No, I’ve never thought that I was gay. And that’s not something you think. It’s something you know.

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Being gay is not something you just think about - it's something you know deep inside. Robert Plant, a famous British musician, says he's never thought he was gay because it's not a choice or something you just decide. When you're gay, it's a part of who you are, not just something you think about. It's an important part of your identity that you understand about yourself.

About Robert Plant

Robert Plant, the legendary English singer and songwriter, was the lead vocalist of the iconic rock band Led Zeppelin. After the band’s breakup in 1980, he embarked on a successful solo career, collaborating with various artists and earning critical acclaim for his powerful vocals and captivating stage presence.

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My vocal style I haven’t tried to copy from anyone. It just developed until it became the girlish whine it is today.

Robert Plant

English musician and lead vocalist of Led Zeppelin

I realized what Led Zeppelin was about around the end of our first U.S. tour. We started off not even on the bill in Denver, and by the time we got to New York we were second to Iron Butterfly, and they didn’t want to go on!

Robert Plant

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It’s sort of a feeling of power onstage. It’s really the ability to make people smile, or just to turn them one way or another for that duration of time, and for it to have some effect later on. I don’t really think it’s power… it’s the goodness.

Robert Plant

English musician and lead vocalist of Led Zeppelin

You know, people can’t fall in love with me just because I’m good at what I do.

Robert Plant

English musician and lead vocalist of Led Zeppelin

Does anyone remember laughter?

Robert Plant

English musician and lead vocalist of Led Zeppelin

People say that I’m a millionaire, but that’s not true – I only spend millions.

Robert Plant

English musician and lead vocalist of Led Zeppelin

Old men do it better. We’re not so sensitive in certain areas.

Robert Plant

English musician and lead vocalist of Led Zeppelin

I think I could sing and shear a few sheep at the same time.

Robert Plant

English musician and lead vocalist of Led Zeppelin

I like the idea of being alone. I like the idea of often being alone in all aspects of my life. I like to feel lonely. I like to need things.

Robert Plant

English musician and lead vocalist of Led Zeppelin

You can’t give up something you really believe in for financial reasons. If you die by the roadside – so be it. But at least you know you’ve tried. Ten minutes in the music scene was the equal of one hundred years outside of it.

Robert Plant

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I’m not a flowerchild or anything like that… whatever it was.

Robert Plant

English musician and lead vocalist of Led Zeppelin

No, I’ve never thought that I was gay. And that’s not something you think. It’s something you know.

Robert Plant

English musician and lead vocalist of Led Zeppelin

I think that passion and love and pain are all bearable, and they go to make love beautiful.

Robert Plant

English musician and lead vocalist of Led Zeppelin

How can you consider flower power outdated? The essence of my lyrics is the desire for peace and harmony. That’s all anyone has ever wanted. How could it become outdated?

Robert Plant

English musician and lead vocalist of Led Zeppelin

I can’t moan about any of it. I had a great time in the goldfish bowl.

Robert Plant

English musician and lead vocalist of Led Zeppelin

You feel quite distant by playing at huge stadiums year after year, where you only can see a great darkness in front of you.

Robert Plant

English musician and lead vocalist of Led Zeppelin

We are trying to communicate a fulfilled ideal. Does anybody remember laughter?

Robert Plant

English musician and lead vocalist of Led Zeppelin