Fingers of Fury

Zep Log: T-Minus 5 Days to Lift Off in London

True to Form

Jimmy Page, the pagan Paganini, is 2nd only to Elvis as Rock's Greatest Capricorn.

He's so damn good on his guitar he has a habit of accidently injuring his Left Hand before big shows so he can gain even greater glory playing hurt.

Get an eyeful of just two examples from Zep tour manager Richard Cole:

Houses of the Holy Tour, May 1973
Los Angeles International Airport
"Pagey reached over and through the fence, making contact with the fans. But as he did, he caught his finger on a protruding wire and quickly pulled away. In the process, he somehow sprained the finger."

Physical Graffiti Tour
Jan. 1975, London
"Jimmy had exited a train at Victoria Station and tried to hold the door open for the passenger behind him. However, the door forced its way shut, with the ring finger of Pagey's left hand bearing most of the brunt... X-rays showed he had broken a bone in the tip of the finger."

And so on, right up to Halloween 2007, when he fractures his left pinky in a garden fall three weeks before the reunion show of the century!

The consolation for all you Zeppelin Hounds? -- you're in good hands with Jimmy Pagan, even when his fingers are fractured.

THIS IS METAL. Tony Iommi accidently sawed the tips of his fingers off with an industrial saw and duly proceeded to kill it with metal prosthetic fingertips!!!

Conclusion? Pagey could sacrifice a couple digits more and still play a bow solo like a Mothership.