The essence of Bonham is what he didn't play rather than what he did play - what he left out. Robert Plant More Quotes by Robert Plant More Quotes From Robert Plant I know that bands that haven't put out a record for 10 years are playing to 20,000 people a night. But that's not the achievement. Robert Plant nightpeopleyears I can find my way from 500 A.D. through to 1066 pretty well as an amateur historian. Robert Plant historianwellsway Every place is determined by the characters who are there. Robert Plant determinedcharacter I hate cliché. And when you're a rock singer in 1966, or whatever it was, psychedelic blues, through to the '70s, which we know all about, and the '80s, which was a scramble to hang on in, and the '90s, which was a great time for experimentation... and I'm really still excited. The huge vast diagonals within the music that I've been involved with. Robert Plant rockssingershate To rock isn't necessarily to cavort. Robert Plant rocks I've stopped apologizing to myself for having this great period of success and financial acceptance. Robert Plant apologizingfinancialacceptance The trouble is now, with rock'n'roll and stuff, it gets so big that it loses what once upon a time was a magnificent thing, where it was special and quite elusive and occasionally a little sinister and it had its own world nobody could get in. Robert Plant rocksspecialonce-upon-a-time Little drops of rain Robert Plant lost-lovepainsong Don't be hard on yourself. And take as many chances, risks, as you can. You've got to be out there adventuring with the voice. Because if you're just a singer for the sake of it, it's not quite enough. Robert Plant riskvoicesake I realized what Led Zeppelin was about around the end of our first U.S. tour. We started off not even on the bill in Denver, and by the time we got to New York we were second to Iron Butterfly, and they didn't want to go on! Robert Plant ironbutterflynew-york There's not a lot of towns that I can go to and take family - too many incongruous knocks on doors - "Hello, honey. Have you missed me?" Robert Plant townsdoorshoney I am a reflection of what I sing. Sometimes I have to get serious because the things Ive been through are serious. Robert Plant seriousreflectionsometimes Ten minutes in the music scene is the equal of one hundred years outside of it. Robert Plant plantsceneyears I have no story. My story goes from day to day. Robert Plant day-to-daystories People have got to let their bodies breathe a little bit more. That's the great thing about being a pompous, jumped-up rock god. There's plenty of air around you. Robert Plant rocksairpeople There have been people I've warmed to over the years but, as the situation I'm in is so fleeting and transient, I've always known it's going to be over kind of real quick. Robert Plant realpeopleyears If I didn't do what I do, I wouldn't be as young as I am. Robert Plant ifsyoung Austin - it's a stimulating center. In this conversation, the very first two questions were talking about my kind of wanderlust and my adventures. Some people at my time in life travel forever. I don't know whether it's the British or the Australians - whoever it is, you can kind of stagger into some sort of far-off bastion in the middle of nowhere, and you'll find someone from Britain or someone from Australia or maybe an American. Robert Plant talkingadventuretwo Well, once you get the groove of your life and you sort out the aspects of your life that you prefer, and you’ve performed all your responsibilities as a father and as a partner. And just discovery and the great adventure of having eyes wide open. There’s so much of this beautiful planet that is still actually spectacular and stimulating. There are so many amazing people that you meet along the way. By using my career as the wind in the sails of my adventures, I could see so many things and so many people that I might have missed had my career gone a different direction. Robert Plant beautifuladventurefather How can you consider flower power outdated? The essence of my lyrics is the desire for peace and harmony. That's all anyone has ever wanted. How could it become outdated? Robert Plant floweressencedesire
