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I don't know whether I'll reach 40. I don't know whether I'll reach 35. I can't be sure about that. I am bloody serious. I am very, very serious. I didn't think I'd make 30.

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Jimmy Page
Age: 81
Born: 1944
Born: January 9
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James Patrick Page
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