Publisher's Synopsis
No-one knows more than tour manager Richard Cole about the dramatic and often bizarre life-styles of Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Bonham, and John Paul Jones.;As tour manager for Led Zeppelin for 12 years, Richard Cole witnessed the making of the band from the very beginning. In this book, he tells the truth behind the legend: how a diverse group of musicians became one of the most powerful, popular, and enduring rock bands of all time; how the group's appetite for sexual excess exceeded the wild rumours; how the almost mystical chemistry between them during concerts left fans awe-struck; the friendships with Elvis and "The Who"; the tragic death of Robert Plant's son; the truth about Page's dabbling in black magic; and the group's descent into heroin, alcohol, and other drugs, which ultimately proved fatal to drummer John Bonham.
