The One Single Session That Changed Jimmy Page's Musical Career Forever

According to Far Out Magazine, Jimmy Page's career as a session musician took off, and it wasn't long before he started playing on songs by The Kinks, The Who, and Petula Clark. However, after several years of recording for other artists, Page was starting to grow tired of not having enough creative freedom in his guitar playing. His frustrations culminated in a certain session that made him fully decide to quit being a session player and focus on creating his own music.

He recounts in the documentary "It Might Get Loud" (per Far Out Magazine) that "the crunch came this one day I went into this session ... I started to get very uncomfortable. There was no run-through: they counted you in, and off you went. It literally was Muzak. I'm not creating anything. I'm interpreting whatever it is that's written down now, and I'm even doing Muzak sessions." 

Page never stated which specific session this was, as he had done so many that it's hard for him to pinpoint exactly. But it had a momentous effect on him, nonetheless. Considering how gifted and innovative Page is as a musician, it's no wonder being forced to play cheesy department store music broke him. Luckily, Page would soon have an opportunity to play music in a more fulfilling setting.