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	LED ZEPPELIN - Former Bassist Says He Hasn't Gotten Very Far With New Solo Album
	Former LED ZEPPELIN bassist John Paul Jones has posted the following message on his official web site: "Well, I haven't got very far with the album, stuff happened! First off, I went to L.A. for the Grammys. That was quite good fun � a chance to catch up with some old friends, the award was good too. Whilst there I played on the new FOO FIGHTERS record at the invitation of Dave Grohl. "I went out to their studio and spent an enjoyable time putting mellotron and mandolin on a couple of tracks. The band was very friendly, not to mention huge ZEPPELIN fans, so by the time I gave them a little Rainsong on the mellotron I could do no wrong! "Since then I have written a short piece for The Brighton Festival Youth Choir and Orchestra, which will be performed this Sunday 22nd May at the Dome (www.brighton-festival.org.uk). The choir is 30 strong and the orchestra is full symphony size, so lots of notes. The choir, for whom the piece was commissioned, are particularly enthusiastic and raise the roof with their voices. The piece is called 'Guerres de lEau' (Water Wars). I have also just completed (today) a piece for COMA, which is the amateur music society of Great Britain (www.coma.org). I believe it will be recorded. I'm now going to prepare some Kyma programs to use with the triple-neck mandolin for the upcoming Barbican shows with Merce Cunningham (www.merce.org). They promise to be really different � free improvisation, I believe there will be just a soundcheck... "Then back to the album… er, honest."
	Source: Blabbermouth