When Giants Walked the Earth

When Giants Walked the Earth: A Biography of Led Zeppelin is a book written by Mick Wall, published in 2008. It is a biography of the English rock band Led Zeppelin.^[1]

When Giants Walked the Earth: A Biography of Led Zeppelin

Author	Mick Wall
Language	English
Subject	Biography
Publisher	Orion
Publication date	October 2008
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Pages	520 pp
ISBN	0-7528-7547-7
OCLC	233788361

The book tells the life stories of the band's members. The narrative of Led Zeppelin is told through a mixture of prose and interview excerpts. It was based partly on interviews which were conducted by Wall with all the surviving members of the band.^[2]

Criticisms

Following the release of this publication, Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, reportedly threatened to sue its author over the book's contents.^[3] According to Page:

Wall’s just writing a book designed to cash in on something he didn’t have anything to do with. He wasn’t a creative force in Led Zep. I’m at something of a disadvantage because I haven’t chosen to read that book, but I hear it’s totally distorted from people who do know about Led Zeppelin.^[4]