Stephanie Sandlin wrote:
I'm all for letting him have his peace, but as for the word bit--the credibility--that's shot. When reports of this latest interview surfaced, it occurred to me that just a couple of weeks before his Sept. 29, definitive statement of having no intention of working with Led Zeppelin, Plant told Q magazine he had no problem with another Led Zeppelin reunion, that his problem was with all the red-tape and paperwork that goes with it (as someone else on here pointed out, someone as successful as Robert Plant can certainly hire underlings to take care of such stuff). Suddenly, two weeks later, he wished them well in their future careers and de facto quit Led Zeppelin. Now three months later, he claims he's in a different space and is too old to be doing two-hour shows any more. He then tries to give it all some credibility by claiming he and Jimmy see each other a lot, are still good friends and Jimmy's quite supportive of RPAK. In reality Jimmy is probably being nice to him in hopes he'll pull another one of his about faces! Anyone who's read any of the comments Page has made since the preparations for the O2 show knows there's nothing that would make him happier than to get his band back. For all David Coverdale might be a twit one thing he said really hit home for me when I watched the O2 show footage back around Dec. 10. It really is a heartbreaker if Jimmy isn't allowed to continue Led Zeppelin. As I watched the band gel and start to really launch into the stratosphere around the end of Black Dog or so, this really became clear. Jimmy started jumping like a school kid, Jonesy was really getting into it. Jason was losing the nerves and getting damned good Even Percy was into it. Now that's all gone, and it's nobody's fault but Plant.Take him at his word. Let the man have his peace. I'm far more interested in what JP and JPJ have up their sleeve.
There was a time when I followed this guy's every word as a dedicated fan who thought Robert Plant was one of the few credible, and intelligent figures in rock music. He totally demolished his cred with me in '98 when he walked out on Jimmy mid-tour after gushing for four years about how working with Jimmy brings out the best in him. He started to regain some credibility in 2007 when he seemed to be ready to not only pursue his solo career but make good his 2003 statement that he was waiting for Jimmy and John to present him with new music. Now they've got new music and he's hiding beneath Alison Krauss' skirt! I hear that Alison is planning to tour next fall with Union Station even though she's working next month with Plant on a new album. There's nothing stopping Robert Plant from doing the same with Led Zeppelin, but of course we know he won't. Sad old geezer! Yes, let's leave him in peace to do his bluegrassing and focus on the J's.