Before Led Zeppelin made him a legend, Robert Plant would have happily joined another guitar hero

Before joining Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant was still exploring his musical direction and believed he would have accepted an invitation to join Jeff Beck’s band. The possibility highlights how close his career came to taking a different path before his partnership with Jimmy Page helped define the band’s sound.

Plant recalled that he would have gone to meet Beck, recognised his guitar talent and joined because he needed the money. Beck’s group was playing a blues-rock style similar to Led Zeppelin’s early work, but Plant said his chemistry with Page gave him more room to develop as a singer and songwriter. He later left Led Zeppelin after drummer John Bonham died.