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  • The Definitive Biography
  • Written by: Chris Salewicz
  • Narrated by: Tom McGairl
  • Length: 16 hrs and 57 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (15 ratings)

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Jimmy Page

Written by: Chris Salewicz
Narrated by: Tom McGairl
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An in-depth biography of Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page by the acclaimed biographer of Bob Marley and Joe Strummer, based upon the author's extensive research and interviews.

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 exchanged few words to the press given the level of his fame, and an abiding interest in the demonic and supernatural has only made the myth more potent.

But in the midst of this maelstrom, who was Jimmy Page? Rock journalist Chris Salewicz has conducted numerous interviews with Page over the years and has created the first portrait of the guitarist that can be called definitive, penetrating the shadows that surround him to reveal the fascinating man who dwells within the rock legend.

©2019 Chris Salewicz (P)2019 Hachette Audio

What the critics say

"[An] ever-readable tome... Anyone intrigued by how a soft-spoken boy from the west London suburbs became one of the world's most famous musicians won't be disappointed."--The Times (London)

"A hard-riffing new book that reveals how Jimmy Page became the dark heart of Led Zeppelin"--The Mail on Sunday (London)

"[Salewicz] lovingly records all the highs and bathetic lows of the rock-star afterlife."--The Sunday Times (London)

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Almost everything I expected

The book itself was very good and pretty much what I expected. My own Led Zeppelin obsession began when I read “Hammer of the Gods” in the eighties while a camp councillor. I knew Zep peripherally but when I dug into them I was hooked. I was particularly interested to find that Zeppelin’s country side recording of the fourth album took place not far from where I was born and raised in Hampshire in the same year I was born. Stairway to Heaven and I were gestating at the same time, miles apart.

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Thou wilt

A good read. lots of juicy bits. chicks,coca,majik. all you need to pass the time. good stuff about Jp and Crowley.

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In Depth Zep Audible!

Just what I was hoped by for.. raw, un-edited chronological Led Zeppin with a focus on my favourite all time guitar God Jimmy Page! Did not disappoint!

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Full of Inaccuracies

Way too many inaccuracies for a Jimmy Page fan. The author was clearly not a Page fan or didn't do their research thoroughly.

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