Who knew that when members of Led Zeppelin first got together to make music, we would still be talking about whether or not the band would be getting back together, 50 years later? Well now, Robert Plant has once again addressed the endless rumours about the group getting back together again.
While Robert Plant has frequently dismissed rumours of the band getting back together, he recently dropped a few hints about what was in store for Led Zeppelin’s 50th anniversary. While guitarist Jimmy Page said that “the time has gone”, and revealed that the group are in the process of reissuing a few live albums, Plant has now spoken to Esquire about the question he really seems to hate answering these days.
“You don’t even have to talk to me if all you want to know about is Led Zeppelin,” he stated. “Thirty-eight years ago John Bonham passed away, that’s all I know. That’s it. That’s the story. You know, Led Zeppelin was an amazing, prolific fun factory for a period of time, but it was three amazing musicians and a singer living in the times. Those times. That’s not going to stop me doing what I’m doing now. So that’s a headline, or not a headline. It doesn’t matter to me.”
“If I didn’t [say no to a reunion] I’d be a whore, and I’m never going to be that,” he explained. “I’m only a singer, and therefore I can get bored really quickly. And if I get bored really quickly, what am I doing nearly 70 years old being bored? No chance. So I move on all the time.”
While it definitely seems as though the topic of a Led Zeppelin reunion is basically taboo as far as Plant is concerned, it seems as though he’s focusing entirely on his solo career these days, which saw him release his eleventh solo album, Carry Fire, in October.
“The fact of that is, in the last ten or fifteen years, my work has been really well received. And it’s very nice to see, and it makes me feel a bit that I’m in the right place, at least for some people, even if other people just don’t know about it,” Plant said.
“I mean, it is basically about opening the blinds. Look, how many thousands of people are there in the airports that I travel through, who are amazed that they see me, yet have no idea of what I’m doing? Not a fucking clue. That’s how it goes, and I’m fine with that, especially since the emergency departments of the geriatric wards are filled with people like me, still hanging on, because there was something else before.”
Robert Plant is set to touch down on Australian soil in just a couple of weeks for an appearance at this year’s Bluesfest festival. The famed rocker will also be performing a number of sideshows around the country as well, so be sure to grab your ticket now to see a living legend on stage.
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Robert Plant Australian Tour 2018
Tickets available from Bluesfest Touring
Friday, March 23rd
State Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Monday, March 26th
Sydney Opera House, Sydney, NSW
Tuesday, March 27th
Sydney Opera House, Sydney, NSW
Sunday, April 1st – SELLING FAST
Palais Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Monday, April 2nd
Palais Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Thursday, April 5th
Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide, SA
Sunday, April 8th – SELLING FAST
Riverside Theatre, Perth, WA
Also appearing at Bluesfest
Thursday, March 29th – Monday April 2nd, 2018
Byron Bay, NSW
Tickets on sale now
