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When it comes to Carl’s influences, Jimmy Page stands out – with Carl studying him, writing about him and forming a Led Zeppelin revival show.“It was a case of the right person and right sound at that time in my life,” he says. “I had an older sister who once sat me down with a stack of vinyl and said,‘Listen to this,’ and it was //Heartbreaker// from Led Zeppelin II. I just could not believe that solo in the middle! I didn’t know what I was hearing. Everything just came together at the moment and I was addicted to that unbridled explosive passion.”