"I knew Freddie well, he was a great guy. I remember sitting with him and talking about what we would do when our voices died down over time."
Robert Plant was one of the first vocalists in rock with an absolutely incredible vocal range, who perfectly demonstrated what can be achieved with vocals.
Robert Plant on Freddie Mercury.
Robert Plant admired not only Freddie's amazing vocal abilities, but also his fantastic stage show.
"There are very few people behind glamorous manners who really know how to do everything in a truly professional way. It's such a very rare state of perfection to be a successful musician and at the same time be able to project it onto people with confidence. Freddie had it, but very few people have it," Robert Plant said.
In 1992, the LED ZEPPELIN frontman took part in a historic concert dedicated to Freddie Mercury at Wembley Stadium. A concert that brought together many famous musicians. Together with Brian May, John Deacon and Roger Taylor, Robert performed classic QUEEN songs: Innuendo from the 1991 album of the same name and Crazy Little Thing Called Love from the 1980 album The Game. In addition, this magnificent line-up played excerpts from two classic ZEPPELIN tracks: Kashmir and Thank you.
According to Robert Plant, Freddie wrote Innuendo as a tribute to LED ZEPPELIN
In 2022, Plant revealed that Freddie told him that he wrote Innuendo as a tribute to LED ZEPPELIN. Robert also recalled that it was very difficult for him to learn the words for this show, and as a result he performed "with a sheet of text taped to the stage."
In a TV interview before the Freddie Mercury Memorial concert, Plant said:
"He was a very nice guy, with a great voice. And I note that many people change the key of the songs for this concert, simply because they can't sing like Freddie."
"Freddie sang all these songs, and he sang them better than we will sing them. He sang them in the right key, he sang them confidently, he sang them very, very well. His personality, his vocals and everything else we can't fully project. But he's not with us today, and we're singing his songs instead," Robert Plant added.
Robert Plant once said that Freddie was much better than himself
In 2010, Plant said in an interview that he had always been impressed by Freddie Mercury and American vocalist Jeff Buckley, and that "they had much better data" than him. "I mean, they're really great, great vocalists. I just write songs and live them, and that's a completely different thing, I think it's true."
"I knew Freddie well, he was a wonderful guy. I remember sitting with him and talking about what we would do when our voices died down over time."
Freddie once said that LED ZEPPELIN is the greatest band of all time
By 1975, QUEEN had released four albums, but were already a very well-known successful band. That year, Freddie Mercury was asked to give his opinion on Jimi Hendrix, Liza Minnelli and LED ZEPPELIN. The vocalist spoke very positively about all three of them, saying that ZEPPELIN were the greatest band of all time.
"Jimi Hendrix is cool. He's my idol. Look at his performances on stage, he embodies all the stage work of a rock star. It is impossible to compare him with anyone. Either you have magic or you don't."
Freddie Mercury continued:
"No one can do that. There is no one who can take his place. Lisa, when viewed from the point of view of talent, is simply oversaturated with it. She has the purest energy and vitality, which she shows perfectly on stage. He presents himself superbly to the public."
"She has a lot to learn. And LED ZEPPELIN are just the best. Robert Plant is one of the most original vocalists of our time. And as a rock band, they fully deserve the success they have achieved," said Freddie Mercury.
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