. ▁ ▁Wh ilst ▁tour ▁manager ▁for ▁Led ▁Ze ppel in , ▁Cole ▁developed ▁subst ance ▁ab use ▁problems . ▁He ▁was ▁fired ▁from ▁his ▁position ▁as ▁road ▁manager ▁for ▁Led ▁Ze ppel in ' s ▁final ▁concert ▁tour ▁of ▁Europe ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁because ▁Peter ▁Grant ▁was ▁concerned ▁about ▁his ▁drug ▁and ▁alco hol ▁ab use , ▁and ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Phil ▁Carlo . ▁Sent ▁to ▁Italy ▁to ▁det ox , ▁Cole ▁was ▁mistaken ▁for ▁a ▁terror ist ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁Bolog na ▁railway ▁station ▁bomb ing ▁and ▁was ▁tempor arily ▁imprison ed . ▁ ▁Sw an ▁Song ▁artist ▁Michael ▁Des ▁Bar res ▁described ▁Cole ' s ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁band ▁as ▁being ▁" like ▁a ▁R ott we iler ▁p imp . ▁You ▁did ▁not ▁want ▁to ▁f uck ▁with ▁him . ▁He ' s ▁the ▁gent l est , ▁sweet est ▁man ▁today , ▁but ▁back ▁then , ▁he ▁would ▁sh ove ▁a ▁coat ▁h anger ▁up ▁your ▁ass ▁and ▁hang ▁you ▁out ▁the ▁window ▁like ▁a ▁wet ▁c unt . ▁All ▁of ▁the ▁Ze ppel in ▁road ▁inc idents ▁were ▁in ▁ess ence ▁ch ore ograph ed ▁by ▁Ric ardo ▁[ Rich ard ▁Cole ] ." ▁ ▁Post - L ed ▁Ze ppel in ▁Since ▁the ▁c ess ation ▁of ▁his ▁invol vement ▁with ▁Led ▁Ze ppel in , ▁Cole ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁tour ▁manager ▁for ▁Eric ▁Cla pton , ▁Black ▁S abb ath , ▁L ita ▁Ford , ▁O