![]() ![]() “I looked a little bit like Roger Daltrey but a bit taller,” Robert said of the Who’s lead singer with a laugh. Some of the most celebrated albums in rock history were released in 1969, including the Beatles’ “Abbey Road,” the Rolling Stones’ “Let It Bleed,” the Who’s “Tommy,” and the massively successful “Led Zeppelin II.” After Howard brought up “Tommy,” Robert recalled a prank he and his bandmates once pulled on the Who way back when. The Who's Roger Daltrey in 1969 Photo: Shutterstock Rather, he remembers them standing around his hotel room for hours, talking about music.Īs for whether Robert and Led Zeppelin ever hosted their own sumptuous fan meet-and-greets, Plant told Howard they were more likely to just avoid people altogether. It’s not sashay, it’s not slink … he just grooved his way through the people,” Robert said.ĭespite worshipping Elvis in his youth, Robert told Howard he wasn’t nervous on the night he met him. “When the room was suitably full … when the room was buzzing with anticipation, the door opened and this guy just, I don’t know what the word is. Robert can still recall how the room slowly but surely filled with female fans who all seemed to resemble the actress Sandra Dee. The band was invited to meet with Elvis at his Los Angeles hotel room - Presley was staying in the royal suite on the top floor. “He knew that we were selling tickets faster than him and he wanted to know what kind of phenomenon this was,” Robert told Howard. I just knew the voice … it just was celestial,” Robert said, explaining he had no access to video of Elvis’s moves - he could only hear his music on the radio.įast forward a few years to Led Zeppelin hitting it big and actually catching the King’s attention. “I didn’t know what he danced like, to be honest. Music was an interest of Plant’s from a very early age and he recalled for Howard how he would pretend to be rock superstar Elvis Presley as a kid growing up in England. ![]()
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