# The American country icon Robert Plant listens to 365 days a year: “What a singer”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-american-country-icon-robert-plant-listens-to-365-days-a-year-what-a-singer/
- Published: 2026-11-03T19:48:10+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T00:59:18+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/country-icon-robert-plant-listens-to-365-days-a-year/
- Topics: Americas, Art, Culture, Entertainment, Music, World

## Key points

- Robert Plant listens to George Jones every day.
- Country music broadened Plant’s musical horizons.
- Plant also cited Roy Orbison and Charlie Rich as inspirations.

## Summary

Robert Plant says he listens to country singer George Jones every day, describing him as an “amazing singer”. Jones’s influence reflects Plant’s long-running move beyond the hard-rock image he gained with Led Zeppelin and the broader musical interests that have shaped his later career.

Plant told Uncut that exploring country music opened up a side of American music he had not previously encountered. He also named Jones, Roy Orbison and Charlie Rich as inspirations when discussing the romantic character of his later work. Jones died aged 81 in 2013; Keith Richards later praised him as a uniquely individual singer.

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