do the best we can do.
Let's just say I have expensive taste.
I'm able to make decisions even in the face of adversity.
My main camera is a Nikon D3. I use a French camera from the 1800s for wet plate photography, I use a Hasselblad sometimes. But to me the camera really doesn't matter that much. I don't have a preference for film or digital.