Robert Plant Talks About Led Zeppelin's 'Stairway to Heaven' | The Big Interview 

How awesome is that! Thanks for sharing.

You made that up

@@guitarttimman lol Wait til you realize; "it's ALL made up". OJ 9/11

@@guitarttimmanwhy would you say that? As if this is some kind of impossible miracle. There’s no reason to just assume that. It makes you look bad, not the OP. You should reconsider.

@@RabbiSteve I'm not going to believe a recent incident without some kind of proof! If I ran into Robert, I'm going to ask for an autograph or I'll try to get him to pose with me in a picture, but this guy has nothing. You know if it really did happen in this day and time, he would too. He's making it up! People do it a lot online, and so is he! 🤣

my thoughts exaclty. 👍

i feel it -too- so sincere- just a genuine soul@@MarcoPolux

He most certainly is all those things. I love him too.

An icon, but he is too humble to agree

Agreed!

I well up just at the thought of ever losing my son,I think I would almost certainly commit suicide,the pain would be unbearable.

Thats the best thing you can say to anyone. Love. Just love.

If love is not the answer then we just asked the wrong question.

Wise advice on how to cope with the normal routine sufferings of life.

Amen

One of the most honest and human front man ever.

Me, don't make idols to worship. Worship the Lord thy God and Him only. Jesus is Lord! Did Robert die on the cross to wash away our sins with his blood? HELL NO

@@tiedyehobo I’m pretty sure everyone else that read my comments understood exactly what I meant. But I am left to wonder why, as a Christian, you are looking to find fault in others and purposely redefining what you know I meant.

As a fellow Christian, might I suggest that in your evangelistic efforts, you reach out with love to others rather than contention. It seems to me that’s what Christ would do.

I dunno I think a lot of the stars from the 60s and 70s have aged with class, including Robert plant.

They all did…truly remarkable musicians and people.

John Paul has always been a remarkable man

I agree 110% he is a class act.

He took a beating. Nobody payed a higher price than Plant for the bad karma Zep left laying around. Bonham his friend, who he got into the band, died. His son died. Don't forget the accident that left him in a wheelchair.

All part of that Hurricane I mentioned@@knowsmebyname

Well said. I feel exactly the same.

Remember that funny story where Led Zepplin rped that girl with a fish. Oh 70’s rock stars were scamps. Oh and the one where Jimmy Page had a 12yr old girlfriend when he was in his 20s. Lori Mattix… look into it. Sick men

So absolutely true meeting him is my goal❤

He can be kind of a dick, though, too - like about this song. He was pleased as punch with the the reaction it got (look at the way he performs it on Song Remains the Same), but after that he went off it and has consistently disrespected it in spite of the fact he knows that fans love it. And actually he has shown the same disrespect to the whole Zep catalogue, by the silly way he performs it, and to the band and fans by the way he has passively-aggressively resisted a reunion instead of openly just saying 'no'.

A зачем он пішки такой текст пор девочку і носіть ее блузку..какой такой хорошій человек.😮

God bless you .......

Truly sorry for the loss of your beloved Darby.

I'm so sorry. No one should have to endure the loss of their child. There are no words or acts that could ever make that make sense. My 18 year old brother passed in 1966. I've seen first hand the grief of parents. God bless you.

God's Peace

Thank you for honoring his life with yours. You are a hero for enduring hell and keep moving forward

That’s a stretch but I hear ya

An absolute bard.

Um, no.

um yeah.@@RhythmAddictedState

Dylan beats Plant as a poet, and I love Robert

Blessings to you.

So sorry to hear about your son.

Peace be with you

So sorry for your loss ❤

Only God can heal that much pain

Absolutely, him and David Gates of Bread.

Yes he is!

SONG OF HOPE🌞

Interesting as I don't listen to Stairway and think of 23 Yr old guys. It's a fantasy songs that references Tolkien so not sure why he doesn't think it's relevant to him now.

​@@barbelljoeStairway doesnt reference Tolkien, Ramble On does.

A show of hands for those who made it through that one without losing it once or twice............ That's what I thought.

Yes, it's Ramble On Great song too. @@JeffreyGlover65

You came up as the 666 comment! Nooooooooooo......

Sting, Anthony Kiedis, Prince, Susan Vega

Gilmour maybe. Or Knopfler

And NO comparison to Robert...​ @@paulharrisonadventuregearm5457

Hmmn, there's a bloke by the name of Jimmy Page! Erudite, never ever speaks bad of anyone, still carries his childlike love of music. Speaks clearly, minimally speaks. The epitome of grace, dignity, and a rock legend!

I was about to say the same thing. Like him or not as a news anchor, his interviews of rock and roll legends on AXS are always very good. I have a feeling he is a huge fan of 60s and 70s rock acts.

Yet all he focused on was the death of Carrick for over half the interview. Ghoul reporting. Most people that watched this are LZ fans so know how bad it was. I had tickets to one of the cancelled dates and know it all too well.

He is a tool. Fool

That’s not a great interviewer, that’s common sense

I agree. Dan Rather is a great interviewer.

My son is 17. I can't imagine losing him. I guessed at it because of this video. The pain would last a lifetime.

​@@jgmatpI've seen a buddy's grandparents lose their daughter. Although they were married 64 years, it broke them.

That's Rock 'n Roll on his face.

Goodwine

It’s been 20 years for me since I lost my little girl, I accepted years ago that this is for life. It’s as painful now as it was the day she left us, sometimes time really has no meaning.

Top two backmasked tunes for sure

I am 63 years also. I agree. I still get chills.

@enoughcorruption.I was at four of the shows and on the floor. The shows were incredible,.

I am about the same age, a little younger, and baclk then, my parents didn't want me to go to the concerts of the bands. today, when I look back, that was a bad advice. all of the bands I saw when I was a teen, are part of the best things I have experienced in my youth. Pink Floyd at the Wall in 1980. QUeen on the Game Tour, AC DC with Bon Scott on Highway to Hell tour, and many many more. thank God I went to these conserts. I missed Led Zeppelin unfortunately.

I was 14 in 68 and got to see them in a tiny club in the UK, standing only, in the front row. The stage was a simple raised plinth about 12" high, and Plant and Page had to stand half off the stage because of bonhams drum kit and the hammond organ, amps & speakers taking up the space. Magical. They did a return gig in 1970, same club, same deal, front row getting sweated on and deafened. Plant said off stage at one point "dont remember it as THIS small"! I can even remember what I wore and what they wore (I wore a long silk skirt with an embroidered peacock).

@@lat1419 unbelievable. What a great time it was. These were the days when indeed magic did happen. I mean between the end of the 60s and the early 70s decade. You were lucky.

@@keep_walking_on_grass we had hope.

That's mainly lust

The best thing you can do for Robert as a fan is share in his grief , especially if you've gone through the same things . That's where the common ground begins of humanity. What's real Aa oppesed to what's fake in the life of a rock star.

Would that he would give his heart to Jesus!

🙄​@@rogindaUP

If you find the secret of the bible you know we can get to heaven and see those children again forever. .

Join the club.

They can also be accessed with help from their hero CROWELY

Bucks fizz could do that too

I love led zeppelin but to me the greatest is still tool

​@@rupowell2821 Bucks Fizz lol no

well said

This morning in the car I was thinking, who has had the most influence on me musically? The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Hendrix and Led Zeppelin.

I take it you love Zeppelin like I do 😂😂❤❤

We get it it's iconic lol

Certainly influenced me but mine are all over the place - the ventures - cheap trick - velvet Underground - pretenders - I need a list 😂

@@Bruce-1956I would add AC/DC, but I can understand why you didn't.

Really? Most people don't know how many teenagers he got pregnant. I know someone who used to shelter him from angry parents looking for him with teen baby mamas. And he ain't the only one while he and Zep were on their LA tour leg

@@mauriceortiz8817 Valid point indeed include bowie and many others I toured as a lyric writer and muso here down under not negating the groupie thingy but it happened at the time with music it was part of the era looking bk it was wrong as I mentioned not negating the wrongness of it and the toll kit took on the followers, abuse of power well yes indeed .

You know him personally? You should understand that what you see and hear is just a public image. All we regular people can do, is to admire and appreciate him as a singer or a musician, everything else is little silly. Btw, each generation finds its own idols, they cannot be handed to them from above.

@@oldtimer7635 of course you're right.And I do agree with you about his talent. Like all of us he has his own personal issues. I guess my touchiness on the subject is a result of being a product of similar colorful circumstances. So yes I'm a dirty old bastard. 😎

@@oldtimer7635 I imagine like my papa, he always waves at school kids just in case. I know I do.

SAME here..resonates even more..Def don't even Consider that it's a 23 year old or any mature talk..it's like these people were different than today's youth you have to remind yourself the guys 23 singing that

I’m 69, had the fortune to see them at a small venue in 1969, in of all places but Schenectady NY. I was a teenager seeing my first real band. I was and will never be the same. Their music and influence on the music changed my life and so many others, inspiring budding musicians and singers to emulate what would turn out to be the greatest group of musicians to ever join together. To this day I still stop and listen to their music. I never tire of it, even though I’ve heard them thousands and thousands of times. 🙏❤️🤘✊🫶

​@@warrenp.5916Oh wow, I'm so curious where did you see them in Schenectady NY? I live in Schenectady county. I love Zeppelin and to think you saw them in my hometown, that's crazy! Would have loved to see them live. That's so cool you saw them where I grew up, so many people never even heard of Schenectady NY, so I had to comment. Thanks for sharing.

@@maureenfuller2710 it was at the Areodrome! Not sure if you remember that you’re probably too young to know about it. The Times Union did an article about it a few weeks ago and explained everything about it… I have two prized photos that survived from there! (I snuck in my little brownie camera) Robert is the best!

😙😘

I'm 51 and, I've loved Zeppelin since I was 11 (actually my older brother played a little Zeppelin on guitar so I knew a few songs when I was 8 or so) . Walking home with a friend from seeing the original Karate Kid in the theater he insisted I had to hear Stairway and, since it was a 30 minute walk he taught me all the lyrics and melody before I ever heard the song. Needless to say he wasn't able to do it justice so when I first heard it I flipped out! I'd been a fan of Rock bands like Rush and Def Leppard Pyromania has just been released and was an exciting album that I fell in love with but! Zeppelin; hearing Stairway for the first time, copying it and bringing it home! I remember by the time the guitar solo was 15 seconds in I was so energized I started spinning around while laying on the living room carpet with all the joy of an 11 yr old who was right in the moment and completely focused and happy! Before long I'd bought every album they'd released with the $ I'd made sweeping up at a dry cleaners. I'd be payed daily 5 bucks an hour for 3 hours and walk down to the supermarket that sold more than the average and buy a cassette tape and play it on my Sony Walkman (the first I pod really, what an incredible invention! Take your music with you without carrying around a boom box! You could do anything you'd normally do unhindered and in your own world!) ! My friends could ask me to name every song on every album and I could do it. I just fell in love with the band and it'd be 7 yrs before I saw them live (The Song Remains The Same not live live right?) and I was with friends and so memorized and stoned I vaguely remember hearing "Look at Stan, he's finally getting a chance to see his boy's" By then I was learning to play guitar too and of course Stairway was at the top of my list . As soon as my fingers would cooperate I bought a magazine that showed me how and learned it. I started soloing more influenced by Page than anyone. Not to say I ever got to be as good as him , just that he continues to influence my playing to this day! Enough outta me, I think it's a testament to how timeless Zeppelin is and it's super cool that at 25 you found em' !! I saw Robert live for his Now and Zen Tour back in I dunno 89 or 90 ? Closest I could get. John Bonham died and Zeppelin didn't even consider a replacement drummer because Bonham was irreplaceable so they disbanded. So many great songs, so different from each other. Let me know if you want a few recommendations, I'd be happy to oblige. Have fun ✌️❤️🎸🎶🙏

And a great mind

I lost a son close to forty years ago. It still hurts. I feel for you, losing two children. It turns our lives upside down but it also taught me life is finite and to live each day to its fullest. That is my son's legacy to me. May you find peace in your life.

@@judih.8754 I’m sorry for your loss, may you find peace yourself.

Truly sorry for the loss of your beloved daughters.

@@judih.8754 Sorry for the loss of your son.

I have to say I envy you. But in a good way as I was to young yet to go. When I finally was able the devastating news of Bonzo was announced. Just heartbreaking 💔

I love them both, but neither are anywhere near my favorite Zep tunes. I'm 60 and I was as big of a fan as there is. I have listened to them so much I can go song by song, album by album, in my head. For that reason, I do not listen to them all that much anymore and it sounds more refreshing when I let some time pass. I do play a fair amount of their songs on guitar and The Rain Song is my favorite to play.

@@da324 ahhhhhhh, love that one, great song!

Like da324, I've been listening to LZ for over 50 years, and now I'm careful, like to put some time between listens. And favourites change over time. I remember giving LZ III my first listen and thinking, "well, that's a dud." But over time, maybe that's what I think their best album might be-- though I usually end up having a big argument with myself when I try to form an opinion on what their best album/song was. I do treat "Since I've been lovin' you" as a fine wine.

@rodchallis8031 well you both have me beat. I'm 52 & the first time I remember asking my Mom who that was on the radio I was about 10 - so I'm only at 42 years of listening but it's been THE BEST in my 42 years. That's a great song as well. I find the meanings & feelings either change for me over time or take me right back to a special time in the past.

@@rodchallis8031 I agree that Since I've Been Loving You is one of their best, and it's much more easy to listen to on a repeated basis than Kashmir and STH. Kashmir is impressive, but it's repetitive, so I can't listen to it over and over. STH, on the other hand, is amazingly constructed, but I only listen to the last part starting from Jimmy's solo. But Since I've been loving you is excellent throughout and it builds in a pleasing way. You also can hear each person playing at the top of their game, providing equal weight. A fine wine, indeed.

I Don't get at all what's immature about it..and I'm 60 and consider myself a fairly astute bright individual..show those lyrics to any scholar and I highly doubt anyone would laugh at it..honestly don't really get it..maybe it's just acting humble..

JIMMY! John Paul George Ringo.

Here Here !!!

I clearly remember being an 8th-grader in December, 1979, and having the privilege of attending my first high school house party with my 9th-grader girlfriend. It was on Boston's North Shore, and the house party was huge --- probably 175 people. I remember people drinking beer and smoking pot while I made out with my girlfriend on a HUGE white bean bag chair for 2 while "Fool In The Rain" was played on the stereo system. The following year............

All My Love

Well you should credit Spirit for that since that's where it came from, NOT Led Zepplin

@@jeffsummers1894 That would be a no and learn to spell Zeppelin.

@@cpad007 LOL you wish. They ripped everyone.

@@jeffsummers1894- If you’re so damn salty about Zeppelin then scroll on & stop posting inaccurate comments! Sheesh, you sound like a jealous child.

Education comes from life...Not from a few yrs of schooling. Life is Education!

Plant is a good guy for sure besides being a singer of great talent and reknown.

Avoided the plastic extrusion machine.

Actually, he left home at 17. His schooling was pretty rigorous to that point.

Thanks for that. I recently read that he was going to do Economics. I am sure glad that did not pan out.@@TheBuckylynn

He endured what no parent should....Their child proceeding them in death. Time can NEVER mend that wound of the soul....It just scars.

Too bad the interview was presented by an inveterate liar and anti-American Leftist like Dan "Pinocchio" Rather.

I heard it never goes away, and with the passage of time, you just learn to tolerate it😪

@@forestsprite5914 Same can be said of ANYONE that you lose (eg. parent, uncle, friend, etc.).........................I speak from experience.

Stairway, or any song, is only overplayed if we let radio determine what's overplayed. Personally, I stopped listening to the radio frequently by the time I was in my early 20s in the late 90s. I control what's overplayed for me, and Stairway isn't overplayed. I come back to it every few months and I'm awestruck everytime, like I was when I first heard it on a rickety cassette my sister's boyfriend gave me as a kid.

Stairway to heaven was over played because of its brilliants. But it one of those songs that I can't remember anyone complaining about it. Everytime it came in the radio. You just sat and listened and listed like it was the first time everytime. Thats what epic songs do I know I've written some. . They take you on a spiritual journey through the soul. And stairway to heaven is a perfect example of one of those songs it's like not even music. It's like a storybook of mystical trippy dreams . A fantasy beyond the minds consciousness

When I was in 8th grade my guitar teacher taught me how to play the whole song.

And when your 81 you’ll still listen to it and think how brilliant it is.

I agree 100 %❤

The ultimate rock frontman.

The quintessential rock vocalist

Peter Tork???

Are the reverse messages you're "anthem" as well?

@@user-fu2mi1nd5l- Poor spelling is your anthem.

So true!

Your a good man, thanks for letting me meet you and read your words today...I reflect on your thoughts the same.

Except the the fact they stole the riff from the song taurus by the band Spirit. Plant is first to claim the vanilla white defense.

​@@oscarinacannope, you have had an answer to this, the court dismissed this proposterous accusation. So, pack it in.

@@stefaniabrazzi1358 cool, so you think oj simpson didn't kill his wife.

@@oscarinacan i don't think anything about OJSimpson, i didn't follow the court case, too hiped up for me.

@@stefaniabrazzi1358 but according to your logic you gotta trust the court.

I can still vividly recall that song starting at Earls Court 1975 and the stage bathed in orange light. The outstanding piece of music in an outstandingly good show.

the lyric "He is a feather in the wind" didn't clue you in?

​@@user-fu2mi1nd5l I had lost my husband, he was murdered when I was 21. I was out of touch with reality for a LONG time myself. So no, I didn't even remember RP losing his son. Trauma messes with my memory. (Edit) As Robert even says himself "I can't imagine how people get through it". Each death is Personal. And everyone grieves in different ways. For me personally- I lost my mind. My memories are blank, having gaps inbetween- to this day.🥀