(2019:
nonfiction)
From
the inside flap
“The
original enigmatic rock star, Jimmy Page, is a mass of contradictions. A
towering presence in the guitar world and one of the most revered rock
guitarists of all time, in private he is reclusive and mysterious, retiring,
and given to esoteric interests. Over the decades he has the exchanged few
words with the press, given the level of his fame, and an abiding interest in
the demonic and supernatural has only made the myth more potent.
“In
the mid-Sixties Jimmy Page was London’s most-in-demand session man, playing on
records by everyone from Donovan to the Who to the Kinks. In 1964 he accepted
an offer to join the Yardbirds, where he replaced Eric Clapton and made
blues-based music alongside Jeff Beck. Quickly tiring of the constraints of
that band, Page, along with Robert Plant, John Bonham, and John Paul Jones,
formed what would quickly become the biggest rock band of all time, Led
Zeppelin would go on to sell over 100 million records in the U.S. alone. Songs
like ‘Stairway to Heaven,’ ‘Dazed and Confused,’ and ‘Whole Lotta Love’ remain
rock radio staples to this day. With their mountain of money, revolving door of
groupies, and excessive drug-taking, Led Zeppelin wrote the book on rock ‘n’ roll
until it all inevitably imploded.”
Review
Jimmy is an
excellent biography about the storied multitalented musician and producer. Salewicz,
for the most part, focuses on Page’s musical output, business life and his romantic/bad
habits, only briefly mentioning his children, so if you are looking for details
about his kids, you won’t find much here. This is worth reading, maybe owning,
if you are a rock/Zeppelin/Page fan.
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