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(Credits: Far Out \/ Andrew Smith)<\/p>\n
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Imagine getting your perfect job, the one you dreamed of as a kid, only to find out that it, just like everything else, had a bitter aftertaste sometimes. That is what happened to Jimmy Page<\/a> when he took his guitar skills to the studio as part of his first job in music. <\/p>\n Few guitarists boast the same level of skill or extensive experience as Jimmy Page. Regularly and rightly hailed among the greatest rock guitarists of all time, Page is probably best known for his time with Led Zeppelin, carving out the distinctive sounds of 1970s hard rock and inspiring countless future rock devotees. By the time Page came to form Led Zeppelin in 1968, he already had multiple years of experience under his belt as one of Britain\u2019s most prolific and sought-after session musicians.<\/p>\n Session artists have been an essential part of the music industry since its beginnings. These ad-hoc musicians can be drafted in to work on a certain project by any artist who needs them. In many cases, they go uncredited for the work they provide to these projects and are rarely well-paid for their time either. Nevertheless, Jimmy Page spent years as a session musician, providing guitar tracks for a vast array of the 1960s\u2019 most iconic and influential tracks<\/a>. Page played on everything from Petula Clark\u2019s \u2018Downtown\u2019 to The Rolling Stones\u2019 \u2018Heart of Stone\u2019 at one point or another.<\/p>\n For Page, the appeal of being a session artist was the diversity of his work. At any given point, he could be asked to provide guitar for a hit pop song, a trailblazing rock anthem, or a profoundly complex jazz composition<\/a>. This diversity allowed the guitarist to perfect a variety of different playing styles and genre conventions, honing his craft and culminating in his reputation as one of the nation\u2019s most talented and adaptable musicians. <\/p>\n On the flip side of this, the diversity of his session work also meant that Page could be forced to play music that he really was not keen on. Given that session musicians \u2013 even those of Page\u2019s ilk \u2013 were not well-paid, the guitarist could hardly refuse an opportunity for work, even if the music itself instilled a feeling of dread within him. \u201cIt was fun in the beginning of it,\u201d he later recalled, \u201cWhen it was like \u2018Oh, do what you want.\u2019 80 percent, 90 percent of the time, I didn\u2019t know what session I was going in on.\u201d<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Jimmy Page and his legendary double-neck Gibson. (Credits: Far Out \/ Dana Wullenwaber)<\/p>\n