Robert Plant Rips Up $800 Million Led Zeppelin Reunion Contract

[mstng86]

http://radio.foxnews.com/2014/11/09/robert-plant-rips-up-800-million-led-zeppelin-reunion-contract/

No amount of money

can get Robert Plant to reunite with his Led Zeppelin bandmates.

The 66-year-old singer walked away from a 35-date tour that would have paid the rock group nearly $800 million — ripping up the contract in front of stunned promoters, the Mirror newspaper reported Sunday.

British tycoon Sir Richard Branson had planned to reunite the Stairway to Heaven rockers and promoters had even gotten the green light from the other band members.

The mega deal would have paid Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones roughly $300 million apiece, before taxes, according to The Mirror.

Group members lobbied hard for Plant to join in but he wouldn’t change his mind.

“They have tried to talk him round but there is no chance,” a source close to the group told the Mirror. “His mind is made up and that’s that.”

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[jefehbk]

Psst, who needs $300 million.... ripped up the contract like a boss.

[dee]

He's always been crazy. Who was set to play the drums?

[ELVIS]

He's always been crazy. Who was set to play the drums?

Jason Bonham?

god bless.

[mstng86]

must be some truth of some sorts

[diablo rojo]

So you're sayin there's a chance!

[dee]

Jason Bonham?

god bless.

I just got the link to wotk that blake posted. It appears it was going to be Bonham that would have been bad ass to see.

[46Tbird]

Zeppelin is my favorite group and I'd love to see them before they (the rest of them) die.

That said, Robert Plant's old man voice is crap and it ruins all those great songs.

[Baron Von Crowder]

his estimated net worth is something like 175 mil, I guess he'll be ok.

The stairway to hospice tag is gold.

[diablo rojo]

Zeppelin is my favorite group and I'd love to see them before they (the rest of them) die.

That said, Robert Plant's old man voice is crap and it ruins all those great songs.

This

[BP]

They should see if Tortelvis is available. He was great with Dread Zeppelin.

[Rreemo]

Zeppelin is my favorite group and I'd love to see them before they (the rest of them) die.

That said, Robert Plant's old man voice is crap and it ruins all those great songs.

Same here...always been one of my favorites, and I agree too....Plant's voice ruins most of those songs these days.

....And now that I know all of the creepy molestation shit about Page...I'd rather remember them from back then.

[line-em-up]

Here is a concert from 2007 that they did with Jason Bonham. It is very good.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebration_Day_(film)

[Big A]

I have a feeling that his aging voice is the main reason he is so adamantly against it, it could turn out to be downright embarrassing for him if he can't perform up to snuff.

My guess is that he's pretty set financially, so the $300MM to him at 66 is simply more for his estate and/or heirs to fight over.