Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones: "We're Meeting This Month"

In the only interview with a bandmember since Led Zeppelin's reunion concert, John Paul Jones looks back at the show of the year — and ahead to a possible tour. David Fricke spoke with the bassist for the new issue of Rolling Stone, and Jones revealed, "It could be fun to do more stuff," that the band is having a meeting this month and that the group prepped for their December 10th show as though they were going on tour for a lifetime — breaking out Jimmy Page's lifetime arsenal of equipment for testing. Click here for a bonus Q&A, where Jones talks about his bandmates' performance at London's O2 Arena, working out how they played "Stairway to Heaven" and more.

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Song Stories

“Satisfied”

Tom Waits | 2011

Only the genius of Tom Waits could combine the subject of mortality, a reoccurring theme in his work, with wordplay that name checks both Mick and Keith, whom he calls "Mr. Jagger" and "Mr. Richards," and the title of their magnum opus, "Satisfaction." And to show just how cool Waits really is, he even got Mr. Richards to play along, one of nine guest appearances the guitarist has made on three Waits albums. "This growling roadhouse stomp is a late-breaking response to the Stones' greatest hit," Rolling Stone said of the track.

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