The first part of the interview focused mainly on the O2 show in London back in 2007, which was filmed and released last month on CD/DVD, under the name Celebration Day.
Jimmy Page said that the intention was from the beginning to do one night show, and the band rehearsals were based on that concept. He also said that the show was not meant to be recorded or filmed, and it was two or three years later when the three remaining band members decided to put it on CD/DVD after watching the footage.
The preparation and rehearsals for the show took six weeks to complete. The band was keen to put up a strong set list - which they did. According to Page, Jason Bonham has the hardest job in the band, because he was filling in his late father's work.
When asked if there were any particular song played on stage different from the way it has been rehearsed? Page answered that "Since I've been loving you" was played slightly different from rehearsal.
Page had one regret about the show that there was no chance to play acoustic sets. Other than that the show was perfect. According to Page, "In spite of that monitors didn't work properly during the first couple of songs", the songs have been presented in an excellent way, in my opinion - if the monitors were working properly, I wonder how the sound will be!
The second part of the interview had questions about different things, such as teen years, playing style, influences... etc
Jimmy Page said it is not correct that he picked up the guitar for the first time after listening to Elvis, and he agreed with the thought that Led Zeppelin is the British version of American Blues.
By the way, I have seen Jimmy Page playing different instruments with strings, like Sitar or Mandolin, but I was surprised when he mentioned that during his teen years he tried to access other areas such as Oud too.
When asked about the future, he mentions that he has already a lot of material to record but yet to "pull in all the musicians".
Finally, Jimmy Page did not say Yes or No to future Led Zeppelin plans.
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