Editing John Paul Jones (musician) (section)

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[[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/>}}