Light & Shade
Conversations with Jimmy Page
Author: Brad
Tolinski
RRP: $37.99
Released: 02
November 2012
Imprint:
Virgin
‘How far did we go? As far as our
imaginations would carry us, really. Those were the days of pure hedonism. LA
in particular was like Sodom and Gomorrah ... It was my life – that fusion of
magic and music.’
Jimmy Page was the leader, mastermind, guitarist and
producer of Led Zeppelin, described by Rolling Stone magazine as “the biggest
band of the seventies” and “unquestionably one of the most enduring bands in
rock history.” While there is no shortage of written material out there on Led
Zeppelin’s legacy, no member has written their own memoir and rarely have they
cooperated with the press or a biographer – certainly NEVER Page. For the most
part, their exploits are merely the stuff of legend. On the rare occasions that
Page has opened his doors to journalists, he has done so with caution.
Over the last twenty years, Brad Tolinski, Editorial
Director of Guitar World, Revolver and Guitar Aficionado
magazines, has interviewed Page more than any other journalist in the world and
by asking incisive questions, he’s been able to gain the trust of this greatly
misunderstood artist. Sifting through
over fifty hours of conversations that touch on everything from the 1960s music
scene and his early years as England’s top session guitarist working with
artists like The Who, The Kinks, and Eric Clapton, to his wild years in Led
Zeppelin, and post-Zep projects, Light & Shade will provide readers with the most complete
picture of the media-shy guitarist ever published.
It is doubtful that Page will ever write his story, given
this, Light
& Shade will undoubtedly be considered the closest thing Led
Zeppelin fans will get to a published autobiography, making this book an
essential read.
Brad Tolinski’s previous publications include Guitars
that Shook the World: A Star Studded Collection of the World’s Most Famous
Guitars and Classic Hendrix: The Ultimate Hendrix Experience.
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