Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant Dubbed Commander Of The British Empire
Rock On Sir!
Plant Back In The Day
E! Online reported:
Are you ready for sex & drugs & rock ‘n’ roll & pomp & circumstance? Well, you better be, because Led Zeppelin screamer Robert Plant has something new to shriek about: He’s been made a Commander of the British Empire by Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace, according to reports.
The “Whole Lotta Love” singer follows in the well-worn rock star path of Paul McCartney,Mikc Jagger and Elton John that leads from trashing hotel rooms to playing nice at the Palace for an honorary knighthood for “services to popular music.”
Kudos to Sir Bob. Still, while we hesitate to suggest that he’s buying a “Stairway to Heaven,” it should be noted that the taxes paid on Led Zeppelin’s 200 million albums sold probably helped grease the wheels.
Curiously, as a CBE, Plant now outranks his Led Zep bandmate Jimmy Page, who earned his one-notch-down OBE four years ago.
We wonder whether Plant will lord it over Page if Zeppelin reunites as rumored to fill some London dates on what would have been the Michael Jackson tour. Could be a riff-tastic rivalry. Plus, a couple of Rock ‘n’ Roll Knights filling in for the King of Pop? It works for us.
Page and Plant Rocking Out
Plant now outranks fellow Zepplin member Jimmy Page.
Well Plant actually kidded about the whole thing and being a step above Jimmy Page:
“If we can remember each other’s phone number at this time in life it’s a miracle,” he joked. “We’re still good friends, we both enjoy a rather dark sense of humor that comes, I think, from being from rather the wrong side of the tracks for all those wild years.”
I had to find out what the honor of CBE was all about. After I read the first paragraph, yawning ensued and I started thinking of what to cook for dinner. But in case you are interested, click here and read all about it at Wikipedia. But in short, it is a British honor of chivalry and presented to someone for national order of merit. I guess Plant’s days of throwing TV’s out of hotel windows are now OFFICALLY over. *snicker*
John Lennon had an interesting view about the MBE award, (different from Plant’s CBE):
”Lots of people who complained about us receiving the MBE received theirs for heroism in the war – for killing people”. He continued: “We received ours for entertaining other people. I’d say we deserve ours more“
As always, John was never afraid to speak his mind.
Led Zeppelin was a big part of my music collection back in the day and still is. My sister had Robert Plant’s name spray painted on her bedroom ceiling, and I thought that was the coolest thing ever. Sadly, I never got the chance to see Led Zeppelin. They are still doing shows today, but Plant did not participate in the reunion tour last year. Rumor has it that he was working with American Bluegrass singer Alison Krauss instead. Bluegrass and Robert Plant? Well he did do Sea of Love with the Honey Drippers way back when,which was a 50’s classic and far from the norm of rocking songs we were used to hearing from Plant.
To me, I will take Robert Plant belting out Dazed and Confused any day. Although I think the Lemon Song might be a bit of a stretch for Plant these days. (sorry Robert!)
Plant is Commander of the British Empire now and still one of the best rockers in the universe. As always and forever, I still Got A Whole Lotta Love for Sir Robert Plant.
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“We received ours for entertaining other people. I’d say we deserve ours more“
*Snort*
Sure, whatever you say, J-Lo. I’m sure the Nazis would have just turned around and went home after hearing you play “Helter Skelter.”
Comment by Ji — July 14, 2009 @ 6:09 pm
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Pingback by Celebrity Blog | Babelogs | Celebrity Gossip » Blog Archive » Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant Dubbed Commander Of The British Empire — July 14, 2009 @ 6:12 pm
Didn’t the members of Led Zeppelin had a reputation back in the day for sleeping with underage groupies?
Comment by Leah — July 15, 2009 @ 10:01 am
I have to correct one thing you mentioned:
RP DID participate in the Led Zep reunion for Ahment Ertegun in London back in 12-07!! He absolutely WAS there, singing his heart out I’m sure.
Comment by jj — July 16, 2009 @ 12:01 am
To JJ,
I only write what I read. I read he did not participate in the reunion tour LAST year 2008.
The tour you speak of was in 2007.
Comment by Queen — July 16, 2009 @ 6:59 am
Thank you for that glorious pic of Jimmy and Robert. Not to take anything away from the amazing Mr. Plant, but IMO Jimmy Page at his prime was one of the most gorgeous men ever.
Comment by Rachel — July 16, 2009 @ 11:01 pm
Rachel, Queen here,
Great minds think alike! wink wink!
Comment by Queen — July 17, 2009 @ 8:22 am