0 3 . ▁He ▁is ▁most ▁known ▁for ▁being ▁the ▁tour ▁manager ▁of ▁English ▁rock ▁band ▁Led ▁Ze ppel in ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁Cole ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁K ens al ▁R ise , ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁London ▁bor ough ▁of ▁Br ent . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁an ▁architect ▁who ▁worked ▁for ▁Roll s ▁Roy ce ▁vehicle ▁design , ▁and ▁later ▁in ▁aircraft ▁assembly ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 2 , ▁Cole ▁became ▁interested ▁in ▁music ▁after ▁hearing ▁El vis ▁Pres ley ▁and ▁The ▁Ever ly ▁Brothers . ▁He ▁left ▁school ▁aged ▁ 1 5 , ▁and ▁from ▁his ▁first ▁job , ▁working ▁at ▁a ▁da iry ▁factory ▁in ▁Act on , ▁earned ▁enough ▁money ▁to ▁purchase ▁a ▁drum kit , ▁to ▁which ▁he ▁pract iced ▁along ▁to ▁Bud dy ▁Rich ▁and ▁Gene ▁Kru pa ▁records . ▁The ▁low ▁w ages ▁forced ▁Cole ▁to ▁take ▁up ▁an ▁app rent ices hip ▁in ▁sheet - met al ▁working ▁whilst ▁also ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁sc aff older ▁on ▁construction ▁sites . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁very ▁interested ▁in ▁the ▁fashion ▁industry , ▁at ▁one ▁point ▁har bour ing ▁plans ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁fashion ▁designer , ▁and ▁he ▁claims ▁to ▁have ▁designed ▁the ▁sh ir ts ▁worn ▁by ▁John ▁L enn on ▁and ▁Ring o ▁St arr ▁on ▁the ▁Revol ver ▁album ▁cover , ▁and ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁the ▁album ▁graphics . ▁▁ ▁Cole ▁was ▁drawn ▁into ▁the ▁music