Jimmy Page by Jimmy Page is the photographic autobiography and visual
history of the world's most iconic guitar player. With incredible
attention to detail, Page has chosen hundreds of photographs
representing significant moments in his career: from a schoolboy with a
rock-a-billy quiff through his extensive work as a session musician;
including The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, ARMS, The Firm, Outrider,
Coverdale & Page and Page & Plant; playing with Roy Harper and The Black
Crowes; collaborating with P. Diddy and performing with Leona Lewis at
the closing ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Both Genesis Publications and Jimmy Page have sifted through thousands
of images representing the work of more than 70 photographers including
some of the greatest names in rock photography - Ross Halfin, Kate
Simon, and Gered Mankowitz, to name but a few. Included are a mixture of
iconic portraits, rare and unseen photographs from Jimmy's archive along
with visas, photos and stamps from his own passports.
Page has officially put pen to paper about his career taking the form of
extended captions, which describe and document pivotal moments and
events making this book an historical document and a definitive visual
record of a remarkable life of music.
