I saw what Purple meant to people and I still hear it now when I'm in Europe. I'm always shocked that I'm still asked about Purple because it was such a long time ago.

I take care of my voice; I'm working out the way I would do my body, so that stays in shape.

What anybody else thinks about you is really of no consequence. It's what you think of yourself.

Someone once asked me, `How does Jimmy Page strike you?' I replied, `With both hands, of course...'

I stand by every decision I've made throughout my career and my life, good or bad, up or down.

I think we have two very important missions in life. One is to find out who we really are and the other one is to taste as much of life and experience as much of life as we can.

Most of the albums that have taken long have been related to illness and fatigue or producer problems.