Jimmy Page was interviewed about the making of Physical Graffiti for the latest book published by journalist and author Dylan Jones.
Writing on Instagram, Jones said that he spoke to Page for his new book “1975: The Year the World Forgot” which was published on June 12.
“Thank you to Jimmy Page for talking me through the process of delivering Physical Graffiti,” Jones wrote. “This was zenith rock. Mount Rushmore rock. By 1975, Led Zeppelin were music’s great colossus, the perennial soundtrack to mayhem and carnage, a swashbuckling band yoked to all manner of imaginary rampaging hordes. They were the hard rock thunderous blitzkrieg, a gang of marauding Viking warriors (albeit in double denim), the template of seventies’ orthodoxy and the bar by which every other rock group was then judged. Little did they know it, but they were about to reach their peak. Read all about it in my new book 1975”
The interview with Jones is the second recent interview about Physical Graffiti that Page has carried out. Page, along with Robert Plant and John Paul Jones, were all interviewed about the album for Uncut Magazine’s April 2025 issue, number 349.
1975 was indeed the Zenith for Led Zeppelin.
I was lucky enough to catch thier LAST performance in England at Knebworth on August 11th, 1979.
I was also Honored to meet Robert Plant outside the National Exhibition Center in Birmingham England after a “The Firm” Concert in May of 1985. He “just came to see Jimmy play”!!
Good Days, NOT to be Repeated!!
gee i went to that gig as well and robert plant was there after all these years i never new wonder if any other famous names were there
I’m looking forward to reading this book about 1975. However, if you look at the sheer volume of landmark and defining rock albums, 1971 was actually “the year”.
Me too. I will love this book because I love Physical Graffiti.Ten Years Gone is the best song they made in my opinion.Physical Graffiti will live forever.
Saw him a dozen times in concert. HE IS THE BEST.
Physical Graffiti is the penultimate Zep album IMO.
Really? So which one is the ultimate?
No offense, but i think Zeppelin 2 is their best album.
I remember him when he had a cast on his leg and wore a t shirt that said ” nurses do it better” the cocert in Oakland was their last time I saw the bsnd live. BUT I RAN INTO ALL OF THEM,IN MY LINE OF WORK, separately THe death of John Bonham, in 1980, ended my interest in rock music. There were many great acs out there, but none, with the exception of Yyvie, and Randy Roades, impressed me but in Texas, I never missed a chance tobsee Stevie Ray play, and knowing him, it ws also a loss. I own a lot of guiars, but now never play them.i dont know how I lost my love of music, and I am now to old to make a comeback to ehat was a love of a lifestyle, never a money maker, but being famous wasn’t our aim
Physical Graffiti er etter min mening det beste album. Dette viser hvor stort spenn Led Zeppelin behersker innen mange forskjellige stilarter
Zeppelin set the bar as far as fock bands are concerned . I was fortunate to see them in 72 in Germany and 78 in the US. They are my favorite rock band …phenomenal artists and musicians. Jimi Hendrix was and still is the GOAT when speaking of artists and guitarists…but Zeppelin is still the greatest rock band to ever play . I look forward to reading the book. It will be a trip down memory lane .I love Phydical Grafitti as well , it is one of their finest .it’s difficult to pick their best as they produced such timeless masterpieces. Jam on Zeppelin .
The played no concerts in 1978. You may have seen them in 1977 in US.
Physical graffiti was definitely their best work,and showed the musical maturity.many different styles of music, sometimes jumping from one style to another mid song along with many different times signatures.Thete are alot of great bands out there,but I always go back to Zeppelin.They had a great chemistry,and produced some mind blowing music.
Oh yeah, Zeppelin. I learned every guitar piece that Jimmy played, not as well but recognize able The Rain Song was the most difficult, until I learned the tuning of the guitar, but still had problems because I could play it in standard tuning. But it wasn’t accurate to the trained ear
They are all correct I saw them live it was awesome and 1975 music is all I play any night I play the music to go to back to 1975 when my life made sense I like those agree 1970 to 1975 was the best music there was after those passed the music died disco is for drug addicts and people with no taste and no class and heavy metal is for metalheads which I never listened to or will I’ve been a professional piano player since I was 10 yes old I’m now 70 those people in that day were just talented and they loved the music ad I do Paula mc
Led Zeppelin was definitely the best rock band ever. My single favorite song of theirs is The Rain Song, especially the incredibly beautiful stuff Page does at the very end of the song (one writer called it his “finest moment as a guitarist”). The first time I heard Dazed and Confused, it literally took my breath away; for a moment,I actually couldn’t breathe. They produced so many gems, such as Goin’ to California, Ten Years Gone, and, of course, Stairway. The Rover from Physical Graffiti is my all-time favorite straight-out rocker. Page’s knowledge of music theory enabled him to explore so many different styles of music! My favorite blues song that they ever did is not the great Since I’ve Been Loving You, but I’m Gonna Crawl, which may be the last song they ever recorded. Thank you, Led Zeppelin, for enriching my life so much with your music. The first time I heard you (Dazed and Confused, when I was 14), I knew I had to be a professional musician.
This can only be amazing. One of the greatest albums ever made and produced. A timeless classis.
Classic, not classis. Oops.
I’ve been a guitarist for 50 years, inspired by many bands, including zeppelin, of course, but no other band draws my attention to the drummer. Bonzo’s fierce, heavy, apocalyptic, sweat-drenching back-bone to Rover, In my Time, Trampled and Wonton Song are unmatched. Air-drumming alone is work-out.