Tony Iommi and Robert Plant have spoken about a collaboration
"We've talked about it a couple of times"
Heavy metal godfather Tony Iommi says he and his good friend, Led Zeppelin legend Robert Plant, have spoken “a couple of times” about a possible collaboration.
In a new interview with Los Angeles Times to promote his acclaimed solo album ‘From The Dark’, Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi heaped praise on the musicians he and producer Mike Exeter recorded the album with; bassist Becky Baldwin, drummer Karl Brazil and singer Jørn Lande.
Tony explained that he followed fellow West Midlands rock titan Robert Plant’s lead by not surrounding himself with household names.
“He’s the same,” Tony acknowledged. “We spoke about this, myself and Planty, because obviously we’ve known each other a long time. He could have easily done Zeppelin, but he wanted to do what he wanted to do.”
When the interviewer noted that Iommi and Plant would be a dream collaboration, Tony replied: “I did say to him one time about doing something together, but again, he got his own thing, and I did (too). Who knows?
“We’ve talked about it a couple of times, but he’s into a certain flavour of music that he likes to play, which is different to what I play, really. I don’t discard anything that way. If something comes up that’s a good idea and somebody’s into it, then I’m going to have a go.”
‘From The Dark’ charted at Number 11 in the UK when it was released last month, and Tony hasn’t ruled out performing tracks from the album live.
Robert Plant embarks on a five-date UK & Ireland tour in June 2027 with his band Saving Grace feat. Suzi Dian.