Robert Plant acknowledges Phil Collins’ importance in post-Led Zeppelin life

Robert Plant is the member of Led Zeppelin who least shows nostalgia for band times. while the guitarist jimmy page and the bassist john paul jones defended the return of the group after the historic show in London in 2007, the vocalist understood that it was not possible to return to the past.

Of course, it wasn’t always like this. the end of Zeppelin was announced in 1980 after the death of the drummer John Bonhamclosest member of plant in the band — no wonder, they were friends since before the group was created and played together in other projects, such as band of joy. The singer felt the loss of his colleague and the end of the project a lot, feeling lost as to the direction of his career from then on.

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In an interview with vulture, he recalled all these dilemmas when defining, albeit indirectly, his work in the 1980s as his “most questionable era in the musical field”. He only found himself again through friendship with another legendary drummer: Phil Collinseternal member of Genesis whom he defined as a “driving force” in the period.

“After John passed away and the Led Zeppelin it turned out, there had to be a way to go. I had problems with that, because until I was 32, I was on some kind of wild and absurd adventure… Phil Collins was especially a driving force and brought positive energy to my first record, Pictures at Eleven (1982).”

According Plantthe collaboration of Collins it wasn’t just with his musical interpretation. The drummer also contributed by offering support to his friend, not least because years before he went through a similar situation with some members leaving the band. Genesisas the vocalist Peter Gabriel and the guitarist Steve Hackett.

“It wasn’t difficult to get together with other people, it was just difficult to know whether or not we could do something suitable. Phil it wasn’t so much giving advice as encouraging, offering consideration. He was very determined. He only had a short amount of time to come to the studio in Wales and get it rolling. Then we went on tour and he said: ‘robert, the guy who felt behind you all these years was my hero. Anything I can do to help you get back in shape again, I’m here’.”

Robert Plant and Phil Collins

the dedication of Phil Collins by helping Robert Plant it’s even more impressive if we consider the phase his own career was going through at that time. The drummer was at the commercial peak of Genesis and embarked on a solo career that was also hugely successful.

With the departure of Peter GabrielThe Genesis now he has Phil Collins on lead vocals and invested in a more pop sound. As a result, all the albums released by the band in the 1980s reached the top of the British charts and sold millions of copies in the United States as well – especially the eponymous one. Genesis (1983) and InvisibleTouch (1986), each surpassing the mark of 4 million units sold in the country.

At the same time, the solo career of Collins took off. His first albums alone, face value (1981) and Hello, I Must Be Going! (1982), together sold more than 9 million copies — a number that the following work, No Jacket Required (1985), would surpass alone with its 12 million units sold in the United States alone.

Definitely, Phil Collins I wouldn’t need another occupation to earn money or anything like that. Still, she participated in eight songs of the first solo album of Robert Plantthe already mentioned Pictures at Elevenand recorded another six from the second disc, The Principle of Moments (1983). In addition, he went on tour with his friend and also filled the position of John Bonham at the disastrous meeting of the Led Zeppelin at the Live Aidin 1985.

All this is also mentioned and recognized by robert during the interview with vulture. “This was at the time when ‘In the Air Tonight‘ it was launched. Still, he was mixing and working with me as he embarked on a particularly impressive and successful period for himself. He has a great spirit, he is a great man ”, scored the artist.