Led Zeppelin Tour Manager Richard Cole - Interview 1992 (E! channel) 

Imagine being 22 years old and being the tour manager of one of the greatest rock bands ever.....basically from their start to finish...R.I.P. Richard Cole.........when i was 22 i was riding around listening to zeppelins music.. :)

I talked to him a number of times at the Log Cabin, never once asking or knowing what he did for a living. I learned of his past some years later while watching Behind the Music. He seemed like a nice chap.

JP said to Guitar World magazine in 1993 about the book: “I’m so mad about it that I can’t even bring myself to read the whole thing. The two bits that I have read are so ridiculously false that I’m sure if I read the rest, I’d be able to sue Cole and the publishers. But it would be so painful to read that it wouldn’t be worth it.”

Mark, you keep amazing us with these gems. Don't know how you manage to find these, but really interesting to see these videos. Thanks again

R.I.P RICHARD COLE / DEC ,02, 2021

Richard Cole was a badass

Richard cole seriously fell out of favour with the group in the late 70s , out of all the people the band threw out of the circle no one when out more unceremoniously than Richard cole

They mention "The Shark Episode" briefly when they talk about the incident between the groupie and the red snapper. O.K. But what I found really funny was what happened when Led Zeppelin went to check out from that very stay at The Edgewater Inn in Seattle. Among other things that went out their hotel room windows were a couple of Motorola color TVs. Peter Grant and Mr. Cole here were settling up the band's bill when the Edgewater's manager admitted he'd always wondered what it would be like to throw a TV off the side of the hotel. Peter looked at him with a big smile and said, "Why didn't ya say so?" Then he counted another $500 in cash and insisted the manager "have one on Led Zeppelin." So, smiling like a kid on Christmas morning, the manager rolled a brand-new Motorola color TV from a storage room, took it up to the roof, and dumped it over the side of the building. He waved to the band and called out, "HEY, THANKS, GUYS!" as they were getting into their ride to the airport.

R.I.P. Mr. Cole

The interviewer seems like he wishes he was a female. Cole cracks me up here. Hilarious despite all of the negative comments about him.

RIP Richard Cole

I like the end of the movie when Grant is leading them to the limo and you can see Plant's broad back and shoulders, and fit waist. Long arms and tall. You didn't wanna mess with this dude in his prime. The whole Zeppelin sphere were like pirates. So great.

A big strong friend of mine got hired to do Zep security in Boston and they made him the last guard in front of the dressing room door. He said there was a line of people as far as you could see just waiting to somehow get inside with virtually ANYthing Zep's four guys might want or like. ANYthing.

I bought this book years ago it's hilarious.

nice one great to see Cole

always thought Cole was behind the '73 robbery in NYC, looks the part.....had access....

keep up the good work u should box them up and knock em out like the F.B.O 12 dvd set.

Cole looks nervous and uncomfortable in this video like he knows Grant and the Zep gang are about to come after him again for writing and making that book.

The jury's out on Mr Cole

He knows where the $180k from the Drake Hotel safe went.

7:35 guy is sitting like a girl at a slumber party.

Cole was hated by Zeppelin for writing that book, but he needed some CA$H!!!....Zeppelin still invited him to the O2 show in '07....

R.IP RICHARD !!

they all said his books were rubbish

I mean, if they wanted their operation to run smoothly, Richard Cole and Peter Grant were the guys. By any means necessary, protect the band’s interest. Very intimidating guys in their heyday.

Rest in Peace, sexy man x

Mr. Goofy interviews Richard Cole.

Zepp were notoriously cheap. Cole faithfully stuck with the band for 10 years. And they let him be poor. I don't blame him for writing a book. They've all forgiven him, and he them. Cole is a good bloke. I used to hate him. I've seen a lot of life since my youth. Cole is ok.

He didn’t mention thug in his tour manager description 😩

He looks like a dodgy second hand car salesman.

I have a paperback copy of the book.

Back in the 1970's, you did NOT want to fuck with the Manager of Led-Zeppelin - Peter Grant, OR his second-in-command - Richard Cole. Cole was instructed by Grant to do whatever necessary in order to keep the band safe, and rolling along on schedule, and Cole did just that. Peter Grant had grown up on the mean streets, and took no shit from anyone, and Cole was his hired gun. Cole even punched Bonzo on the nose, during one of Bonham's drunken rages! Bonham later thanked Cole for it, because Bonham had previously broken his nose, and it was crooked, but after Cole broke it again - it had straightened it back! True story. I wish Cole would punch this interviewer on his nose, because he's really annoying.

Peter Grant was the brains he hired the off duty cops. Very smart move. Cole had to deal with facilitating the bands various escapes from Hotel rooms after the fathers of the teen girls that they were screwing were coming to look for their daughters. I am sure they just loved these guys.

This interviewer is awful

The early days of "E Entertainment", trying to get Viewers with "Different" kinds of interviewers, SOME were good.

it was more than 180K

was that after phil c

This interview seems to go with the “style” of that era. A lot of fluffily questions with naivety in the mix.

Red Snappa' meets Red Snapper!Only Fuckin' Zeppelin,Ricardo was a very classy dude,well kinda

Like to hear the Shark Story.

Richard cole bothers me. He's to cocky, arrogant, and I'm very convinced he's a liar.

Stairway To Heaven? Wow that's original! Maybe they should have roped him into the band to share the creative burden.

I thought Peter Grant was their manager????

I have read this book. Richard Cole is just a free loader. In it for the bucks. He is like stephen Davis the shit just falls out of his mouth. They would not know the truth if it hit them in the face. As with the Stephen Davis hammer of the Gods , I have no clue of the band they are talking about . Fantasy bullshit

His job was to look out for the welfare of the band, which he failed miserably. He was too busy riding on their success.

I heard Jimmy was cheap as Fu@k, would never take out money to pay when out and about.

interviewer squeals like a pre-teen girl

Who is Interviewing?!!! What an embroiled. Cole started good but was just a greedy, rotten drug addict. That'swhythat 1980 Tour becametoo much and We Lost Bonzo. You got what you deserve, Cole and Grant. ,

Who is this weird interviewer and what's up with his posture??

You utter spunkster

BORING

The Man is a lier

He was in jail in 1980 in Italy when he found out when john died