Jimmy Page has said that the worldwide lockdowns due to COVID-19 have inspired him to potentially return to the stage upon the lifting of restrictions on concerts and large gatherings.
“When we first went into lockdown I thought, ‘Right, now’s the time to start thinking about coming back at some point and being able to perform,’ Page told GQ (via NME).
“I will never be one of those people who’ll record alone and send someone a file. I never went into music in the first place to do that – it was for playing together.”
Page also discussed how vital he feels live performance is to the sense of community in music, saying without live performance and that accompanying community, “music means nothing."
“Playing live is so important for young musicians,” he said. “When we were young, we all had these little gigs, hoping to play somewhere bigger and it’s such an important part of that communion of musicians playing together.”
Page has been giving a number of interviews lately, in promotion of his new Anthology photo book. In one of them, with Total Guitar, he happened to finally reveal which amp he used on Led Zeppelin's game-changing hit, "Whole Lotta Love."
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