ImThatGuyToo Posted November 12, 2004 Report Posted November 12, 2004 "Led Zeppelin has more in common with Johnson than just music. Jimmy Page was well known to be very interested in the occult. Supposedly the group members (Excluding John Paul Jones) also sold their souls to Satan in exchange for stardom. Like Johnson, they too had a meteoric rise to fame." taken from www.deltahaze.com/johnson/legacy.html Having been a Zepp fan for most of my music-loving life, I can say that this is the first time I have ever heard of them selling their souls to the devil. Has anyone else ever heard this before? And why everyone except JPJ?
MarcM Posted November 12, 2004 Report Posted November 12, 2004 I have not heard this before, but it does not surprise me that someone put it out there. Quite a bit of their music has the air of the occult about it. I am guessing someone is using the "did not sell his soul" angle since JPJ has not been involved with Zeppelin since he left the band.
bluesboy Posted November 12, 2004 Report Posted November 12, 2004 Speculation about Led Zeppelin and the occult were fueled even more after Jimmy Page bought Aleister Crowley's (scroll down to Crowley and Rock and Roll) Scotland estate, Boleskine House in 1971.
SoulGirl Posted November 12, 2004 Report Posted November 12, 2004 i read about that before, bluesboy - very strange.... i think robert johnson's story is fascinating. i love how he pops up in 'o brother where art thou'. most of my friends didn't get that at all! (great film - 'm'hair!!')
edna Posted November 12, 2004 Report Posted November 12, 2004 Speculation about Led Zeppelin and the occult were fueled even more after Jimmy Page bought Aleister Crowley's (scroll down to Crowley and Rock and Roll) Scotland estate, Boleskine House in 1971. There was a painfull incident in the Zep´s life, the 5 year old son of Robert Plant died and he, somehow, was blaming Jimmy Page for his addiction to black magic...
ImThatGuyToo Posted November 12, 2004 Author Report Posted November 12, 2004 In O Brother Where Art Thou actually it was Tommy Johnson, yet *another* bluesman rumored to have sold his soul to the devil. I had heard about Page's purchase of Crowley's house. The Zoso symbol also apparantly has some occult behind it...
SoulGirl Posted November 12, 2004 Report Posted November 12, 2004 oops my mistake!! apologies for that, i'm all confused, thanks for clearing it up
EasyRider Posted November 12, 2004 Report Posted November 12, 2004 How does one go about selling one's soul anyhow??
SoulGirl Posted November 12, 2004 Report Posted November 12, 2004 you go to a dusty crossroads in the middle of nowhere and meet the devil at midnight. then you promise him that in return for your wish, your soul will belong to him once you die. it's simple really, and definitely worth it!
_Annabelle_ Posted November 12, 2004 Report Posted November 12, 2004 I heard that awhile back on a radio special about Zeppelin, how people thought they made a deal with the devil: their souls for musical brilliance and superstardom.
EasyRider Posted November 12, 2004 Report Posted November 12, 2004 What do you do if the devil doesn't show up?LOL
SoulGirl Posted November 12, 2004 Report Posted November 12, 2004 trust me, if your soul's worth it, he'll be there...
MarcM Posted November 13, 2004 Report Posted November 13, 2004 I?m standing at the crossroads, believe I?m sinking down...
Jillianne Posted November 13, 2004 Report Posted November 13, 2004 Oh God, they didnt sell their souls..Just listen to the music babay :guitar:
_Annabelle_ Posted November 13, 2004 Report Posted November 13, 2004 Course not, its just silly rumors... And why everyone except JPJ? I once heard that while bad things happened to Plant (car accident, his son's death) and Bonham (his death) because of a 'curse' resulting from their dealings with Satan, nothing much happened to Jones, leading people to think he hadn't made any 'deal'. Page was supposedly very close with the devil and he avoided misfortune somewhat.
Jugband_Blues Posted November 13, 2004 Report Posted November 13, 2004 i've heard stuff like this before, yet it was mostly ignored in the led zeppelin biography i read, but it did mention page buying crowley's house, mostly because they recorded some music there. i don't care how they did it, i'm just glad i can rock out to their tunes. :guitar:
cadillac_coffin Posted November 15, 2004 Report Posted November 15, 2004 There are many stories that surround this topic. You can find much information on this on the internet. Check out the Robert Johnson biography page. It mentions that he, along with Zep, and The Stones have made this "deal" with the devil. Check out the move "Crossroads" from 1986 with Ralph Macchio. It is loosley based on Robert Johnson's story. And having an appreciation for music and being an avid musician myself, I would say it is a pretty fair trade.
Jugband_Blues Posted November 16, 2004 Report Posted November 16, 2004 You can find much information on this on the internet. it's incredible how much crap you can find on the internet.
Karhul Posted January 5, 2005 Report Posted January 5, 2005 How does one go about selling one's soul anyhow?? They go to the crossroads somewhere in America (I forget where it is). Just watch O Brother Where Art Thou. Or you can just go and ask him, but personally, I never will.
MarcM Posted January 5, 2005 Report Posted January 5, 2005 How does one go about selling one's soul anyhow?? Ask Ralph Macchio.....
Addictedtoclassic Posted January 5, 2005 Report Posted January 5, 2005 They go to the crossroads somewhere in America (I forget where it is). Just watch O Brother Where Art Thou. Or you can just go and ask him, but personally, I never will. I think it's somewhere in Jersey...
Karhul Posted January 5, 2005 Report Posted January 5, 2005 I think it's somewhere in Jersey... He could be right!!!. I saw on a video once that some blues singer/guitarist guy sold his soul so he could be really good on guitar, and he was!. But then in his last week alive he was barking and acting like a dog. SCARY STUFF MAN!.
RonJonSurfer Posted January 5, 2005 Report Posted January 5, 2005 I think it's somewhere in Jersey... It is in Jersey, I can make that deal happen if you want!
MarcM Posted January 6, 2005 Report Posted January 6, 2005 Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil in Rosedale, Mississippi...
Karhul Posted January 6, 2005 Report Posted January 6, 2005 Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil in Rosedale, Mississippi... That's the guy I was looking for!. Now he's dead. A question: What members of Led Zeppelin were satanists?.
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