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PEOPLE & ARTS Tuesday 23 april 2019
Melinda Gates talks 'brash' Microsoft culture in new book

By SALLY HO Gates affected her expe-
Associated Press rience at Microsoft. And
SEATTLE (AP) — Looking she said it's difficult to look
back at her time as an ear- back to 30 years ago to say
ly Microsoft employee, Me- how things might be differ-
linda Gates said the brash ent today if he had made
culture at the famously a move on an employee at
tough, revolutionary tech work, back when the com-
company made her want pany was 1% of its current
to quit, but that she didn't size.
discuss it with her boyfriend, "It's impossible to project
and later her husband, Bill how that was different," she
Gates, the company CEO said.
who embodied that cul- Gates didn't say in the inter-
ture. view if she ever had doubts
"That wasn't my job to do about starting a relation-
that at the time," Gates ship with her company
said in an interview with CEO.
The Associated Press, add- The book trails her life from
ing that she drew "bright Catholic school girl in Tex-
lines" around the office and as, to young tech leader at
home in order to work there Microsoft; and from her pri-
for nine years before she vate struggles as the wife of
left to have children. In this photo taken Thursday, April 18, 2019, Melinda Gates poses for a photo with her new book, a dominating public icon
Her new book, "The Mo- "The Moment of Lift," in Kirkland, Wash. and stay-at-home mom
ment of Lift," is a memoir Associated Press with three kids, to finding
and manifesto on women her professional purpose
and power from the for- and public supporter of the an advanced copy of the will be donated to charity. as a champion of women
mer tech business execu- #MeToo movement. The book ahead of its release Missing from the memoir is through venture capital
tive, outspoken feminist Associated Press reviewed Tuesday. All book proceeds how her relationship with and philanthropy.q

Jimmy Page reflects on Led Zeppelin's legacy and its sound

By JOHN CARUCCI studies, that was the deal I
Associated Press had with my dad. And the
NEW YORK (AP) — When rest of the time I could play
Jimmy Page was a young guitar. So, I took that one
student, he had already step further: I would take
developed such an insepa- that to school and play at
rable relationship with his recess.
guitar that school officials AP: Your guitar work for Led
would often confiscate it. Zeppelin was far ahead of
"It would be given back at the curve...
the end of the day. And this Page: I'd like to think that
was quite repetitive," Page it was, because the first al-
said. bum, I sort of knew, as we
That dedication worked were doing the tracks, ex-
out pretty well for Page, actly how I was going to
who took Led Zeppelin to layer everything and the
the zenith as one of the textures of them.... There's
most powerful outfits in rock a variety of moods on 'Led
history. Zeppelin I.' So, again, it
Now some of the instru- was me challenging and
ments that he used to cre- pushing as far as I possibly
ate that Zeppelin sound could, not even thinking
are on display at an exhi- of my limitations, just going
bition called "Play It Loud: beyond, beyond, beyond.
Instruments of Rock & Jimmy Page speaks to a reporter at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Monday, April AP: What's it like having
Roll" at the Metropolitan 1, 2019. your guitars in the Met?
Museum of Art in New York. Associated Press Page: You approach the
Seven of Page's guitars, a gallery through Greco-Ro-
few costumes and some Page sat down with The or the 40th anniversary con- going to be another one. man statues, and then the
of his equipment have Associated Press to discuss cert for Atlantic Records in AP: Let's talk about your first thing you see is Chuck
been loaned to the ex- the band's legacy, why its 1988. What about the 2007 earliest recollection with Berry's guitar. I said, 'What?
hibit, alongside dozens of music has endured and concert in London? the guitar. The original one, the blond
guitars, drums and memo- prospects for another re- Page: I'm rather pleased Page: I was taking my gui- one,' and they said, 'Yes.'
rabilia from such legends union concert. that we did it, because we tar to school so that I could And I said, 'What would
as Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee AP: How frustrating are the sort of looked still similar to play at recess because I you like? Tell me what you
Lewis, Bo Diddley and John Led Zeppelin reunion ques- what we looked now, and, became so involved with it, want to help this along and
Lennon. tions? You weren't com- yeah, we did a really good we became inseparable. you can have whatever it is
While visiting the exhibition, pletely happy with Live Aid job. But I don't think there's I had to do my academic that you want.'q