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THE BUSINESS OF BEING IN LED ZEPPELIN was not a job for shirkers. What the various romantics, hedonists, mystics and virtuosi in the band shared was an often ferocious work ethic, albeit one that Jimmy Page felt obliged to enforce from time to time. Remembering the draughty conditions of Headley Grange, where they began their fourth album in January 1971, Page does concede it was “a bit austere”. But “We were there,” he says, “to work.”
As the years pass – and it’s been 50 since Led Zeppelin IV first astonished the world – the stories evolve, and different perspectives come to the fore. Building a rock monolith sturdy enough to withstand a half-century takes serious graft, but this month’s new interviews with Messrs Page, Plant and Jones also…
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MOJO (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2021