Robert Plant: A Life (42 page)
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Authors: Paul Rees
Pegg, Bev 134
Pegg, Dave 99, 113, 287
Pennal, N. Wales 109, 289
Peppy (roadie) 150
Pereira, Vernon 65, 69
Perfect, Christine 39
Performance
(film) 174
Perfumed Garden
,
The
(Radio London show) 66
Pet Sounds
55
Petty, Tom 318
Philadelphia (Live Aid concert) 225–6, 227, 231, 232, 295
Phillips, Leslie 328
Phillips, Phil 222
Physical Graffiti
111, 149, 150–2, 166, 170
Pickett, Wilson 92
Pictures at Eleven
208, 209–10, 213
“Pink and Black” 223
Pink Floyd 64, 137, 173, 256, 258, 295
Plant, Annie Celia (mother) 10
Plant, Carmen (daughter) 93, 103, 183, 206, 213, 241, 243, 246, 282
Plant, Karac (son) 129, 161
death and funeral 181–5
Plant, Logan Romero (son) 206, 213, 246
Plant, Maureen (wife) 58–9, 62, 65, 71, 74, 79, 114, 129, 152, 187, 191, 206, 217, 218
and death of Karac 181, 183–4, 185, 211
divorce 213–14
marriage 93
Rhodes crash 160, 161–3, 165
Plant, Robert
and Alison Krauss 284, 288, 290–4, 314–15
appearance: in adulthood 106, 192, 228, 239, 311; in childhood 18, 19, 21, 23, 30, 37, 56–7, 64, 65, 70
awards: CBE 312; Outstanding Contribution to Music (
Q
) 312–13
at Bob Marley concert 171–2
and Bonham 50, 140, 182, 184, 188, 197–8, 207
childhood and youth (1948–67): and accountancy 46, 49–50; birth 9; character 23, 36, 45; with the Banned 45–6; with CBS 61–2, 63–4; with the Crawling King Snakes 42–3, 49, 50–1; debut with the Jurymen 33; with the Delta Blues Band 37–9; DJ-ing 49, 52; expulsion from school 46–7; family holidays 15; first record player 22–3, 313; first singles 61–2, 64–5; harmonica playing 32, 33, 37; hobbies 20, 22, 53; at Kidderminster College 48–9; at King Edward VI school 19–21, 30–1, 32, 35, 41, 44–5, 46; jobs 48, 49–50, 69, 92; and Listen 52–4, 55, 56–7, 59–62; and Maureen 58–9, 71; meets Bonham 50; meets Sonny Boy Williamson 36, 37, 103; mod 43, 44, 53; move to Hayley Green 14–15; musical family 10; musical influences/tastes 15–19, 21, 24–7, 32, 36–7, 40–2, 49, 56; nicknames 44, 53; O-levels 42, 46; school prize 35; stage fights 56, 60–1; and Tolkien 14–15; washboard 37, 39
character: charisma 4, 234; in childhood 23, 36, 45; confidence/cockiness 21, 37, 53–4, 85, 89, 145, 157; contradictions 4–5, 143, 216, 271–2; as controller 145, 212, 235–6, 239, 281; as family man 129, 143, 165, 219, 266; as flirt 282; generosity/meanness 133, 216, 237–8; as hippy 125, 141, 307; love of adoration 154; as musical obsessive 27, 248, 327–8; as peacemaker 141, 142; reclusiveness 5; as rock star 142, 143, 165; as voyeur 141; wanderlust 14–15, 125, 152, 286–7; as womaniser 106, 128, 142–3, 155, 219, 262, 281–2
and Cole 96–7, 141, 313
court case (1967) 70
and death of Annie 266
and death of Bonham 197–8, 207
and death of Robert Sr 159
Des Barres on 157
divorce 213–14
and drugs 185, 321
on early Led Zeppelin 88
first big check 92
Harper on 142–3, 183, 211, 213, 325
homes and lodgings
see
Austin, Texas; Bron-Yr-Aur; Hayley Green; Jennings Farm; Lye; Dolgoch; Primrose Hill; Three Men and a Boat; Trinity Road
illnesses and injuries: bad back 308, 311; glandular fever 45; laryngitis 174; Rhodes accident 161, 162–3, 164–5, 166
interests and hobbies: ancient history 14–15, 119–20; cycling 22, 32; football 10, 20, 311; wanderlust/travelling 14–15, 125, 152, 286–7
interviews, quotes and speeches: acceptance speech for
Q
award (2009) 312–13; on Bonham’s death 207; on first America tour 97–8;
Guardian
26, 27; on
Hammer of the Gods
book 140–1;
Kerrang!
(1998) 3–4; on last America tour 177; on Led Zeppelin 141, 156;
Mojo
298, 329; on music influences 24–5, 312–13; on 1970 America tour 105;
Q
(1988) 96;
Q
(2010) 4;
Record
212; with Rees 3–4, 330–1;
Rolling Stone
156;
60 Minutes
interview (2013) 322;
Uncut
(2007) 191
jobs (non-musical) 48, 49–50, 69, 92, 185, 311
and Jesse Lee 246
and Karac 129, 180–1, 182–5
Kellie on 115
and Korner 75–6
and Led Zeppelin LPs:
Led Zeppelin
88–90;
Led Zeppelin II
100–1;
Led Zeppelin III
119–20;
Led Zeppelin IV
127;
Houses of the Holy
128, 129;
Presence
168–9, 170;
In Though the Out Door
190, 191, 194–5
Led Zeppelin concerts, reunions and tours
see under
Led Zeppelin
LeFevre on 135–6, 143, 144, 147, 150–1, 163, 164–5, 166, 183, 184, 185–6
marriage 93
and Maureen 58–9, 71, 152, 163, 165
in Morocco 126–7, 160
musical influences: Arab/Egyptian 126, 127, 258–9; Berber/Gnaoua 126; bluegrass 282–4, 287–8; blues 16, 19, 21, 24–7, 29, 32, 36–8, 40–1, 44, 49, 52, 75–6; folk/folk-rock 25, 38, 67, 107–8, 110, 257, 259, 269, 273, 316, 317, 318; jazz 45; psychedelic/acid rock 65, 66–7, 107; skiffle 18–19, 27, 28, 37, 111
and the New Yardbirds 78–9, 87–91
nicknames 44, 53, 176, 186, 325
and obsessive fan 328–9
and Obs-Tweedle 76–7, 135
and Oum Kalsoum 126, 127
and Page 77–8, 134, 156, 195, 230–1, 241, 254, 255, 271; first meeting at Pangbourne 83–4, 85–6; rivalry 156, 231; suggests Bonham 86
and Palomino Records 195
and Patty Griffin 319–20, 325, 326–7, 328
and Peel 65–6, 67, 124
and the Plaster Casters 98, 313
pre-Led Zeppelin bands
see
Band of Joy (1967–8); Banned, the; Black Snake Moan; Crawling King Snakes, the; Delta Blues Band, the; Listen; New Memphis Bluesbreakers, the; New Yardbirds, the; Obs-Tweedle
post-Led Zeppelin bands
see
Band of Joy; the Honeydrippers; Priory of Brion; Sensational Shape Shifters, the; Strange Sensation
post-Led Zeppelin LPs
see
Band of Joy
;
Dreamland
;
Fate of Nations
;
Manic Nirvana
;
Mighty ReArranger
;
Now and Zen
;
Pictures at Eleven
;
Principle of Moments
;
Raising Sand
;
Shaken ’n’ Stirred
;
Unplugged/No Quarter
;
Walking into Clarksdale
post-Led Zeppelin tours and concerts: 1983 tour 214–15; 1985 tour (
Shaken ’n’ Stirred
) 224–5, 228; 1988 tour (
Now and Zen
) 239–40, 241; 1990 tour (
Manic Nirvana
) 244–5, 246; 1991 tour (
Fate of Nations
) 252, 253, 254; 1978 European tour 269–71; 2008 tour with Krauss 307–8; Live Aid 225–7, 232; 1995 tour (
No Quarter
) 261–4; 1998 tour (
Walking into Clarksdale
) 269–72; 1999 tour with Priory of Brion 275–9; 2005–7 tour (
Mighty ReArranger
) 291; 2007 O2 Arena concert 2–3, 299–300, 302–6, 323; 2010–11 (
Band of Joy
) tour 319–21; 2013 tour with the Sensational Shape Shifters 325–6
producer 123, 186
Rhodes accident and recovery 161, 162–3, 164–5, 166
and Robert Sr. 10, 27, 159
and Rockpile 195
and Sandy Denny 120
Sheehan on 176–7
and Shirley Wilson 100–1, 217–18, 221, 244
singing/vocals 33, 61, 111, 119, 135, 168, 170, 194
60th birthday party 310–11
65th birthday 328
songwriting and lyrics: 111, 119, 121, 128, 152, 170, 194, 234, 251; with Page 109–10, 120, 121, 128, 154, 190, 194–5, 326
and “Stairway to Heaven” 121–2, 123
Steiner school application 185
in Stockholm 190, 191
symbol 128
tax exile 163
and the Turd Burglers 188–9
see also individual bands and LPs
Plant, Robert (father) 9–10, 65, 289
Plaster Casters, the 98, 313
Playboy
(magazine) 137
Plaza Hotel, New York 155
“Please Please Me” 28
“Please Read the Letter” 268, 292, 294
Pleasure Principle
,
The
194
Poland 270
Polar Studios, Stockholm 189–90
Powell, Aubrey 137
Powell, Cozy 207
Powell, Jimmy 28
“Preaching Blues” 26
Presence
166, 168–70, 194
Presley, Elvis 5, 16, 21, 130, 146, 313
Presley, Marie 3
Pretty Things, the 146
Price, Derek 30
Prim and Proper 54
Primal Scream 327
Primrose Hill, London 3, 281
Principle of Moments
,
The
211–13
Priory of Brion, the 273–8, 279
Prodigy 268
Public Image Ltd 193, 280
punk rock 172–3, 186, 187, 193, 247, 269
“Purple Haze” 64
Q
(magazine) 4, 32, 96, 205, 211, 227, 238–9, 290, 302, 312
Q-Prime 299
Quadrophenia
150
Quarrymen, the 18
Queen (band) 173, 225
Queen Mary Ballroom, Dudley 79, 93, 276
Queen’s Head (pub) 188–9, 265, 297, 310
Quicksilver Messenger Service 66, 247
R&B 24, 26, 28, 29, 31, 39, 58, 65, 202, 296, 312
Radio London 66
Radio Luxembourg 24
Radiohead 299, 314, 325
Raglan Castle, Wales 145
Ragged Glory
243
Rainbow Bar & Grill, LA 168
Raising Sand
4, 6, 291–4, 296, 299, 300, 314
RAK Studios, London 247–8, 280
“Ramble On” 100, 304
Ramones
170
Ramzy, Hossam 258, 262
Rapeman 267
Rascals, the 61
Rawlings, David 317
Ready Steady Go
53
Reagan, Joe 29
Reagan, Mary (“Ma”) 28–9, 42, 49, 59
Record
(magazine) 212
Redcaps, the 60
Redding, Otis 137
Redditch, W. Midlands 50
Regent Sound Studios, London 73
Reid, Terry 77–8
“Release Me” 63
Reprise Records 195
Rest Is History, The 234
Revolver
54
Rhodes 161–2, 277
Ribot, Marc 292
Rich, Buddy 249
Richard, Cliff 27
Richards, Keith 75, 173, 227
Richards, Michael 20, 45, 46
“Riot House”
see
Hyatt House Hotel, LA
Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati 174
Roberts, Colin 46–7
“Rock Around the Clock” 17
“Rock Island Line” 18
“Rock and Roll” 119, 132, 193, 226, 238, 243, 270, 304, 305
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 261
Rockfield Studios, S. Wales 207–8, 209–10, 220, 278
Rockpile 195
Roden, Jess 44, 202
Rodgers, Jimmie 283
Rodgers, Nile 222
Rodgers, Paul 146, 223, 303
Rodrick, Stephen 315
Rolling Stone
(magazine) 97, 121–2, 137, 156, 215, 232–3, 254, 292, 299, 306, 315
Rolling Stones, the 32, 35
Romania 270
Rondstadt, Linda 307
Rose, Tim 73–4, 86
Rosen, Steven 210
Roulettes, the 60
Roundhouse (club), London 93
Rousseau, Matthieu 286
Royal Air Force 9
Royal Albert Hall, London 103–4, 111, 269
“Royal Orleans” 168
Rubber Soul
43
Rubin, Rick 329
Rumors
147, 173
Rushock Parish Church, Worcestershire 197
Russell, Leon 318
Ryman Auditorium, Nashville 283
St. Petersburg 291
San Francisco 66, 94, 95, 96, 140, 180, 186, 247, 317, 321
“Santy Anna” 31
“Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down” 317
Saturday Night Fever
173
Savoy Hotel, London 198
Savy, Les 299
Sawmills Studio, Cornwall 247–8
Scorsese, Martin 258
Scott, Darrell 315
Scott, Ronnie 135
Scragg, Phil 234, 237
Screaming Trees 247
“Sea of Love” 222
“Season of the Witch” 273
Seasick Steve 310
Seattle 178–9, 184, 247, 256
Second Coming
257
Second World War, 9, 12, 25, 283
Secunda, Tony 56, 59, 74
Senators, the 40, 50
Sensational Shape Shifters, the 325–6
Seven Stars (club) 37–9, 45, 202
Sex Pistols, the 172, 173, 186, 193
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
68
Shadows, the 27, 29, 87
Shaft
117
“Shake, Rattle and Roll” 17
Shakedown Sound, the 43–4
Shaken ’n’ Stirred
219–21, 223, 224–5, 234, 235, 252
“She’s Crafty” 237
“She’s a Mod” 40
“She’s a Rainbow” 87
Shearmur, Ed 258, 262
Sheehan, Dennis 153, 155, 174, 179, 182, 203, 213, 307
Shellac 267
Shepperton Studios, Surrey 145
Shepton Mallet 111
Sheraton Hotel, Stockholm 190
Sherman, Ben 44
Ship and Rainbow (pub), Wolverhampton 53
Shrewsbury 60
Siamese Dream
252
“Sick Again” 152
Sidcup, Kent 87
Silver Jubilee (1977) 172
“Silver Rider” 317
Silverhead 202
Silvester, Andy 39, 202, 207, 296
Simonon, Paul 173
Simpsons
,
The
(TV series) 295
Sinatra, Frank 137
“Since I’ve Been Loving You” 111, 304
“Sing Sing Sing” 50
SIR Studios, Hollywood 168
skiffle 18–19, 27, 28, 37, 111
“Skip’s Song” 282
Slade 43
Slick, Grace 66
“Slow Dancer” 208
