▁Tr ub o . ▁Cole ' s ▁book ▁raised ▁the ▁i re ▁of ▁Jimmy ▁Page , ▁who ▁once ▁commented : ▁ ▁Led ▁Ze ppel in ▁bass ▁player ▁John ▁Paul ▁Jones ▁has ▁expressed ▁similar ▁views ▁about ▁Cole ' s ▁reli ability , ▁stating ▁in ▁a ▁magazine ▁interview ▁that ▁Cole ' s ▁accounts ▁are ▁" a ▁m ish - m ash ▁of ▁several ▁stories ▁put ▁together , ▁usually ▁with ▁the ▁wrong ▁end ings ▁and ▁making ▁us ▁look ▁like ▁miser able ▁bast ards ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁fun sters ▁we ▁were ." ▁Jones ▁was ▁so ▁inc ensed ▁at ▁the ▁dep iction ▁of ▁John ▁Bon ham ▁in ▁Cole ' s ▁book ▁St air way ▁to ▁Heaven ▁that ▁he ▁decided ▁never ▁to ▁speak ▁to ▁Cole ▁again . ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁PR - In side ▁online ▁magazine , ▁Jones ▁also ▁claimed ▁when ▁he ▁had ▁once ▁asked ▁Cole ▁about ▁why ▁he ' d ▁ex agger ated ▁the ▁group ' s ▁behaviour ▁for ▁that ▁book , ▁Cole ▁explained ▁that ▁" he ' d ▁been ▁a ▁drug ▁add ict ▁who ▁needed ▁the ▁money ". ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁bit tern ess ▁felt ▁by ▁Plant , ▁Page , ▁and ▁Jones ▁about ▁their ▁former ▁road ▁manager , ▁Cole ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁the ▁VI P ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁Led ▁Ze ppel in ▁re union ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁References ▁in ▁popular ▁culture ▁Cole ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁several ▁scenes ▁of ▁Led ▁Ze ppel in ' s ▁concert ▁film , ▁The ▁Song ▁Rem ains ▁the ▁Same ▁( 1 9 7 6 ). ▁