We all influence people in our life circle; intentionally or unintentionally we hope that it is in a positive way. Ian Paice influenced me musically at a very young and impressionable age.
For me, there is no beginning or ending to their story or music. The Yardbirds just seem to live and not age. The shuffles, bluesy/rocky pinky finger stuff on the the bass strings of the guitars AND those CRAZY guitar leads all mixed with Keith Relf’s unmistakable nasal vocal, are still and will always be a part of my musical meanderings.