In case you were wondering the exact date Jimmy Page would resume his solo career, he's got the information for you. The Led Zeppelin guitarist will pick up where he left off on Aug. 2, as soon as he wraps up the year-long endeavor to reissue each of his iconic band's nine studio albums. July 31 will mark the final release of 1976's Presence, 1979's In Through the Out Door and 1982's compilation album, Coda.
As for the one-day break in between, "I'll wipe my brow, lay in bed and read the paper," Page noted with a grin, reports Rolling Stone. The next day, "I'll pick up the guitar, and I won't stop from that point on."
The 71-year-old guitarist revealed he's already conjured up some fresh material. "I've played guitar in so many different styles, and I want to revisit them all," he said. Page also noted that "the focus and energies I have been putting into this other stuff" - including the 2012 album and DVD Celebration Day and Sound Tracks, a four-disc set of music for films that Page crafted in the '70s and '80s - "meant that I couldn't play guitar or get involved in a project, then keep breaking away to do this. Now it's time."
Following the unexpected death of drummer John Bonham in 1980, Page still recalls exactly how he felt about picking his guitar back up. "I didn't want to play the guitar," he admitted. "It was going to bring up too much." Quickly after, he learned that he was obligated by contract to put forth one last Zeppelin album. "I was like, 'Oh, my God, no.' " The creation of Coda, "was a compromise, just an album of things left over."
The compilation album became the unforeseen star of the reissues, boasting a three-disc version of "the mother of all Codas," as Page called it. The final reissue brings about rare tracks, rough mixes and alternative takes such as "Sugar Mama" and two renowned tracks Page created with front man Robert Plant in India. "No more studio stuff," Page said sternly. "I made sure these reissues were thorough and complete. There is nothing else you can make a project out of."'
Page has an unwavering mentality about his forthcoming solo work--make no mistake in comparing it to his previous bands. Don't expect to hear a singer either, as the musician feels its not necessary. Once the work is complete, he'll decide whether or not it should be embellished with vocals. It's rumored that Page will release the forgotten XYZ project, feauturing Yes members Alan White and the deceased Chris Squire, Radio.com notes.
"Whatever I do in the future, it won't be a one-night shot," he added.
