Led Zeppelin "are over"

Despite reports earlier this week, Jimmy Page's manager now says that Led Zeppelin will not be touring or recording in 2009 and are, in fact, "over". Peter Mensch, whose company Q Prime also represents Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lostprophets and Muse, had told the BBC's digital station 6Music that: "John Paul Jones [bass] and Jimmy Page [guitar] enjoy playing with each other, Jason Bonham is a really good drummer so why not? We just need to find a singer." However, in an interview with Music Radar this past Wednesday (January 7), Mensch said: "They tried out a few singers [to replace Robert Plant], but no one worked out. That was it. The whole thing is completely over now. There are absolutely no plans for them to continue. Zero." "Led Zeppelin are over," he added. "If you didn't see them in 2007 [at London's O2 Arena], you missed them. It's done. I can't be any clearer than that. Frankly, I wish everybody would stop talking about it." Next Monday (January 12) is the 40th anniversary of the release of Led Zeppelin's eponymous debut album.
	Published: 2009-01-09 Provider: Kerrang!