Robert Plant: A Life (42 page)

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