Robert Plant’s Bandmates Never Knew He Was Hiding Tolkien in Their Lyrics

Robert Plant’s Bandmates Never Knew He Was Hiding Tolkien in Their Lyrics

Even his bandmates missed the Middle Earth magic in his lyrics

"It's remarkable that you can have a culture that's shunted into the west side of England that has nothing to do with the English at all." Robert Plant explains how the mystique of Wales and the magic of J.R.R. Tolkien influenced Led Zeppelin

Robert Plant channelled Tolkien into his lyrics - even if his Led Zep bandmates didn't realise it at the time