A biography for Robert Planthasn’t been written yet.
“Music is for every single person that walks the planet.”
“I've been scared and I've liked not hanging on to stuff where I know that I'm in my comfort zone.”
“I think I surprise myself.”
“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!”
“The events between 1968 and 1980 were the kind of cornerstone for everything I've been able to do, they gave me the springboard.”
“I still like to get carried away - but passively.”
“Theatres are built because they were the boards for entertainment.”
“I think I could sing and shear a few sheep at the same time.”
“I've still got a twinkle in me.”
“I like the idea of being alone. I like the idea of often being alone in all aspects of my life. I like to feel lonely. I like to need things.”
“I hate cliche.”
“How can you consider flower power outdated?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 How could it become outdated?”
“There's a similarity between European and North African folk musics.”
“I've got the big name, but I've always wanted to be in a band, one of a band.”
“When I was a kid, I was following black soul music.”
“My dad played fiddle as well.”
“A daily blog would just about finish me off completely.”
“There are always generic terms like 'Americana', but there are no boundaries as to where it can go.”
“You know, people can't fall in love with me just because I'm good at what I do.”
“No, I've never thought that I was gay. And that's not something you think. It's something you know.”