Jan 8, 2009 • 1 min read

Page manager on Led Zep tour

Jimmy Page's manager Peter Mensch says Page will tour with John Paul Jones and Jason Bonham, and a singer is being sought, though he declined to name candidates.

Yes, we're still talking about the already-much-talked-of Led Zeppelin tour, which Robert Plant has said he'll have no involvement in, and which Jimmy Page says will go ahead. We're talking about it today because Page's manager Peter Mensch has said something about it.

Explaining Page's reasons for continuing with plans to tour with John Paul Jones and Jason Bonham but without Plant, Mensch told 6Music: "That's what Jimmy does. That's his job, his hobby. People don't really understand it. Jimmy Page has been playing guitar professionally since he was 16 years old. Jimmy Page likes being a musician. He doesn't want to be a race car driver or a solicitor".

"So they did the show with Robert Plant; they had a really good time rehearsing, the three of them, before Robert showed up. And they decided that if they could find a singer that they thought would fit their bill, whatever their bill was at this stage in their career, that they'd make a record and go on tour".

He refused to talk about who the singer might be, however; there's been speculation that a number of vocalists including Steven Tyler and Chris Cornell have been approached. He continued: "I can't comment on any rumours right now. It's gonna be a long and difficult process. And we're not soliciting people. So don't call me about it!"

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