Robert Plant, CBE. Congrats. He can add that to the "Most Arrogant Prick In Rock" award I gave him.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant joins Establishment after accepting CBE from Prince Charles

By Simon Cable
Last updated at 12:37 AM on 11th July 2009



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1198901/Led-Zeppelins-Robert-plant-joins-Establishment-accepting-CBE-Prince-Charles.html

He was the bare - chested screamer who embodied the phrase sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll.

Robert Plant was almost as renowned for his hellraising behaviour as for his performances with Led Zeppelin.

But old rockers never die - they just end up at Buckingham Palace.

Yesterday 60-year-old Plant became the latest in a long line of popular musicians to be honoured when he received his CBE from Prince Charles.

[melman]

1. Robert Plant can't be the most arrogant prick in rock.

That's Lou Reed's job.

[Adsos Letter]

2. I thought Lou Reed was dead...

:shrug:

[crispini]

9. Lou Reed is alive and toured with Laurie Anderson last year

He may be arrogant, but the man can rock and roll.

[jobycom]

10. Laurie Anderson is a damned fine artist, too. Must have been a great show. nt

[hobbit709]

3. I can easily think of more arrogant pricks in rock

Starting with Ted Nugent.

[Lorax7844]

17. Nugent wins, hands down.

[NewJeffCT]

4. He's only 60?

Didn't Led Zeppelin start over 40 years ago?

[melman]

5. He was 20 when Zep made their first record

Born Aug 20,1948

[old mark]

6. He was with several other groups before Zep, and there are pretty many

arrogant pricks in rock - I doubt he would be in the top 40.


mark

[graywarrior]

7. They're all arrogant

which is why we idolize them.

[mitchum]

8. I respect Plant for not having any work done on his face...

and also for backing out of that LZ "reunion" tour nonsense

[jobycom]

11. I agtree with both of those awards. Being an arrogant prick means never having to say you're sorry.

While other rock greats are doing cover band versions of their younger days (some call them reunion tours), he's doing what he was doing in his younger days--innovating and creating.

I think it takes an arrogant prick to think that people want to hear what they have to say and do, even at 60. I'm glad he's a jackass. I wouldn't want to know him, but I love what he's doing.

[hellbound-liberal]

12. David Gilmour got his back in 2003. Well deserved, IMO.

[gmoney]

13. He got his most arrogant prick award in 2003?

[hellbound-liberal]

14. No, Plant is the only one that got that. Gilmour just got his CBE.

[KG]

15. good on him - and he never cut his hair.

:thumbsup:

[DevonRex]

16. Good god he looks awful. I'm a Jimmy Page person, myself.

As you can tell.

[RubyDuby in GA]

18. Most arrogant prick in rock? Don't let Bono hear you call him that.

Iddy biddy jerk has been working hard all his life to achieve that title and here you go and give it to Robert Plant...