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The 512 paged volume, which will mark the first ever book released by a member of Led Zeppelin, is titled simply: JIMMY PAGE.
The Led Zeppelin guitarist is one of music’s greatest innovators and legends. He has personally created his own autobiography to tell his story for the first time.
The fingerpicking guitarist has handpicked selection of over 600 photographs make his book a visual and historical record of a remarkable life.
Talking about reasons why to create his unique book, the music legend said: “I’ve been asked on a number of occasions to do a written book and I thought of the other side of the coin. I thought it would be unique to have an autobiography in photographs, charting my whole musical journey”
The iconic musician has written text to accompany his photographs and overseen the design of his book.
Talking about the book, the former long haired rocker said: “It was important to include every milestone along the way, so people who were fans of the music have got a real testament of the times”
The book reveals never before seen photographs, memorabilia and every one of his passports, saved throughout his life. Jimmy’s passport stamps were used to verify all tour dates, making it an authoritative historical account.
The Stairway To Heaven legend furthers this by saying: “tour schedules, passport stamps, working visas and memorabilia really make up a complete picture, which just keeps unfolding as you turn each page of the book.”
In addition to Jimmy’s own photos, there are some from various sources including fans and magazines.
His book showcases a collection of iconic portraits and rare images by over 70 of the greatest names in rock photography, including: Ross Halfin, Kate Simon and Gered Mankowitz.
He was very thorough when creating the book, saying: “I wanted to make it as thorough as possible, so that meant trawling through all the thousands of files that photographers had taken, and pulling from my personal collection as well. There’s a photo of me playing the guitar by the fire at Bron-Yr-Aur cottage”
On how much of his life his autobiography covers, he says: “You see this young man growing, from when I’m a choirboy – and took my guitar along to see if I could tune it up from the organ – right through to almost yesterday”
Led Zeppelin, to this day remains one of the biggest rock bands of all time, with the demand for their 2007 reunion tour breaking world records.
The JIMMY PAGE autobiography will be available in all major bookstores from October 2014.