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The annoying classic rock singer Keith Richards couldn’t stand: “The guy’s voice started to get on my nerves”
Keith Richards said Robert Plant’s voice began to irritate him, describing the Led Zeppelin singer as “a little too acrobatic”. The remarks highlight Richards’ preference for blues and more restrained singing, despite the two musicians later collaborating.
Richards made the comment in 1969, before he and Plant worked together on the 1974 track ‘Scarlet’. He later praised guitarist Jimmy Page while criticising Led Zeppelin’s overall sound, and in 2015 called the band hollow, though he admired Page’s playing. The article says Richards’ view of Plant softened after Plant began singing in a gentler blues style with Alison Krauss.
In short
- Richards found Plant’s early vocal style irritating.
- The pair later collaborated on ‘Scarlet’.
- Richards consistently praised Jimmy Page’s guitar playing.
Explained simply
Keith Richards is the guitarist for the Rolling Stones, a British band known for rock music rooted in blues. Robert Plant was the lead singer of Led Zeppelin, whose music often featured powerful vocals and dramatic performances; Jimmy Page was the band’s guitarist.
The two bands became prominent in the late 1960s and 1970s, when British rock acts drew on blues in different ways. Richards and Plant later worked together, while Richards spoke warmly of Page’s guitar playing.
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