When I was growing up, my idea of Led Zeppelin was all epic lasers, castles, and ten-minute drum solos - that sort of thing.

Justin Adams

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I don't want to copy the people I admire - I'd rather find out what inspired them and try to find my own way through it.

want trying people

On a very technical level, I am a geek who is interested in the intricacy of rhythm playing, so I like comparing and working out its details.

details work-out levels

I think the origins of music have probably to do with magic and transcendence as well.

transcendence magic thinking

I think what a lot of people forget is that a lot of the music in the '60s and the '70s was made in the spirit of daring, spontaneity, and adventure, so the minute all that sinks into this sense of a classic form, it has lost its spirit.

adventure people thinking

I always wanted to know what the music behind some music was, or where it came from, and that gave me a point of reference for understanding the music I was listening to.

music-is understanding listening