Stairway to Heaven - by Richard Cole (Paperback)

About the Book

Whether onstage, on the road, at home, or in luxurious hotels, no one was closer to Led Zeppelin than Richard Cole, the band's road manager for 12 years. He now gives a down-and-dirty, no-holds-barred account of living with the band--great reading by both biography buffs and Zeppelin fans alike. Two 16-page photo inserts.

Book Synopsis

No one knew Led Zeppelin like Richard Cole. The band's tour manager for more than a decade, Cole was there when they burst onto the music scene, achieved cult status, cut platinum records, and transformed popular music. Second only to the Beatles in sales for years, Led Zeppelin was rock's premier group. But unlike the boys from Liverpool, the excitement of this band"s music was matched by the fever pitch of their antics on and off the stage....

In hotel rooms and stadiums, in a customized private Boeing 707 jet and country estates, Richard Cole saw it all -- and here he tells it all in this close-up, down-and-dirty, no-holds-barred account that records the highs, the lows, and the occasional in-betweens. This revised edition brings fans up to date on the band members' lives and careers, which may be a little quieter now, but their songs remain the same.

Review Quotes

"A candid and lurid memoir." -- Detroit Free Press

"Dishes up the real dirt as only an insider's report can." -- Kirkus Reviews

"Many an explicit anecdote in these pages." -- Publishers Weekly

"[E]ven though I know all the dirt, I couldn't put my copy down." -- Lisa Robinson, New York Post