Ann Wilson mentioned that she beforehand supplied to entrance a band manufactured from former Led Zeppelin members, however by no means obtained a response.
The revelation got here throughout Wilson’s look on U.Ok. radio station Planet Rock.
“Zeppelin all the time was a boy’s membership,” the Coronary heart singer opined. “I do know that as a result of there was a minute when the rumor was that they had been auditioning singers and I simply threw my hat within the ring.”
Wilson was referring to a time frame round early 2008. After Led Zeppelin — with Robert Plant, Jimmy Web page, John Paul Jones and John Bonham’s son, Jason — staged a vastly profitable reunion on the O2 Area in London in December 2007, some members of the group needed to push ahead with additional performances. Plant declined, as a substitute selecting to give attention to his solo profession, so Web page and Jones determined to audition potential singers to see if they may discover a match.
Wilson was , however she couldn’t get a response.
“I went, ‘I am right here!’ and it was crickets,” the Coronary heart singer recalled.
“Who is aware of what went on there?,” Wilson contemplated when additional questioned in regards to the expertise. “However anyway, who would wish to rent anyone that would sing similar to Plant? I do not assume that is what they had been into, you recognize? I do not assume they need it to be a caricature of Led Zeppelin.”
Regardless of the chilly response, Wilson remained a fan of the band. In 2012, she carried out a robust rendition of Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” on the Kennedy Heart Honors. Her efficiency was so well-received that it later led to questions on whether or not she’d ever wish to entrance Led Zeppelin in Plant’s place.
“Hypothetically, in the event that they ever wanted a lead singer and Coronary heart was not energetic for the time being, then, positive, I might,” Wilson mentioned in 2014. “I might go and play with Jimmy Web page and John Paul Jones any day of the week.”
Led Zeppelin Albums Ranked
Counting down each canonical Led Zeppelin album, from worst (comparatively talking, in fact) to finest.
