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00:00I thought we might be a little shaky because we always
00:04are so self-analytical
00:07that the first wrong note we go
00:09Robert Plant is an English singer, songwriter and musician
00:13Plant's best known as Led Zeppelin's lead vocalist
00:17but he's also enjoyed great success in his solo endeavors
00:20as well as with Strange Sensation, The Band of Joy
00:23The Sensational Space Shifters and Alison Krauss
00:27His signature, powerful wide vocal range and his trademark high-pitched singing
00:32have led to Plant being regarded as one of the best singers
00:35in the history of rock and roll
00:37And in 2009, a poll conducted by radio station Planet Rock
00:42named him the greatest voice in rock
00:44Robert was named the greatest metal vocalist of all time
00:48by Hit Parader magazine in 2006
00:50He came in at number 15 on Rolling Stone magazine's 2008 list
00:55of the 100 greatest singers of all time
00:58Additionally, when Rolling Stone asked readers to vote for their favorite lead singers of all time
01:03Plant took the number one spot
01:05So it doesn't matter, we tried returning to the small gigs
01:09disastrously once in England
01:12when everybody was going, oh, big time, you know
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01:26His full name is Robert Anthony Plant CBE
01:30but is also known as the greatest metal vocalist of all time
01:34He was born on August 20th, 1948
01:37in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England
01:39making him age 72 at the time of this production
01:42He stands at 1.86 meters or 6 feet 1 inches tall
01:47For an iconic sex symbol like Robert Plant
01:51one would assume that he would always have dreamed of being some sort of musician
01:55aiming for the world's stages
01:57Well, as it turns out, Plant's early years were spent in books
02:01with the rocker choosing stamp collecting as a hobby rather than music
02:05Plant is interested in Welsh history
02:08He donated money to the creation of a bronze statue of Welsh Prince Owain Glyndwr
02:13at Pennell Church near Mackinlith in Wales
02:15unveiled in September 2004
02:17In the New Year Honours List 2009
02:21Plant was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire
02:24for services to music
02:26and on July 10th, 2009
02:28invested by the Prince of Wales
02:30On August 14th, 2009
02:33football club Wolverhampton Wanderers
02:35announced that Plant was to become the club's third vice president
02:39Plant officially received the honor
02:41before kickoff at the club's first match of the season
02:44against West Ham United
02:45Plant was 5 years old when he first visited Molyneux Stadium
02:49He recalled in an interview with his local paper
02:52The Express and Star in August 2010
02:54I was 5 when my dad took me down for the first time
02:58and Billy Wright waved at me
02:59Honest, he did
03:00And that was it
03:02I was hooked from that moment
03:03In 2020, Plant donated toward frontline medical supplies
03:08during the COVID-19 pandemic
03:09The money went to the GoFundMe page
03:12of a small clothing manufacturer in Kidderminster, England
03:15that makes scrubs for local hospitals
03:17Plant married Maureen Wilson on November 9th, 1968
03:21The couple had three children
03:23daughter Carmen Jane, born 1968
03:26who later married Charlie Jones
03:28Plant's bass player for solo tours
03:30and sons Carrick Pendragon, 1972 to 1977
03:34and Logan Romero, born 1979
03:37The couple divorced in August 1983
03:40Sadly, in 1977, during Led Zeppelin's U.S. tour
03:45his 5-year-old son, Carrick, died of a stomach illness
03:48The song All My Love, co-written with John Paul Jones
03:52is a tribute to him
03:53In 2010, Plant began a relationship
03:57with singer-songwriter Patty Griffin
03:59and moved into her Austin, Texas home
04:01They split up in 2014
04:03and Robert returned to England
04:05How do you maintain your voice?
04:08I go to a lot of soccer games
04:10You do?
04:11Yeah
04:11Yeah
04:11And you learn how to chant
04:14You learn how to be disreputable, vulgar
04:17You meld with all your brothers
04:19and your voice gets really strong
04:21It's a little muscle in here
04:22Robert Plant was born Robert Anthony Plant
04:25on August 20, 1948
04:27in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England
04:29He grew up with Mother Annie
04:31Father Robert, a civil engineer
04:34and Royal Air Force veteran
04:35and Sister Allison in Halesowen, Worcestershire
04:38Robert loved singing and music as a child
04:41and wanted to be like Elvis Presley
04:43trying to emulate him at just 10 years old
04:46Plant attended King Edward VI Grammar School for boys
04:50but left in his mid-teens
04:51and became interested in blues music
04:53At his father's behest
04:55Robert began training to be a chartered accountant
04:57but quit after two weeks
04:59and moved out of his parents' home
05:00at the age of 16 to attend college
05:02and explore the local blues scene
05:04He worked for Woolworths in Halesowen
05:07and Wimpy Construction Company in Birmingham
05:09and he recorded three singles with CBS Records
05:12Plant began singing with the crawling Kingsnakes
05:15and other bands which led to him meeting future Led Zeppelin bandmate John Bonham
05:20Robert and John were in Band of Joy together
05:23before they both joined Led Zeppelin
05:25Plant met Jimmy Page in 1968
05:28when Page was looking for a lead singer for his band
05:31The New Yardbirds
05:32Jimmy asked Robert to join the band
05:34after hearing him sing
05:35Somebody to Love by Jefferson Airplane
05:37The New Yardbirds later became Led Zeppelin
05:41and included Plant on lead vocals
05:43Page on guitar
05:44John Paul Jones on bass
05:46and John Bonham on drums
05:47The band signed with Atlantic Records in 1969
05:51They released their debut album
05:53Led Zeppelin
05:54which reached number 6 on the UK charts
05:56and number 10 on the US charts
05:58They followed up their debut with
06:008 more studio albums
06:02including Houses of the Holy
06:041973
06:05Physical Graffiti
06:081975
06:09and In Through the Outdoor
06:131979
06:14As well as the 1976 concert film
06:19The Song Remains the Same
06:21Led Zeppelin's 1971 classic
06:24Stairway to Heaven
06:25is considered one of the greatest songs of all time
06:28and the band released several other popular singles
06:31such as
06:31Whole Lotta Love
06:321969
06:33Ramble On
06:38Black Dog
06:431971
06:44and Rock and Roll
06:481972
06:49The band went on to sell an estimated 200 to 300 million records
06:56and they disbanded after Bonham died of pulmonary aspiration in 1980
07:01In the decades since Bonham's passing
07:04Plant, Page and Jones
07:05have occasionally performed together with John's son Jason on drums
07:09and Page and Plant released two albums
07:11No Quarter and Walking into Clarksdale
07:14and toured together in the 1990s
07:16Robert released his first solo album
07:19the certified platinum Pictures at 11 in 1982
07:22and recorded five more solo albums before forming the band Strange Sensation
07:27He recorded 2002's Dreamland and 2005's Mighty Rearranger with Strange Sensation
07:33then collaborated with bluegrass country singer Alison Krauss on 2007's Raising Sand
07:39which went on to win five Grammys
07:41In 2010, Robert Plant and Band of Joy released the album Band of Joy
07:46which earned Robert two Grammy nominations
07:49Andy released Lullaby and The Ceaseless Roar 2014
07:53and Carrie Fire 2017 with The Sensational Space Shifters
08:00In the early 1980s, Plant formed the Honey Drippers with Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck
08:05The band released the EP The Honey Drippers Vol. 1 in 1984
08:09and it reached number four on the Billboard 200 chart
08:13Robert's most commercially successful post-Zeppelin album was 1988's Now and Zen
08:19which went triple platinum in the US and gold in the UK
08:22Robert launched Digging Deep, the Robert Plant podcast in June 2019
08:27On each episode, he discusses a different track from his back catalogue
08:32The people that you knew don't bother to go anymore
08:34so you've got this young bunch of guys going
08:36What up, Rob? What you think, mate?
08:39Which is marvelous to me and I well up with tears
08:42Robert Plant's net worth is $200 million
08:45Plant once lived in an 11-acre estate in Pinal in the UK
08:50He currently resides at Shatterford near Bootle in the Wire Forest District of Worcestershire
09:03Plant also owned property in Austin, Texas while he lived there with Patty Griffin
09:07The cars Plant is owned include an Aston Martin DB5
09:12Aston Martin, Texas when he found the
09:40a Range Rover Vogue,
09:58a Toyota 2000 GT,
10:08an Audi S8,
10:10and a Bentley Turbo R.
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