Editing John Paul Jones (musician) (section)

=== Led Zeppelin ===
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==== Formation ====
During his time as a session player, Jones often crossed paths with guitarist [[Jimmy Page]],<ref>''"... I set about recording ''16 HIP HITS'' at Regent Sound with ... John Paul Jones playing bass and arranging and ... Jimmy Page on guitars ..."'', said [[Andrew Loog Oldham]] in his book ''STONED'' ({{ISBN|0-312-26653-7}}), page 323.</ref> a fellow session veteran. In June 1966, Page joined [[the Yardbirds]], and in 1967 Jones contributed to that band's ''[[Little Games]]'' album. The following winter, during the sessions for [[Donovan]]'s ''[[The Hurdy Gurdy Man]]'', Jones expressed to Page a desire to be part of any projects the guitarist might be planning.<ref name="RSbio">{{cite magazine |title=Led Zeppelin Biography |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/ledzeppelin/biography |access-date=9 September 2009 |magazine=Rolling Stone |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412110101/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/ledzeppelin/biography |archive-date=12 April 2009}}</ref> Later that year, the Yardbirds disbanded, leaving Page and bassist [[Chris Dreja]] to complete previously booked Yardbirds dates in Scandinavia. Before a new band could be assembled, Dreja left to take up photography. Jones, at the suggestion of his wife,<ref name=Miserandino/> asked Page about the vacant position, and the guitarist eagerly invited Jones to collaborate. Page later explained:

{{blockquote|I was working at the sessions for Donovan's ''Hurdy Gurdy Man'', and John Paul Jones was looking after the musical arrangements. During a break, he asked me if I could use a bass player in the new group I was forming. He had a proper music training, and he had quite brilliant ideas. I jumped at the chance of getting him.<ref name=RS1985>{{cite magazine |last=Davis |first=Stephen |title=Power, Mystery and the Hammer of the Gods: The Rise and Fall of Led Zeppelin |magazine=Rolling Stone |issue=451 |date=4 July 1985 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/ledzeppelin/articles/story/17537975/power_mystery_and_the_hammer_of_the_gods |access-date=15 January 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080128165609/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/ledzeppelin/articles/story/17537975/power_mystery_and_the_hammer_of_the_gods |archive-date=28 January 2008 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>}}

Vocalist [[Robert Plant]] and drummer [[John Bonham]] joined the two to form a [[quartet]]. Initially dubbed the "New Yardbirds" for the [[Led Zeppelin Scandinavian Tour 1968|Scandinavian dates]], the band soon became known as Led Zeppelin.

==== Contributions ====
[[File:Zoso John Paul Jones sigil interlaced triquetra overlaying circle.svg|thumb|right|150px|Derivative of Jones' [[triquetra]] [[Seal (emblem)|sigil]] used in the untitled album commonly known as ''[[Led Zeppelin IV]]'']]

Jones was responsible for the classic bass lines of the group, notably those in "[[Ramble On]]" and "[[The Lemon Song]]" (''[[Led Zeppelin II]]''), and shifting [[time signature]]s, such as those in "[[Black Dog (Led Zeppelin song)|Black Dog]]" (''[[Led Zeppelin IV]]''). As half of Led Zeppelin's [[rhythm section]] with drummer [[John Bonham]], Jones shared an appreciation for [[funk]] and [[soul music|soul]] rhythmic [[groove (popular music)|grooves]] which strengthened and enhanced their musical affinity.<ref name=21century>[[Charles Shaar Murray|Murray, Charles Shaar]]. "21st century digital man", ''[[Classic Rock Magazine]]: Classic Rock Presents Led Zeppelin'', 2008, p. 58.</ref> In an interview he gave to ''Global Bass'' magazine, Jones remarked on this common musical interest:

{{blockquote|Yeah, we were both huge [[Motown Records|Motown]] and [[Stax Records|Stax]] fans and general soul music fans, [[James Brown]] fans. Which is one of the reasons why I've always said that Zeppelin was one of the few bands to "swing". We actually had a groove in those days. People used to come to our shows and dance, which was great. To see all the women dancing, it was really brilliant. You didn't necessarily see that at a [[Black Sabbath]] show or whatever: So we were different in that way. We were a groovy band. We used all our black pop music influences as a key to the rock that went over the top.<ref name=AndyLong>{{cite magazine |last=Long |first=Andy |title=Get The Led Out |magazine=Global Bass Online |date=March 2002 |url=http://www.globalbass.com/archives/mar2002/john_paul_jones.htm |access-date=17 March 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080314221236/http://www.globalbass.com/archives/mar2002/john_paul_jones.htm |archive-date=14 March 2008 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>}}

After retiring his [[Fender Jazz Bass]] (which he had been using since his days with The Shadows in the early 1960s) from touring in 1975, Jones switched to using custom-designed [[Alembic Inc|Alembic]] basses for touring.<ref>
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However, he still preferred to use the Jazz Bass in the studio and in a 2010 interview mentioned that he still had that bass at the time.<ref>
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Jones' keyboard skills added an [[Eclecticism in music|eclectic]] dimension that realised Led Zeppelin as more than just a [[hard rock]] band. Keyboard highlights include the delicate "[[The Rain Song]]" (''[[Houses of the Holy]]'') played on a [[Mellotron]]; the funky "[[Trampled Under Foot]]", played on a [[Clavinet]] (''[[Physical Graffiti]]''); and the eastern scales of "[[Kashmir (song)|Kashmir]]", also played on a Mellotron (also on ''Physical Graffiti''). In live performances, Jones' keyboard showpiece was "[[No Quarter (song)|No Quarter]]", often lasting for up to half-an-hour and sometimes including snatches of "[[Amazing Grace]]", [[Joaquín Rodrigo]]'s "[[Concierto de Aranjuez]]", which had inspired [[Miles Davis]]' ''[[Sketches of Spain]]'', and variations of classical pieces by composers such as [[Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff|Rachmaninoff]].

Jones' diverse contributions to the group extended to the use of other instruments including mandolin, recorder,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/the-5-instruments-led-zeppelins-john-paul-jones-played-on-stairway-to-heaven.html/ | title=The 5 Instruments Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones Played on 'Stairway to Heaven' | date=6 June 2020 | website=cheatsheet.com}}</ref> and an unusual triple-necked acoustic instrument consisting of a six and a twelve string guitar. Jones often used [[bass pedals]] to supplement the band's sound while he was playing keyboards and mandolin. On the band's 1977 tour of the United States, Jones would sing lead vocals on "[[The Battle of Evermore]]", filling in for [[Sandy Denny]], who had sung on the studio version.

====Profile====
[[File:JohnPaulJones1980-2.jpg|thumb|upright|Jones on stage with Led Zeppelin in [[Mannheim]], 1980]]
While all members of Led Zeppelin had a reputation for off-stage excess (a label that has been claimed was exaggerated),<ref name="Welch">Welch, Chris (1994) ''Led Zeppelin'', London: Orion Books. {{ISBN|1-85797-930-3}}.</ref> Jones was widely seen as the quietest and most reserved member of the group.<ref>Lewis, Dave (2004) ''The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin'', London: Omnibus Press, {{ISBN|0-7119-3528-9}}, p.77</ref><ref name="RS2006">{{cite magazine |last=Gilmore |first=Mikal |title=The Long Shadow of Led Zeppelin |magazine=Rolling Stone |issue=1006 |date=10 August 2006 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/11027261/the_long_shadow_of_led_zeppelin/print |access-date=9 December 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212022936/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/11027261/the_long_shadow_of_led_zeppelin/print |archive-date=12 December 2007 }}</ref> For his part, Jones has claimed that he had just as much fun on the road as his bandmates but was more discreet about it,<ref name="westword.com" /> stating "I did more drugs than I care to remember. I just did it quietly."<ref name="Miserandino" /> Benoit Gautier, an employee of Atlantic Records in France, echoed this impression, stating that "The wisest guy in Led Zeppelin was John Paul Jones. Why? He never got caught in an embarrassing situation."<ref name="westword.com" />

In an interview, Jones explained that fame with Led Zeppelin was not something that he ever became preoccupied with:

{{blockquote|Not really; I'd done it all before ... I would like to think that I wasn't too stupid either. I tried to stay out of the drift of the rock star's path, mainly because I needed my sanity and freedom on the road. So generally, I used to check out of the hotel, and then get out on the street. I'd go walking ... I'm not as recognizable as Plant and Page. Plus, I used to change my appearance all the time just to make sure I wasn't as recognizable ... Generally, I'm pretty quickly into the shadows ... I once read the Beatles did a whole tour of America and never left their hotel rooms. And I thought, "I can't see the point of travelling around the world and not seeing anything."<ref name=Miserandino/>}}

Following exhausting tours and extended periods of time away from his family, by late 1973 Jones was beginning to show signs of disillusionment. He considered quitting Led Zeppelin to spend more time with his family, but was talked into returning by the band's manager, [[Peter Grant (music manager)|Peter Grant]].<ref>Shadwick, Keith (2005) ''Led Zeppelin: The Story of a Band and Their Music, 1968–1980'', San Francisco: Backbeat Books, {{ISBN|0-87930-871-0}}, p. 207</ref> He joked that he was interested in becoming the choirmaster of Winchester Cathedral, which was reported as fact in several sources.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/20-things-you-didnt-know-john-paul-jones-did-227646/|title=20 Things You Didn't Know John Paul Jones Did|first=Corbin|last=Reiff|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=18 March 2016|access-date=5 July 2018}}</ref> Jones later explained his reservations:

{{blockquote|I didn't want to harm the group, but I didn't want my family to fall apart either. We toured a huge amount in those early days. We were all very tired and under pressure and it just came to a head. When I first joined the band, I didn't think it would go on for that long, two or three years perhaps, and then I'd carry on with my career as a musician and doing movie music.<ref name=snow/>}}

===="Royal Orleans"====
It is rumoured that the Led Zeppelin song "[[Royal Orleans]]", from their album ''[[Presence (album)|Presence]]'', is about an experience Jones once had on tour in the United States.<ref name="westword.com"/><ref name="Dave">Dave Lewis (1994), ''The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin'', Omnibus Press, {{ISBN|0-7119-3528-9}}.</ref> The song is about a person who mistakenly takes a [[drag queen]] up to his hotel room, who then falls asleep with a joint of [[cannabis (drug)|marijuana]] in hand, lighting the room on fire. "Royal Orleans" was the name of a hotel where the members of Led Zeppelin would stay when they visited New Orleans, because not as many people asked for autographs there. In an interview he gave to ''[[Mojo magazine]]'' in 2007, Jones clarified the reliability of this rumour, stating:

{{blockquote|The transvestites were actually friends of [[Richard Cole]]'s; normal friendly people and we were all at some bar. That I mistook a transvestite for a girl is rubbish; that happened in another country to somebody else ... Anyway 'Stephanie' ended up in my room and we rolled a joint or two and I fell asleep and set fire to the hotel room, as you do, ha ha, and when I woke up it was full of firemen!<ref name=snow/>}}

====Other work====
Jones's involvement with Led Zeppelin did not put a halt to his session work. In 1969 he returned to the studio to play bass guitar on [[the Family Dogg]]'s ''[[A Way of Life (The Family Dogg album)|A Way of Life]]'' album. Jones was [[Madeline Bell]]'s first choice to produce and arrange her 1974 album ''[[Comin' Atcha (Madeline Bell album)|Comin' Atcha]]''. He has also played bass on the opening track for the [[Roy Harper (singer)|Roy Harper]] album ''[[HQ (album)|HQ]]'', which also featured guitarist [[David Gilmour]]. Other contributions include playing bass on [[Wings (band)|Wings]]' [[Rockestra]], ''[[Back to the Egg]]'' along with Zeppelin's drummer [[John Bonham]].