Plant Explains Zep Decision

Robert Plant has explained that it was concern about the legacy of Led Zeppelin that prevented him from saying “yes” to a reunion.

Speaking to Absolute Radio, Percy said that apart from the fact that the band was “incomplete” he felt that he had to protect the legacy of the music.

"The reason that it stopped was because we were incomplete, and we've been incomplete now for 28 years,” he said. “And no matter what you do, you have to really guard the discretion of what you've done in the past and make sure that you have all the reasons in the
right place to be able to do something with absolute, total conviction.

"To visit old ground, it's a very incredibly delicate thing to do, and the disappointment that could be there once you commit to that and the comparisons to something that was basically fired by youth and a different kind of exuberance to now… it's very hard to go back and meet that head on and do it justice."

Plant is due to release his 2nd album of collaborations with Alison Krauss later this year. The duo were recently confirmed as one of the live acts at the Grammys where they are nominated for several awards.