Robert Plant Interview : Chris Blackwell on Now and Zen, Jimmy Page

Chris Blackwell Interview

Questions and Answers with Chris Blackwell drummer for frontman of Led Zeppelin Robert Plant.

In this interview…

Chris Blackwell

Robert Plant

  • Chris Blackwell talks about how he landed the Robert Plant gig as a drummer.
  • The recording process for the Robert Plant 1988 release Now and Zen album.
  • Early influences and early albums that Chris Blackwell discovered.
  • How the 2 world tours with Robert Plant went along in the early 1990′s.
  • Chris Blackwell describes the backstage area for Robert Plant.
  • Talking about unreleased Robert Plant material.
  • Songwriting with Robert Plant the way it worked.
  • The life of a touring artist flying versus driving.
  • Playing with Jimmy Page.
  • Robert Plant always singing through a Shure SM 58.
  • No soundchecks with Robert Plant in the tours from 1990′s.
  • Chris tells a story about the sound man would setup the sound system with a song Sledgehammer from Peter Gabriel’s cd.

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