JIMMY PAGE Defends Olympics Performance

September 4, 2008

World Entertainment News Network reports that LED ZEPPELIN guitarist Jimmy Page has defended his recent performance at the Beijing Olympics with Leona Lewis — insisting he can't understand why their act received such negative reviews.

Page teamed up with Lewis for a one-off rendition of the ZEPPELIN classic "Whole Lotta Love" at the closing ceremony of the games last month.

But the duet was poorly received, with many critics branding it the low point of the 2008 event.

And Page is baffled by the poor feedback — because he thought the collaboration went well.

He says, "We got so much criticism and I really don't know why. I think we did a great job — it was an honor to be there. People just need to be less cynical. You know we went out there, we only had ten minutes — what did people expect?"

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