‘Mr. Jimmy': New Documentary Studies the Man Who Would Be Jimmy Page
We’re all familiar with tribute bands; there are countless groups crisscrossing the world, dressing up as and playing the hits of the Beatles, the Stones, Pink Floyd, and loads of other superstar bands that have either broken up, stopped touring regularly, or if they’re still on the road, charge a fortune for tickets. Some tribute bands are more successful than others at playing the songs of the band they’re honoring note for note. But nobody has taken the goal of emulating a superstar artist to its absolute obsessive extreme as Japanese guitarist Akio Sakurai, aka “Mr. Jimmy,” the eponymous subject of a 2019 documentary now playing in theaters.
