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John Paul Jones

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British bassist

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John Paul Jones is an English musician, multi-instrumentalist and record producer who was the bassist and keyboardist for the English rock band Led Zeppelin between 1968 and 1980. He was a session musician and arranger prior to the point when he formed the band with Jimmy Page in 1968.

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John Paul Jones
said · Sep 23, 1779
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I have not yet begun to fight!

His famous response, in the early phase of the , (23 September 1779) to an inquiry by his opponent (Captain Richard Pearson of the Royal

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John Paul Jones
said · Sep 23, 1779
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I may sink, but I'll be damned if I strike!

His much less famous response, in the late phase of the Battle of Flamborough Head, 23 September 1779, to an inquiry by his opponent

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John Paul Jones
said · May 1, 1779
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Where men of fine feeling are concerned there is seldom misunderstanding.

Letter from Jones to the Marquis de Lafayette, (1 May 1779)

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John Paul Jones is an English musician, multi-instrumentalist and record producer who was the bassist and keyboardist for the English rock band Led Zeppelin between 1968 and 1980. He was a session musician and arranger prior to the point when he formed the band with Jimmy Page in 1968. Jones developed a solo career after drummer John Bonham died and Led Zeppelin disbanded in 1980. He has collaborated with musicians in a variety of genres, including the supergroup Them Crooked Vultures with Dave Grohl, Josh Homme, and Alain Johannes. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 as a member of Led Zeppelin.

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United Kingdom
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
living
Dates
Born 1946 · age 80
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