The Zeppelin reached a maximum speed of 84 mph and a cruising speed of 78 mph, according to History. The airship was designed to be filled with helium gas but because of U. Hydrogen is extremely flammable, and the official cause of the fire was due to a "discharge of atmospheric electricity" near a gas leak on the ship's surface, according to History.
Conspiracy theories have questioned whether the tragedy was an act of anti-Nazi sabotage. Despite the flammability of the hydrogen-filled airbus, the ship had a smokers' lounge. Passengers were not allowed to bring matches or lighters onboard but they were able to buy cigars and cigarettes on the ship, according to History. Jimmy's Ferrari GT was one of only 27 right-hand-drive versions. It was the first Ferrari to have an automatic transmission and was the Italians' attempt to compete with the luxury machines of Bentley and Mercedes.
As a grand tourer, it was the perfect car for travelling over the hills and far away. The only thing John Bonham loved more than playing the drums was cars. The hard-hitting, even harder-drinking Bonzo had one of the best car collections in rock and never passed up an opportunity to add to it. Bonzo had it transported to the UK and kept it until A British-American sports car, it was developed by the legendary Carroll Shelby , who incorporated a Ford V8 engine into an Ace sports car to create the ultimate Corvette killer.
He'd go out one day and come back with another car. Bonzo had a soft spot for Corvettes and his was an absolute classic. An American icon dubbed the C2, it had a horsepower V8 and sounded as aggressive as Bonham's playing style. The drummer showed it off to other musicians for a couple of days and then, after the novelty had worn off, sold it.
One afternoon, bored and walking along Sunset Boulevard, Bonham walked into a Rolls-Royce dealership looking suitably dishevelled. The salesman dismissed the long-haired Englishman as a time waster, until Bonzo produced a bag of cash and a test drive was hastily arranged.
However, when the drummer drove back to the showroom, he crashed the Rolls through the store's front window. Whereupon he hopped out of the car, paid the salesman and asked him to repair the car and have it sent to his hotel.
That really is rock'n'roll. The last car Bonham owned before his death was a Ferrari Daytona, purchased just two weeks before he took his final stairway to heaven. Produced by Ferrari from to , the Daytona was a two-seat GT and was named in honour of the Italian marque's finish at the Daytona hour race.
He had everything…. He bought it off an Arab in London, and the trouble was, my dad would drive his drinking buddies around in it.
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I don't think I was ever asked. Not that I know of, at least. This kind of prickly exchange was not uncommon, and it illustrates two points. The first is that Zeppelin was the last colossal band that saw no meaningful relationship between its own musical invention and how it was interpreted by the media. It did not matter that its members rarely gave interviews or released radio singles; Zeppelin's massive success was totally disconnected from how they were covered or what they said in public.
As a result, Page sees interviews as devoid of purpose. And that indifference prompts the second point, which is that almost every salacious detail we know about Led Zeppelin comes from outside sources.
The band members themselves almost never discuss any of the assumed debauchery that defined their reputation. That aforementioned Mud Shark Incident? You will find that tale in the unauthorized biography Hammer of the Gods, written by a man who spent only two weeks with the group and who heard the story from a fired road manager the band has essentially disowned for two decades.
Now, this is not to say the event didn't happen, just as it's virtually undeniable that Page was intensely involved with drugs. But these are not things he talks about. These are simply things he chooses not to deny. And that makes the extraction of reality profoundly complex. Take, for example, Page's current relationship with Plant. Robert Plant routinely expresses ennui toward his tenure in Led Zeppelin.
Page is fixated on celebrating the legacy of Zeppelin and constantly reinforcing its musical primacy. Very often, journalists interpret this dissonance to mean that Plant remains vital while Page is mired in the past. Of course, it would be just as reasonable to argue that Page understands who he is while Plant is still wondering. My suspicion is that Page thinks about this conflict a lot. But I can't say for certain, because his official statements are purposefully prosaic.
This question requires speculation, but I suspect your speculation would be more accurate than most other people's: Why is Robert Plant so adamant about his lack of interest in Zeppelin? I don't make a point to read what he says about Zeppelin. But I can't answer for him. I have a respect for the work of everyone in the band. I can't be dismissive of the work we did together. I sort of know what he's doing. But I don't fully understand it. Is it personally offensive? It doesn't matter.
There is no point in getting down to that level. I'm not going to send him messages through the press. I meet with Page the next day at a photo studio in Camden Town. We sit at a spartan table in a space designed for portraiture, which means everything is blindingly, seamlessly white: the walls, the floor, the lighting. It feels like I'm conducting an interrogation on the set of A Space Odyssey.
That's an interesting question, isn't it? I would have to say the most profound parts of my life involve the birth of my children. But in a professional capacity, it was really two things. The first was getting the first gold disc with Zeppelin.
I remember the day that came in, and I knew what that meant, especially in America. The other was playing at the Olympics in Beijing. I knew that was going to beam out over the whole planet, and I loved working with Leona Lewis, who I think is astonishing. Does audience response impact how you perceive your own work? I don't want to sound arrogant about this, but when those Zeppelin records were being put together and the song selections were being made, we all knew it was good.
We were very confident about what we were presenting. So that was what was important to me. People have their own interpretation of the songs. The story is clear. But people still have a different interpretation of how it touches them, which is what you want to achieve. You want there to be modular impressions. Musically, you're so confident. Are there aspects of your musical life that you're insecure about? But you're not going to find out about them.
Were you flattered or annoyed? I actually thought it was all right. They were playing in the spirit of Led Zeppelin.
People were inspired by Zeppelin, so that's part of Zeppelin's legacy. Those Zeppelin albums are such essential texts for any new musician, regardless of what instrument they play.
My clothes. My clothes know me very well. Would you generally prefer other people not to know about your life? And I don't mean as a celebrity. I mean just as a normal person.
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