AEROSMITH Guitarist Says Page Trying To Motivate Plant To Return To LED ZEPPELIN
October 31, 2008, 15 years ago
Aeronewsdaily.com is reporting:
Guitarist Brad Whitford of AEROSMITH, in an appearance on the syndicated Todd n Tyler Radio Empire, explained what bandmate Steven Tyler was doing in England with Jimmy Page.
“First of all, they did it for fun,” said Whitford, who plans to tour with Aerosmith again beginning in March 2009. His comments were the first from the Aerosmith stable confirming a report published Saturday in England’s Daily Mail that mentioned Tyler’s jam session with Page and LED ZEPPELIN bandmates John Paul Jones and Jason Bonham.Whitford brought up Aerosmith’s history of playing with Page and his own particular admiration of Page as a guitarist. He then speculated as to the message Page and the others may have been trying to relate to Robert Plant by way of the media.
“I actually think Jimmy wanted Steven to come over and play a little bit because, I think, he was trying to light a fire under Robert,” Whitford said. “Come on! Come on, Robert, let’s go!”
Plant announced in September in a message on his official Web site that he has no intention of touring or recording with Led Zeppelin for the next two years.
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