Robert Plant has ruled out the chance of Led Zeppelin performing live any time soon, saying there is โzeroโ chance of another reunion show.
In an interview with the BBC about the forthcoming reissue of the bandโs first three albums, Jimmy Page said he was sure fans would be keen for another reunion show, like the one the band did at Londonโs O2 seven years ago.
โIโm sure people would love to hear it,โ Page said. โIโm not the one to be asking, I donโt sing.โ
When asked about the possibility of a show, however, Robert Plant said the chance of it happening was โzeroโ.
The three reissues, which will be released on June 2, will feature dozens of previously unheard recordings. Snippets of two of the tracks โ an early version of โWhole Lotta Loveโ and blues standard โKeys To The Highwayโ were heard on the BBC interview this morning.
Page has spent the last two-and-a-half years working on the reissues. โI donโt want to die and have somebody else do it,โ he said. โIโm authoritative about what was done in the first place.โ
Page says it was โreassuringโ to revisit the bandโs early recordings. โItโs undeniable that weโre good,โ he adds. โThe band was the real deal.โ
However, he said that listening to the tracks years later has given him a different perspective. โMy enthusiasm sometimes got in the way of finesse. I listen to it and go, wow, why didnโt I shut up a bit?โ he laughs. โI kind of overcooked it.โ
There will be โlots of surprisesโ on the reissues, Page promised. The final three will be released in 2015.
โThese things arenโt to study,โ he said. โTheyโre to turn up very loud and say, hey, once upon at time, everything was just as easy as this.โ