LED ZEPPELIN Guitarist JIMMY PAGE On "Stairway To Heaven" Lawsuit - "I Did Not Hear 'Taurus' Until 2014"
February 26, 2016, 8 years ago
On Thursday (February 25th), Led Zeppelin guitarist and songwriter Jimmy Page gave a remarkable declaration in court where he admits to discovering a copy of Spirit's first album in his record collection, reports Eriq Gardner of The Hollywood Reporter.
Page is currently fending off a lawsuit brought by the heirs of Spirit's own guitarist, Randy Craig Wolfe, who contend that the famous song "Stairway To Heaven" derived from a 2-minute, 37-second instrumental titled "Taurus" from Spirit's 1968 album.
"I had not previously seen it in my collection and do not know how or when it got there," states Page. "It may well have been left by a guest. I doubt it was there for long, since I never noticed it before. But, again, I know I did not hear Taurus until 2014."
In conjunction with this declaration - as well as one by Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant - the band has brought a motion for summary judgment to a lawsuit that was first filed in Pennsylvania before moving to California. The motion demands dismissal of an action that alleges a "falsification of Rock N' Roll history," specifically that "any reasonable observer, when comparing 'Taurus' and 'Stairway To Heaven,' must conclude that - at the very least - significant portions of the songs are nearly identical."
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