Jimmy Page Quotes

Prince is one of my biggest idols of all time, and he's the real King of Pop.

I dare anyone to play like Charlie Watts.

Buddy Rich is one of a kind; he's a genius, and that's all there is to it.

I was growing up listening to Queen. Freddie Mercury threw those incredible melodies into his songs.

I'll never be Bob Dylan. He's the master.

Patty Griffin is iconic, and there's no other word to really describe her. She is iconic for a lot of people - not only for me but for a lot of fans. Her voice is one of a kind, and she's such an important figure in the American music scene.

The purity of finding the right artist, that artist that's gonna be the next hall of famer, that artist that's gonna be the next headliner, lifting people out of their seats at Madison Square Garden, that song that's gonna be sung for hundreds and hundreds of years, that essence remains the same.

Elvis was the king. No doubt about it. People like myself, Mick Jagger and all the others only followed in his footsteps.

If I have one hero in music, it's John Cale.

I like Jaco Pastorius' 'Portrait of Tracy.' He was this bass player who played jazz fusion. He was the dopest bass player who ever lived.

Al Green is something else.

I dare anybody to display a more amazing body of work than Tom Petty.

ELVIS PRESLEY was bigger than life. His success was documented and laid out for him. He came to the first show I had in Memphis, and it was very nice. He sort of treated me like an equal, because we were both fresh in the business. We got to be great friends and kindred souls.

It was a staggering moment when I first heard the news. Lennon was a most talented man and above all, a gentle soul. John and his colleagues set a high standard by which contemporary music continues to be measured.

There are a lot of great players... a lot of great players around, but Louie Bellson is really something special.

Roy Orbison was one of the genuinely nicest persons I've ever known. With one of the most beautiful voices in the history of recorded music he could easily have had an opera star's ego, but he was one of the humblest, kindest, sweetest human beings to grace this planet. This in spite of the enormous tragedies in his life. A brave, beautiful blessing of a man.

Jerry Garcia was one of the original American icons. He played naturally and beautifully.

[Prince] could very well be the Duke Ellington of Rock 'n' Roll.

There have been many accolades uttered about Elvis' talent and performances through the years, all of which I agree with wholeheartedly. I shall miss him dearly as a friend. He was a warm, considerate and generous man.

I am the best rock drummer on the planet.

Very sad to hear the news about George Michael. An incredible talent who brought joy to millions of us with his music.

If you took a little of Sam Cooke and a little of Little Richard, and poured it in a jar and shook it up and poured it out you would get Otis Redding.

I just want to be the biggest artist that I can be, and I want to make a difference. I feel like Michael (Jackson) made a difference with everything that he did. He was so charitable and just always on-point. I just want to be where he is, as an artist.

With all due respect to the world's great drummers - it ain't brain surgery.

Tonight, I would like to pay tribute to the greatest entertainer of all time, Mr. Elvis Presley. Elvis was Las Vegas. And if it wasn't for him, so many performers like myself would not have the chance to do what we do in this town. He really was the king.