288 Quotes by Robert Plant

Back in my day, we called it rock ‘n’ roll, but then we always reminded listeners that it was no big deal if they didn’t like it.

You feel quite distant by playing at huge stadiums year after year, where you only can see a great darkness in front of you.

Some audiences can shake and bang their heads on the stage to riffs all night long, but subtlety is an art that must be mastered if you’re going to be remembered.

I’m so aware of the fact that if I hadn’t taken the chances that I’ve taken along the line, I probably wouldn’t be getting the best out of my voice anymore, I might have messed it up in that awful, predictable place.

The essence of Bonham is what he didn’t play rather than what he did play – what he left out.

All I can say is that it’s amazing what you can accomplish when you’re young and foolish.

There’s so many parts of your life, you know? People say that you don’t get any better after the age of about forty or something like that, as a performer. I find all that to be a misconception. I don’t feel bad about the way I present stuff. The calendar and the mirror – they’re bastards.

The calendar and the mirror – they’re bastards.

When you’re singing we all phrase each other in the most remarkable ways. I might hit some sort of thing I’ve never done before – some vocal pattern. Bonzo will pick it up – he’ll phrase with me instantly and then Pagey may join in or start some other phrase – it’s like a quadrant.