Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page sat down with Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell for a conversation about the guitarist’s official photographic autobiography, marking the first ever book by a member of Led Zeppelin. The conversation took place back on November 12th at The Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, CA.

In Episode 4, Jimm discusses the period during which Led Zeppelin 1 and 2 were recorded, as well as the house they rehearsed in during that time:

In Episode 3, Jimmy discusses the formation and rise to success of Led Zeppelin:

In Episode 2 of the interview, Page discusses how he came to join The Yardbirds:

In Episode 1, he discusses his early years and musical upbringing:

According to an update on his official website, Jimmy Page is gearing up to release a special edition box set entitled Sound Tracks. The collection will compile his compositions for the films Lucifer Rising and Death Wish III.

The quadruple box set is available to pre-order now and new discs Lucifer Rising: The Second Coming and Death Wish II: Expansion include rare, never-before-heard tracks.

“The archive material and work included here serve as an illustration of the ongoing process at the time of these two projects.”

Recorded at Jimmy's home studio in Plumpton and The Sol studio in Cookham in the late seventies and early eighties, Sound Tracks features an all-new booklet containing a written track-by-track insight by Jimmy Page for the archive material amidst a stunning collection of original artwork across 36 pages.

Available to pre-order now, Sound Tracks will be released on Friday, March 6th. Pre-order via the link above.

 

 

Jimmy Page was honoured on February 18th at the NME Awards 2015 with the Rock'N'Roll Soul Award. Check out his acceptance speech below: