Highlights
- Jimmy Page's religious beliefs have caused controversy and rumors, with fans speculating that he may be a Satanist or pagan.
- Page has remained tight-lipped about his beliefs and has refused to discuss them publicly, fueling further speculation and mystery.
- Led Zeppelin also faced rumors of satanic messages in their song "Stairway to Heaven," but Page and Robert Plant both denied it and dismissed the idea as absurd.
Jimmy Page has faced some controversial situations in the past. He had a property battle with Robbie Williams, while the artist was also questioned for a relationship back in the 1970s.
However, in the following, we're going to take a closer look at Page's religious beliefs, and why they caused lots of controversy. Page hasn't said much about his beliefs, leading fans to believe that the rumors from the past might actually be true.
We're going to reveal what the rumors are, and how fans feel about the situation. In addition, we're going to take a look at Led Zeppelin's links to the devil because of Stairway to Heaven.
Let's get started.
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Throughout their history, Led Zeppelin has faced some wild legends, and some have been fast-checked, while others remain a mystery.
Among those mysteries included the apparent rumor of Jimmy Page worshipping the devil. This all started because Page's obsession with Aleister Crowley, leading to the belief that Page was a Satanist. The Led Zeppelin star did have the chance to shut down the rumors completely in the past, but he gave an interesting answer that still left that mysterious door open.
Page said, "I don't really want to go on about my personal beliefs or my involvement in magic," he told Rolling Stone. "I'm not interested in turning anybody on to anybody that I'm turned on to. If people want to find things, they find them themselves."
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Led Zeppelin kept things brief discussing Elvis alongside David Letterman, but they let quite the detail slip about his entourage.Page did not put the rumors to bed and adding to it, Led Zeppelin had links to the devil with Stairway to Heaven. Page hasn't addressed the matter, but fans think the artist is misunderstood in terms of his religious beliefs more than anything else.
Some Fans Feel That Jimmy Page's Beliefs Are Misunderstood
Jimmy Page hasn't said much else about his religious beliefs. However, fans online have speculated, wondering if Jimmy Page is a pagan. One user in particular seems to think that Page's beliefs are more agnostic than anything else.
Andrew Brown wrote on Quora, "If one were to label Page, he or she might call him a “mystic” rather than a pagan but “private researcher” might be an even better description. “Pagan” makes me think of someone who “worships” a god or group of gods and Page seems more agnostic. In modern times, the term has been much associated with Wicca. I read in a magazine decades ago that Jimmy Page was interested in comparative religions - more of a researcher than a ritual practitioner."
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Robert Plant took two days to think about a massive offer, and his final decision was one that left Jimmy Page and Led Zeppelin very upset.The fans add that Jimmy Page grew tired of answering questions about his religion.
"I can’t see him getting into rituals and such. For one thing, he grew tired of being associated with the occult and often refuses to discuss the topic with American journalists. For another, I once read an interview where Page thinks he might have seen a ghost at Headley Grange and says he withdrew from the apparition because he didn’t want to encounter “something like that."
"If that’s the case, I can’t see how he would be engaging in rituals, trying to invoke supernatural entities for magical purposes."
Although Page kept quiet about the matter, it wasn't the only time Led Zeppelin were associated with the devil.
Robert Plant And Jimmy Page Denied Satanic Messages In Stairway To Heaven
Adding to the controversy, Led Zeppelin had to deal with the rumor of satanic messages in Stairway to Heaven. The facts were out there after Paul Crouch played the record backwards.
The lyrics said, “Here’s to my sweet Satan/The one whose little path would make me sad, whose power is Satan/He will give those with him 666/There was a little toolshed where he made us suffer, sad Satan."
Robert Plant refused to add to the rumors. He said, "To me it’s very sad, because ‘Stairway to Heaven’ was written with every best intention, and as far as reversing tapes and putting messages on the end, that’s not my idea of making music."
This time, Jimmy Page was also quick to turn down the suggestion. He said, “I’m going to go straight back to The Beatles here because there was a time when somebody wrote a thesis about Paul McCartney being dead”.
He continues, “If you playback the records, I’m being serious here even though it’s crazy, but, if you playback the records there was something that says ‘Paul Is Dead’ and then they started to playback a whole manner of records. Of course, we were going to be main candidates for it, and somebody said, ‘It says my sweet satan in it’, and I thought, ‘Gosh, it’s hard enough writing music one way round'”.
Not what Led Zeppelin expected to deal with following such a legendary release.
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