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Mick Jagger\u2019s story with Led Zeppelin<\/a> dates back to before they were even a band, and he followed their journey closely.<\/p>\n In contrast to other bands, Led Zepellin had an advantage from the gates, which was Jimmy Page. He was on everybody\u2019s radar in London due to his session work, as well as his time with The Yardbirds. Before forming Led Zeppelin, he\u2019d already been invited into the world of The Rolling Stones, which earned him a fan for life in Jagger.<\/p>\n In 1974, even after Led Zeppelin had established themselves as one of the biggest acts in rock, The Rolling Stones reconvened with Page for \u2018Scarlet<\/a>\u2018. However, it took until 2020 for it to see the light of day, and at the time, Jagger described Page as \u201cone of the best session guitarists at the time\u201d on BBC Radio 2.<\/p>\n In the same interview, he reflected on their decades of friendship and discussed Page\u2019s time as a session musician, sharing, \u201cAnd that\u2019s how I met Jimmy, and that\u2019s how I met John Paul Jones \u2013 because he was the bass player. So I knew Jimmy from then, and I knew John Paul Jones from then, and then ten years later \u2013 or a bit less than ten years later \u2013 they made this very successful band\u201d.<\/p>\n The Rolling Stones frontman recalled watching those early Led Zeppelin concerts, which he called a \u201cgreat, thunderous racket\u201d. In the late 1970s, they were, arguably, the two biggest bands in the world, and fortuitously, had booked the Musicland Studios in Munich at the same time. During this time, Led Zeppelin worked on Presence<\/a>, and The Rolling Stones recorded Black and Blue.<\/p>\n If things had gone to plan, Led Zeppelin would have finished before The Rolling Stones arrived in Germany. However, Page needed to stay longer than he initially anticipated to tie up some loose ends. While this was frustrating, it allowed him to play their tracks to Jagger, who provided feedback on their creations.<\/p>\n![\"Led](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Led-Zeppelin-John-Paul-Jones-Jimmy-Page-Robert-Plant-John-Bonham-1969-Becoming-Led-Zeppelin-Far-Out-.jpeg\")
<\/a>Led Zeppelin in 1969. (Credits: 2025 Paradise Pictures Ltd)<\/p>\n