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" Celebrities, movie stars and rock stars are losing their mystique. "

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" It wasn't like I picked a camera up in 1989 and stopped making music. I picked a camera up and found another form of expression. "

" We have a growing new fan base, and we wanted to get out now, and play now, and the timing was right. "

" My mom, you know, took off when I was about 6. What ended up happening is I ended up being with my grandparents. "

" I love those Keith Richards solo records, but it's not the Rolling Stones. "

" I remember, when I was a kid, listening to the radio and hearing 'Big Bad John' by Jimmy Dean - and it just blew me away. I used to sit there and call the radio stations and request that song. And then the Beatles were obviously out already, but I really didn't know about the Beatles. "

" I never understood the hit-single, quick-success, get-airplay mentality. "

" I remember opening up my first vinyl and seeing the incredible artwork it had. There's nothing like it. You also get that true gritty sound on vinyl that really makes a rock record sound great, which CDs can never achieve. "

" Being able to say something lyrically, to say something that will do more than just be words, is really hard. It's easy to do when you're writing a chapter of a book or writing poetry, but it's really hard to do when you're confined to a melody line. "

" There's always people saying that rock is dead, rock is over. People are always out to kill rock and roll. "

" I don't want to interview people. I want to have a conversation. I want to talk to Paul McCartney about the bass sound on 'The White Album.' "

" What can I say that will make people that are in recovery want to stand up and support Recovery Month? A friend of mine said, 'You know, the fact that you did a really honest book and it changed people's lives, that's something to talk about.' "

" I think anything that's creative really takes my mind off whatever it is that I'm going through in my life. If you're going through heartbreak, and you can write a song, it's a wonderful win-win, because it takes your mind off the heartbreak, and you get to vent. "

" I can't stand people who try too hard. "

" 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.' "

" If you're getting different prescriptions from different doctors, there has to be some sort of check and balance in there somewhere. "

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" 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. "

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" In the end, the whole Internet thing kills me, because you can use it as a positive thing or you can read into all the negativity. And I think you've gotta put out positive energy, put out cool viral stuff, and then just stay out of people's opinions. "

" 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. "

" When Ozzy calls and asks you to go on tour, you say, 'When do I start?' "

" If I'm watching my favorite boxer, and he's just won the heavyweight championship of the world, and he retires, it kind of makes the guy a legend. "

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" The music industry is saying, This is the format, and if you'll fit into this format, you can be on radio, and if radio will play you, MTV will expose you, and MTV will expose you, we'll sell records. "

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" It's just kind of known in the music industry that a farewell tour means 'for now.' "

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