Former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant has revealed a trip to see his ex-bandmate John Paul Jones’ supergroup Them Crooked Vultures further cemented his move away from heavy rock.
Plant joked that his ears had ‘bled for two days’ after the show, and that he is moving away from the direction of rock n roll being pursued by John Paul Jones, despite their interests being almost the exact opposite in the Seventies. “I feel so far away from heavy rock now,” he told the UK’s Independent newspaper.
“It’s quite odd, how mine and John’s paths seem to have crossed over, we’ve sort of gone into each others’ worlds a bit.”
Plant will release his new album ‘Band Of Joy‘ on September 13th, and he explained to the newspaper that he will continue to explore his new interests, rather than sticking to his traditional sound. “For me, it’s no longer to do with vanity, ego and visible success,” he said. “It’s just about getting down into the earth of music. I spent three or four years never playing a Zeppelin song from 1981 onwards, because I didn’t want to lean on Zeppelin. I’ve gone from being in that huge band to picking up the pieces of my own gift.”
Hey you kids, get off my lawn!!!
Nothing against Plant, but..
Rock on JPJ!!! My ears were bleeding too, in the most wonderful way..
If it’s too loud, you’re too old.
Robert Plant…. you became sooooo gay… TCV rocks!!!
Jonesy still likes it loud . And not just loud for the sake of volume , thunderously bass driven earth shaking grooves
Them Crooked Vultures have breathed fresh life back into rock music, John Paul Jones was the mastermind behind alot of Zeppelins music. Together with 2 other geniuses, Dave grohl, ( Nirvana’s Drummer! ) and Josh Homme who has been the most credible front man in rock for the last 10 years, they have created a beautiful heavy melodic sound which has been missing in rock for along time. I sense abit of envy from Robert plant, A real friend would respect the music and so would a true musician! Hope TCV go on to release many more albums, Rock needs it!!